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Bergstrom Winery-2002 Willamette Pinot Noir

Last year I had aquired this above wine which was a recomendation from a retailer Avalonwine.com in Corvalis, Or.

A few weeks after it arrived I tried and it was OK. Tonight I tried a bottle with a Hangar Steak my wife did with French Fries(diabetic nightmare) and the wine was outstanding.

Amazing what a year can do for a wine...more than that it may have not fully overcome bottle shock when I tried last year.

Now the question: How long should you wait to drink a wine that was shipped cross country. Took 2 - 3 days to my recollection. I normally give them 3 weeks.

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Richard Neidich
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What is bottle shock? (on a chemical or physical level). Why does it affect wine? Or is it an old wives tale?

Jose

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Jose

I don't really know the answer to this question on bottle shock. Often when I have received wines that were shipped cross country I notice that some wines didn't show well. Were not the same as I remembered.

They wineries suggested to lay down for 1-3 weeks and try again. Usually it was great then. They called it bottle shock.

I never have wine shipped when excessive heat or cold.

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Richard Neidich

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