Wine was left in 85 degree room after electrical outage. Is is still good? If so, for how long?
Answer From Expert Roger Bohmrich MW
It is doubtful that the wine was seriously affected by an 85 degree room, presumably for a few hours and not days. It would take much more heat, or lengthy exposure, to do damage. You should first inspect the bottle. Is there leakage down the neck? That would indicate that the wine had reached a fairly high temperature, perhaps higher that 85 degrees, and that the wine had expanded and leaked through the closure. In any case, it is a simple fact that most wines are subjected to considerable temperature variation during shipment from the winery, or in the course of storage or delivery to a store or restaurant.
