Sending wine in the mail

[YankeyMCC]

Anyone here ever send wine to a friend via the Mail? Or maybe UPS, FedEx?

I know there are some laws and regs that differ from state to state dealing with retail shipping and I'm doing some online searching but I thought I'd ask if anyone here can offer up advice.

[youthere]

1. I don't know about the regulations but...

can I be your friend?:bounce: :bounce:

[AllegroRondo]

2. US Postal Service wont send alcohol.

but UPS and FedEx will.

I've bought wine through the mail before, and every seller is good at knowing which states can/cannot receive their products. The only two I know for sure that CAN are Wisconsin and Missouri.

[seemunkee]

3. Can't use the mail

Found this on a homebrew competion site about FedEx:
If a package containing a homebrew entry were to break AND leak, the Dangerous Goods person at FedEx would be required by policy to contact their legal department and get them involved; in the past in which they simply stopped and destroyed the package.

I've shipped beer via UPS and didn't have problems. Put the bottle in a sealed plastic bag in case of breakage so it doesn't leak. Pad it really well.

Article on shipping at Real Beer
http://www.realbeer.com/library/beerbreak/archives/beerbreak20011108.php

[Justpat]

4. I sent a bottle of Tequila to someone for Christmas.

It went UPS and there in fine shape.

[Lex]

5. I've used wine.com to send gifts of wine with great success

but not sent any myself through the mail.

[Patiod]

6. Can't send to Pennsylvania

We wanted to buy some wine when we were out on the central coast of California, but they weren't allowed. Well, they were, but they would have had to charge all these fees and taxes for the state of PA, and no one was willing to go through that nonsense. We just bought glasses, then bought the wine at home in the State Liquor Store.

[tigereye]

9. our state is so backward

when it comes to alcohol. :cry:

[Strawman]

7. Here you go

IS IT OKAY FOR A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL TO SHIP WINE?

No, it is never legal for an individual to ship wine. The US Postal services will not carry alcohol under any circumstances. Both FedEx and UPS have company policies that strictly prohibit accepting alcohol shipments from individuals for delivery. These rules are based on their requirement that only entities who have signed a “wine shippers agreement”, which has special provisions regarding liability and packaging requirements as well as reporting components for deliveries into the other states. These agreements are only available to license alcohol retailers and wineries themselves. A primary reason for this is also the special handling and adult signature requirements that are required for alcohol deliveries. The goal is to avoid any possibility of a package being delivered into the hands of a minor. Packages shipped under the wine agreements have to meet rigorous labeling standards, and cannot be handled in the normal default manner of other packages (i.e. adult signature (over 21 years of age) is required for delivery, there can be no signature waiver, and packages cannot be left even with a consumer signature request – the delivery must be made in person so ID can be checked.) Most states do NOT allow shipments from individuals to enter their state – regardless of these rules though, the carriers do not make such shipments.

http://wi.shipcompliant.com/Faq.aspx#8

If you wanna buy and have it sent through a distributor, here is the list of state laws:
http://wi.shipcompliant.com/Home.aspx?SaleTypeID=1

This is what we did when we went on vacation. It was right after Michigan changed it's law to allow shipments. Most wineries have websites where you can order bottles online and have them shipped to wherever it is legal.

[YankeyMCC]

8. Thanks! And to everyone else as well nt