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Hello there! I'm Dr. Vinifera, or "Vinny" for short. Ask me your toughest wine questions, from the technical aspects of winemaking to the fine points of etiquette. I hope you find my answers educational and even amusing. Looking for a particular answer? Check my archive and my FAQs.
Dear Dr. Vinny,
How harmful is checking wine into the hold of an airplane?
—T. Brown, Ebmatingen, Switzerland
Dear T.,
Checking wine is more dangerous than carrying it onboard. The extremes in air pressure and temperature in the hold can damage your wine. Of course, it's most dangerous of all to travel to a destination where there's no good wine to drink, so the risk may be worth it.
If you are going to check your wine, make sure to pack the wine in a well-insulated container. (This is about the only time I'd recommend the use of those environmentally unfriendly Styrofoam wine carriers.)
—Dr. Vinny
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