Transporting Wine Bottles

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Transporting wine bottles.

Available in california oregon and washington. 5 tips for transporting wine in hot weather. Label boxes clearly with such warnings as wine fragile and this side up never pack bottles that have been opened. Position bottles on their sides or even upside down to keep the corks moist.

With temperatures hovering around 32 to 40 c 90 to 104 f we decided to prepare some tips on how to travel with wine in the heat to. Summertime wine travel slows for nothing and tourist season throughout our european wine regions is in full swing despite the record heatwave. Help is available from our wine shipping specialists. The wine will shake within the bottle as it is moved.

Check your inventory of bottles and determine what you really want to keep before you start packing liquor and wine bottles are heavy and if you re paying per pound to move them consider what is worth moving and what isn t if you re moving a long distance and don t want to pay to move all your bottles consider giving some away to friends and family. Check your inventory. Read about our temperature controlled wine shipping process. As a general rule the older the wine the more sensitive it is to temperature fluctuations.

Let s talk about transporting wine in hot weather. If opened too soon a loss if flavor may result. They make great gifts. Every bottle of wine represents a hefty investment of time and effort to achieve the finished product.

Contact your fedex account executive or customer service for info. Allow the bottles to rest for 7 days prior to opening. Get the details on how we route wine shipments to make sure they arrive in top shape.