Comments on: Beat the Heat. Free temperature forecasting tool for wine shippers http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/2008/07/14/mother-nature-compliant-wine-shipping/ Untangling the complex world of wine direct shipping and compliance Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:02:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Jason Eckenroth - President, Six88 Solutions http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/2008/07/14/mother-nature-compliant-wine-shipping/#comment-50566 Jason Eckenroth - President, Six88 Solutions Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:12:40 +0000 http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/?p=323#comment-50566 You are correct, wine is most vulnerable, and most affected by the heat in the delivery vehicles. The trucks are lit by sunlight; both UPS and FedEx trucks have a translucent roof and that quality turns the vehicles into rolling greenhouses. You are correct, wine is most vulnerable, and most affected by the heat in the delivery vehicles.

The trucks are lit by sunlight; both UPS and FedEx trucks have a translucent roof and that quality turns the vehicles into rolling greenhouses.

]]> By: Steve http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/2008/07/14/mother-nature-compliant-wine-shipping/#comment-50479 Steve Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:37:28 +0000 http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/?p=323#comment-50479 Good product. I've urged winemakers for years to check the weather before sending off their wines. I'm told by my UPS and FedEx drivers that the temperature in the back of those trucks can exceed 130 degrees on a hot summer day. Good product. I’ve urged winemakers for years to check the weather before sending off their wines. I’m told by my UPS and FedEx drivers that the temperature in the back of those trucks can exceed 130 degrees on a hot summer day.

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