Yet another wine storage question

I understand problems caused by storing wines in a setting with wide variations in temps and with wine being stored too warm or too dry, but how would too humid effect a wine, if all other conditions were acceptable?
The issue came up in a conversation with my uncle. Many years ago, as he was apparently just getting into wine, he had several cases stored in his 'pump room'. The only negative condition, as I understand him, was dampness and the wine was practically ruined . What could have happened?

Possibly mold.

Seems weird to me. Mold could certainly form on the outside of the bottles and cork, but could it actually affect the wine?


Mike

Seems weird to me. Mold could certainly form on the outside of the bottles and cork, but could it actually affect the wine?


Mike

Agreed. It might spoil labels, and the top of the cork, but it should have NO effect on the wine at all. The excessive moisture should actually be good for the cork, and prevent it from drying out.

I agree - as long as there are no strong smells or chemicals, or heat / light / vibration issues, then excessive humidity will destroy the labels and perhaps damage older capsules. For collectors, this would be a tragedy, for enjoyers of wine, a very minor set-back.

regards

Ian

Well, with everyone in agreement that humidity alone could not be the problem, I'll have to explore the chain of custody/storage prior to my uncle's receipt or maybe some other factor. I think he bought these on futures (first growth Bordeaux, I might add) but who knows, maybe they say out on a runway in the sun and baked, that has happened before at Baltimore International.
Thanks - JP

Jacques-Yves Cousteau, ecologist, , filmmaker, scientist, photographer, researcher, and diver who studied the sea and all forms of life in water, in one of the episodes of his TV series discovers bottles of wine submerged under water in a wreck of a wooden ship. I believe the wine was still “quite good and drinkable”. Cousteau and his crew had quite a feast aborad the Calypso. .

Salute