When wine shipments begin again!!
Are you as excited as I am? I can tell you are. With temperatures dropping in most parts of the country - though not here in CA, where it's a blistering 95 degrees today - the routes are opening up for wine shipments. It's usually too hot to ship most places in the summer, and the next few months most wineries and online retail stores typically see a big rise in consumer direct sales.
For those of you anxious to ship now, take into consideration a few things. First, if it's still fairly warm where you are, opt for overnight or two day air. Nothing longer. The worst thing is receiving your wine that you've been craving, and having it spoil in a matter of hours as it's heated to 190 degrees in the back of a truck. Second, make sure you can be home when the package comes so you can sign for it, or else it might sit somewhere you don't want it to be as it waits for the second try.
If you're willing to run the risk of shipping during warmer periods, you might want to read this article where they ran a test. They sent thermometers in a bunch of shipments of wine, to see the max temps they recorded, and overall the results were pretty reassuring. But ultimately, if you're sending it via ground to somewhere in Texas, you should probably hold off for November.
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