How I combat shipping wine in the Summer

As temperatures rise, I get more careful about shipping. Heat can ruin a bottle before it ever reaches your door. That’s my responsibility, not yours. If a bottle ever arrives heat-damaged, I’ll make it right.

To minimize risk:

- I only ship on Mondays, so wine doesn’t get stuck in hot warehouses over the weekend.

- I may delay shipments to hotter regions until the weather cools.

- I monitor temperatures across the country every week.

Most people don’t realize how fragile wine can be in the heat. Even short exposure to high temps can cook the wine and destroy its character. If you’ve ever opened a bottle and it tasted off or flat, that might’ve been the reason.

To help, I’m offering a new option:

- I already ship 6+ bottles free via Ground.

- Now I’ll also cover $30 toward expedited shipping on 6+ bottle orders and waive the packaging fee.

If you’re in a warmer part of the country or just want to guarantee freshness, this is the move. You’ll still get a deal on shipping, and we'll both sleep better knowing the wine will show up tasting like it should.

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Wow.

👀

Attention to detail 🫡

You deserved our support!

🤝 I don't take that lightly

Dude, this is why you're the #Nostr wine king. I didn't even consider this. It seems dipshit basic now though. Thanks.

I am but a simple retard who learns the hard way🤝

Lol same

Now you have me wondering if extreme cold during shipping could also damage wine. Pretty sure if it freezes the bottle explodes but short of that, are there any problems?

Yes. But that's much less likely just due to how shipping goes.

Shipping wine is hard on it which is why you need to let it rest for a week after shipping

That's why it's better to deal in humans rather than wine.

Slave trade?

This escalated quickly

Ikr

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At what temperature it can already be damaged?

Super Ben 💪💜 Your accuracy for details is commendable. Keep it up friend. But do you also ship to Italy?

So true!

Almost all imported wine from big brands ends up getting cooked in transit. Very few ship in climate controlled containers and even when they do the cases usually end up in a hot warehouse while they wait to clear customs or wait to be received by the distributor.

Only small brands with limited amounts of inventory can control the shipping process end to end

Really just drives home the need to shift the pendulum back to smaller production across the spectrum.

Can you share more about the import process? I always assumed climate control

Really depends on the supplier and importer but if moving a ton of cases they always end up on a container and there are lots of steps between getting off the boat and actually getting to a restaurant or wine shop.

Have to get through customs, get transported/unloaded into a distributors warehouse, picked/packed in the warehouse to be loaded onto the box truck for delivery. Very rare climate can be controlled through all these steps

Really high end wine will typically be shipped in smaller quantities and be sent via air freight to avoid this

There are just so many details that you never think of. I'm going to have to look into this more on my own. Really interesting insight. Thanks for sharing!

Is this why my wine always tastes “hot.” Not alcohol “hot” but like it’s been cooked hot. The notes and flavors removed.

Very likely