I almost 900 bottles of wine at my office. The bottles are on the floor waiting for their final storage destination. We have a termite problem and have to get tented. The termite people say the is no big deal. I feel like I should move them. Has anybody else dealt with this problem? What should I do?
I have very high confidence that everything would be fine. Unless this was just a good excuse to move them into a place you want them long term, I wouldnât bother, especially if you are going to move them right back into your office.
Btw, Iâve been meaning to consult you on whatever it is you do at this office, where is it exactly?
900 bottles on the floor? If moving isnât ideal right now, Iâd buy 10 rolls of glad wrap and recruit my wife/ kids/ a friend and spend less than an hour to âshrink-wrapâ over the top of each bottle that has a cork. Wouldnât bother with anything screw-capped. Wait a few days post tenting, then wear nitrile gloves and remove plastic wrap. A few bucks and maybe an hour of labour to make sure the corks stay away from the poison.
Pretty sensible idea. But especially on a public real names forum, the max conservative view will be the one you see the most and the most emphatically.
I say âleave them, everything will be ok.â Having said that and piggybacking /King-Solomoning other suggestions, why not get some painter plastic dropcloths, usually come 9â x 12â in various thicknesses. The thin ones (0.7ml) will be probably be adequate; cover your wine and then dispose of afterward.
I say suck it up and get those bottles out of there! Are you really going to risk thousands of dollars just to save a few hours of moving some bottles?! Not to mention the ulcer youâre going to get every minute the wine is under that termite tent. And, every time you open one of those bottles youâll be wondering: Is this wine as good as it should be? Am I poisoning myself right now? Do I detect a hint of bug-bomb on the nose? If you bought 9000 bottles of wine, you have the means to rent a U-Haul. Go to your local wine shop, take all the empty cardboard wine cases they have, put your wine in them, throw them in the back of the U-Haul, and put it in a nice cool parking garage for a day or two. Itâs not worth the (small) chance of ruining your wine or drinking poison! If you want to save time, enlist a few friends to help and treat them to a nice bottle of wine afterwards. At least thatâs what I would do.
Saran Wrap is BS based on googling this topic. The gas would get around any tarps, Saran Wrap etc. you can bag stuff but it would have to be in special bags. This source seems pretty helpful: http://halekamaoleaoao.org/2016_hk_tenting_notice.pdf
No idea why wine bottles would need to stored on the side.
Mostly, Iâd like to thank you for putting my procrastination in moving new shipments to storage into perspective.