Seriously Good Champagne -- Ship or Give Away?
Getting the kitchen ready to pack out on Monday and looking with dismay at a small collection of nice wine and a couple of bottles of Billecart Salmon champagne. The household stuff is going to be packed into containers and shipped over to Europe -- a 6 - 8 week process, in summer. Is there any chance the wine and champagne will be OK, or should I just give it away?
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If too much to consume before you leave, yes give some of the precious bottles away to friends and acquaintances you are leaving behind and who will enjoy them.
A lovely parting gift and/or a way to "pay it forward"...
Your containers full of furniture and personal belongings would likely be packed in a manner in which they would not be particularly heavy, so they would end up toward the top.
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However, you don't know how long the container will be sitting on a dock, baking in the summer sun. If it were winter, this would not be an issue. There are no guarantees whether or not it will be stored below the waterline or not either.
The other thing would be customs. Any alcohol may delay delivery of your belongings to your destination and you will certainly have to pay duties.
Good luck.
Any wine will roast in the sun and there's a good chance that some corks may pop and it'll make a big mess.
Best to find good homes for your bottles and start a new collection in Europe.