"SJP" > wrote in message
news:2IHNb.62742$sv6.142050@attbi_s52...
> I'm in the Northeast and it's going to be some ridiculous number of
degrees
> below zero tonight. I keep all my wine stored in the basement... I was
> starting to fear that they might freeze, but when I went downstairs to
round
> them all up I figured that since I couldn't see my breath that it wasn't
> close to cold enough to freeze them. Is there anything to worry about?
How
> cold does it have to get for something that is 13% alcohol to freeze?

Not sure, but keep in mind that they store vodka etc. in the freezer, where
the temperature is about 5 degrees F, and that doesn't freeze. Wine does
freeze at that temperature, but there is no way in heck your basement is
going to get that cold. Basements - if they are not heated - are basically
wine cellars. The point is that being under ground level is very
insulating - cooler in summer and warmer in winter.