Should I warm wine in the microwave?
Although warming wine in the microwave might seem like a "horrible" thing to do it clearly has some practical benefits.
So will the microwave change the aroma of the wine compared to the conventional way or is it fine to do this**.
** Maybe before the guests arrive
Best Answer
According to Spanish winemaker guru the Marqués de Griñón, you can safely warm a bottle of wine to serving temperature (12ºC-14ºC). Put the microwave at high for two seconds for every ºC you want to raise the temperature.
Edit: I looked up the reference in his book. It says to heat a bottle out of the fridge (where stored after opening) in the microwave for two minutes at low.
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Never put a sealed container in there, nor any metal parts. I'd recommend pouring the wine into a microwave-safe glass or measuring cup and heat in increments of 5 seconds. You may already know this, but microwaves don't heat beverages uniformly, so give the wine a stir or a swirl before taking a sip.Is it OK to heat wine in the microwave?
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''The microwaves are heating the water, which is the main constituent of wine,'' said Christian E. Butzke, an enologist at the University of California at Davis. ''If you do that for a very brief period -- 10 seconds maximum -- no other chemical reactions are going to take place, and nothing will be destroyed.Safe Microwave Alternatives | What to Use Instead of a Microwave
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Answer 2
No, it won't change the aroma compared to conventional heating.
Generally, heating does change aroma. But it changes in the same way in conventional heating and in microwave heating (given that you heat to the same internal temperature, which can be very different time and power settings for different types of heating devices).
What microwaves change is texture. That's why the microwave is considered "a horrible thing" among chefs. You can't bake doughs or batters in it, and other things like vegetables can also suffer. Then there is the problem with uneven heating. None of these factors matter with liquids. You can warm milk, wine, whatever, in the microwave, without fearing a taste change.
Answer 3
I warm glasses of red in winter. About 5 to 8 seconds on high does the trick. I think it improves the drinking experience.
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