[Wine] Please help with advise on wine storage

[James McKenzie]

Hewson wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have a small problem. I bought a bottle of red wine from my home outside the UK. It is a gift for a professor who I much admire. Unfortuately I have not been able to get to her office in the last month so I had to store the wine in my bedroom. It is in a box etc and of course I am storing it lying down however I am worried that with the current weather of having 20 - 25 degrees outside in the last 1 -2 weeks,  the wine might be gone off now. I would like to give this as a gift but of course I don't want to give a gone off bottle. Should I be worried?
>   
Simple answer, you are going to have to give a go.  Sadly, it may have 
gone vinegary by now.  Reds however, are more tolerant of heat and 
should be stored at 58F.  68-75 may not have hurt it but it is best to 
keep it in a cool location.  BTW, there is a store (or was one) with 
that temp in its name here.  Good wines, high prices.

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James McKenzie