Good home winemaking involves careful temperature control — your wine wants to be warm sometimes (and generates a bit of heat itself during fermentation), but then things need to cool down, especially for storage. The following table shows some key temperature targets for making and storing wine in Fahrenheit (F) and Celsius (C):
| º F | Wine checkpoint | º C |
|---|---|---|
| 60º | Cool white ferment should be under | 16º |
| 85º | Peak red ferment should reach at least | 29º |
| 40º | Home cold stabilization should be under | 4º |
| 55º | Standard for long-term bottle storage | 13º |