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Yes! I purchased over 10 bottles of wine in Las Vegas yesterday. I left the bottles in my car for the afternoon for approximately 5 hours while it was 105 degrees Fahrenheit outside. When I opened my car 2 of the bottles had spilled because the corks popped out entirely. All remaining bottles had the corks slightly popping up out of the bottle. The only bottles that the heat hadn't affected were the screw caps.

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Prolonged exposure to extreme temperatures is the most common cause of 'exploding' bottles of wine. Too cold (>32F) and wine will freeze, expanding in volume and either shattering the bottle it is in or pushing out the cork to equalize the pressure. Too hot and the small amount of air in the bottle between the liquid and the cork will expand, potentially causing a lesser quality glass bottle to crack and/or explode.

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