Traveling with wine

[Innkeeper]

Hi Ey, and welcome to the Wine Board. We did a CA trip ourselves last December, so here's some advice. Leave wine in your air conditioned hotel room, or in the air conditioned cockpit of the car. When you stop, put it in the trunk when shopping, and back inside when you are ready to go. Ask if you can buy a half or full case shipping container from the first wineries or wine retail outlets you visit. A full case shipper will cost around $12. The styrofoam in the shipper will help control temperatures. Be sure to get some tape for the shipper before you put it on the airplane. If you have excessive luggage with you, bring the shipper to UPS and send it home that way.