Yard Sale find - help for a novice?

[n144mann]

It is interesting that this bottle may have made it through with little damage. Foodie, did you ever read Dick Peterson's reply to a post in the storage/cellaring folder? He was talking about seeing bottles go from freezing temps to 100 degree heat for years with little damage. He had come to the conclusion that it may not be the amount of temp change, but rather the rapidly changing temps that ruin the wine. I thought at the time it was interesting, and more so now.