short term storage conditions

[Thomas]

I disagree with Bucko on this--is that unusual? [img]http://wines.com/ubb/wink.gif[/img]

Sure, temperature fluctuation is a problem, but so is less than optimum storage temperature, and that temperature is universally considered to be much lower than 75 F.

Wine resting between 75 and 80 will generally speed up its downhill process--even if the speed is slow by our standards, it will be faster than the optimum race to the bottom.

The problem you really have is to know when an individual wine will die; they all have their own structure and time.

You should be ok for truly short term storage (a couple of months). Beyond that, I don't trust the temperature you mention. I've seen leakage after a few hours at 80 F.