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Default Eurocave froze bottles

On Sep 27, 3:13�pm, wrote:
> Youch!!! �Went into my eurocave last night for the first time in some
> weeks (no time for drinking lately) and the bottles on the back of
> bottom shelf frozen!!!!
> in cave...with instant read was 17F !!!!
>
> Two bottles with popped corks...others iced over.
>
> Defrosted slowly.
>
> Is this wine dead meat???


If cork is compromised, you of course have oxidation issues. Drink
ASAP
IF cork seal isn't damaged, wine should be fine.
You'll probably see some tartrate crystals precipitate out.