The open bottle shelves allow for
continuous air circulation. As a res-
ult, excess humidity is quickly re-
moved.
¡ Before you enjoy your wine, you
should slowly warm it to room tem-
perature. Take rosé out of the ap-
pliance two to five hours before
consuming, and take red wine out
of the appliance four to five hours
before consuming. Serve white
wine immediately after taking it out
of the appliance. Sparkling wine
and champagne should be chilled
in the refrigerator for a short while
before drinking.
¡ Always store wine a little cooler
than its ideal serving temperature,
as the wine warms up as soon as
it is poured into the glass.
10.3 Drinking temperatures
The correct serving temperature is
crucial for the taste of the wine.
Type of wine
Full-bodied red Bor-
deaux
Côtes du Rhône red,
Barolo
Full-bodied red Bur-
gundy, red Bordeaux
Port
Young red Burgundy 14 °C
Young red wines
Young Beaujolais, all
white wines with little
residual sugar
Old white wines, full-
bodied Chardonnay
Sherry
Young white wines,
from late vintage on-
ward
Drinking
temperature
18 °C
17 °C
16 °C
15 °C
12 °C
11 °C
10 °C
9 °C
8 °C
Type of wine
Loire, Entre-deux-
Mers white wines
Defrosting
11 Defrosting
Defrosting
11.1 Defrosting in the wine
storage compartment
When the appliance is operating,
condensation droplets or frost form
on the rear panel of the wine storage
compartment due to functional reas-
ons. The back panel in the wine stor-
age compartment defrosts automatic-
ally.
The condensation drains into the
drainage hole via the condensation
channel.
To ensure that the condensation can
drain and odours do not form, ob-
serve the following information:
→ "Cleaning the condensation chan-
nel and drainage hole", Page 50.
Cleaning and servicing
12 Cleaning and servi-
cing
To keep your appliance working effi-
Cleaning and servicing
ciently for a long time, it is important
to clean and maintain it carefully.
Customer Service must clean inac-
cessible points. Cleaning by cus-
tomer service can give rise to costs.
12.1 Preparing the appliance
for cleaning
Switch off the appliance.
1.
→ Page 47
Disconnect the appliance from the
2.
power supply.
Defrosting en
Drinking
temperature
7 °C
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