Transporting Wine Bottles

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Transporting wine bottles.

Label boxes clearly with such warnings as wine fragile and this side up never pack bottles that have been opened. As a general rule the older the wine the more sensitive it is to temperature fluctuations. 5 tips for transporting wine in hot weather. Check your inventory.

If opened too soon a loss if flavor may result. Available in california oregon and washington. Allied put together these wine moving tips to aid you when transporting your bottles during a move. Choose faster shipping options preferably next business day or second day to further minimize exposure to extreme temperatures.

Contact your fedex account executive or customer service for info. The wine will shake within the bottle as it is moved. They make great gifts. Summertime wine travel slows for nothing and tourist season throughout our european wine regions is in full swing despite the record heatwave.

Consider insuring your wine shipment. 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. Read about our temperature controlled wine shipping process. Allow the bottles to rest for 7 days prior to opening.

Position bottles on their sides or even upside down to keep the corks moist. Let s talk about transporting wine in hot weather. Moving your wine either by yourself or with the help of professionals should be.