I only make it home about once a year most times(going to try for twice next
year, but one time I'll be flying, so won't be able to bring any wine
gback). Everyone in my family is a wine drinker to some extent, so with
this new hobby, I'm going to try to bring back wines for each of them that
they may or may not like. But with allt he variety I've made, I'll only be
bringing a bottle or two ofeach type of wine at most per person. So if they
find any they particularly like, I'm trying to figure out if there's some
way for me to shipthem more of it in the interim between my visits, or if I
just have to wait until next time I see them. I'd haev to be shipping from
OK to IL. I'd guess it's probably easiest to shipa whole case, but I don't
know anything on legality(I'll look into that myself, though any tips would
be appreciated), best shipping company, packaging, etc. Any help on this
would be greatly appreciated, even if it's just to tell me that shipping
tends to be outweighed by the risks, and just to wait.

Joel

My friend use to purchase wine while visiting countries all over the world.
He would
invariably place labels on the boxes in big letters the word "vinegar".
Some of it turned
out to be just that, but most was superb.

> wrote in message news:UIepf.3348$Ou3.356@dukeread09...
>I only make it home about once a year most times(going to try for twice
>next year, but one time I'll be flying, so won't be able to bring any wine
>gback). Everyone in my family is a wine drinker to some extent, so with
>this new hobby, I'm going to try to bring back wines for each of them that
>they may or may not like. But with allt he variety I've made, I'll only be
>bringing a bottle or two ofeach type of wine at most per person. So if
>they find any they particularly like, I'm trying to figure out if there's
>some way for me to shipthem more of it in the interim between my visits, or
>if I just have to wait until next time I see them. I'd haev to be shipping
>from OK to IL. I'd guess it's probably easiest to shipa whole case, but I
>don't know anything on legality(I'll look into that myself, though any tips
>would be appreciated), best shipping company, packaging, etc. Any help on
>this would be greatly appreciated, even if it's just to tell me that
>shipping tends to be outweighed by the risks, and just to wait.
>
> Joel
>
>

I've shipped gift wine from boston to san fran w/o any probs via us mail. I
do use a ton of bubble wrap plus packing peanuts and wadded up newspaper in
a sturdy (not shoebox) box. try to pack it so yr bottle(s) are centered
within the box and are tightly surrounded to prevent shifting in case the
box gets drop-kicked. hope this helps...


"Bailey, Joan and Dan" > wrote in message
...
> My friend use to purchase wine while visiting countries all over the
> world. He would
> invariably place labels on the boxes in big letters the word "vinegar".
> Some of it turned
> out to be just that, but most was superb.
>
> > wrote in message news:UIepf.3348$Ou3.356@dukeread09...
>>I only make it home about once a year most times(going to try for twice
>>next year, but one time I'll be flying, so won't be able to bring any wine
>>gback). Everyone in my family is a wine drinker to some extent, so with
>>this new hobby, I'm going to try to bring back wines for each of them that
>>they may or may not like. But with allt he variety I've made, I'll only
>>be bringing a bottle or two ofeach type of wine at most per person. So if
>>they find any they particularly like, I'm trying to figure out if there's
>>some way for me to shipthem more of it in the interim between my visits,
>>or if I just have to wait until next time I see them. I'd haev to be
>>shipping from OK to IL. I'd guess it's probably easiest to shipa whole
>>case, but I don't know anything on legality(I'll look into that myself,
>>though any tips would be appreciated), best shipping company, packaging,
>>etc. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated, even if it's just to
>>tell me that shipping tends to be outweighed by the risks, and just to
>>wait.
>>
>> Joel
>>
>>
>
>

My brother has successfully shipped wine 2 out of three years to us (Florida
to Wisconsin). I think he sent us some last year, but something happened to
it, because it never got here. But that doesn't surprise me, the way he
ships it - no bubble wrap, no nothing, just 4 bottles in a box which can
only hold 4 bottles and a little cardboard between them.... I have yet to
try shipping wine, just because my luck as it is...it would never get there.
Darlene ;o)

> wrote in message news:UIepf.3348$Ou3.356@dukeread09...
>I only make it home about once a year most times(going to try for twice
>next year, but one time I'll be flying, so won't be able to bring any wine
>gback). Everyone in my family is a wine drinker to some extent, so with
>this new hobby, I'm going to try to bring back wines for each of them that
>they may or may not like. But with allt he variety I've made, I'll only be
>bringing a bottle or two ofeach type of wine at most per person. So if
>they find any they particularly like, I'm trying to figure out if there's
>some way for me to shipthem more of it in the interim between my visits, or
>if I just have to wait until next time I see them. I'd haev to be shipping
>from OK to IL. I'd guess it's probably easiest to shipa whole case, but I
>don't know anything on legality(I'll look into that myself, though any tips
>would be appreciated), best shipping company, packaging, etc. Any help on
>this would be greatly appreciated, even if it's just to tell me that
>shipping tends to be outweighed by the risks, and just to wait.
>
> Joel
>
>

FWIW, it's illegal to ship wines via the USPS. Don't do it, if you get
caught, there are severe penalties. As far as private shipping companies,
such as FEDEX, UPS, etc, it's typically against their company policies to
ship homemade wines. Not that it's illegal mind you (depending on the state
your in), but it's their policy to NOT ship the items from individuals
without licenses. They have the right to refuse or confiscate the shipment
if they find out there is wine inside. Of course, you don't exactly have to
tell of the contents up front, but then again, that's essentially fraud, as
you're lying about what's inside. I know someone who tried to ship a case
of wine, paid for the shipment, and then had the whole lot confiscated and
destroyed when UPS found out what was inside. You can check out the details
on the various shipper websites.

Regards,
Van


> wrote in message news:UIepf.3348$Ou3.356@dukeread09...
>I only make it home about once a year most times(going to try for twice
>next year, but one time I'll be flying, so won't be able to bring any wine
>gback). Everyone in my family is a wine drinker to some extent, so with
>this new hobby, I'm going to try to bring back wines for each of them that
>they may or may not like. But with allt he variety I've made, I'll only be
>bringing a bottle or two ofeach type of wine at most per person. So if
>they find any they particularly like, I'm trying to figure out if there's
>some way for me to shipthem more of it in the interim between my visits, or
>if I just have to wait until next time I see them. I'd haev to be shipping
>from OK to IL. I'd guess it's probably easiest to shipa whole case, but I
>don't know anything on legality(I'll look into that myself, though any tips
>would be appreciated), best shipping company, packaging, etc. Any help on
>this would be greatly appreciated, even if it's just to tell me that
>shipping tends to be outweighed by the risks, and just to wait.
>
> Joel
>
>

Van,
You're right, but that doesn't stop some. They take the risk, and may or may
not pay the price.
Darlene


"Van DeWald" > wrote in message
news:Rlqpf.8397$9G.3697@dukeread10...
> FWIW, it's illegal to ship wines via the USPS. Don't do it, if you get
> caught, there are severe penalties. As far as private shipping companies,
> such as FEDEX, UPS, etc, it's typically against their company policies to
> ship homemade wines. Not that it's illegal mind you (depending on the
> state your in), but it's their policy to NOT ship the items from
> individuals without licenses. They have the right to refuse or confiscate
> the shipment if they find out there is wine inside. Of course, you don't
> exactly have to tell of the contents up front, but then again, that's
> essentially fraud, as you're lying about what's inside. I know someone
> who tried to ship a case of wine, paid for the shipment, and then had the
> whole lot confiscated and destroyed when UPS found out what was inside.
> You can check out the details on the various shipper websites.
>
> Regards,
> Van
>
>
> > wrote in message news:UIepf.3348$Ou3.356@dukeread09...
>>I only make it home about once a year most times(going to try for twice
>>next year, but one time I'll be flying, so won't be able to bring any wine
>>gback). Everyone in my family is a wine drinker to some extent, so with
>>this new hobby, I'm going to try to bring back wines for each of them that
>>they may or may not like. But with allt he variety I've made, I'll only
>>be bringing a bottle or two ofeach type of wine at most per person. So if
>>they find any they particularly like, I'm trying to figure out if there's
>>some way for me to shipthem more of it in the interim between my visits,
>>or if I just have to wait until next time I see them. I'd haev to be
>>shipping from OK to IL. I'd guess it's probably easiest to shipa whole
>>case, but I don't know anything on legality(I'll look into that myself,
>>though any tips would be appreciated), best shipping company, packaging,
>>etc. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated, even if it's just to
>>tell me that shipping tends to be outweighed by the risks, and just to
>>wait.
>>
>> Joel
>>
>>
>
>

My wife asked the local postmaster once. He said that it was not
illegal, but you would have to basically pay the taxes for every state
it went through and some other stuff that made shiupping it through
USPS impossible.

That being said, people ship wine and beer through the mail all the
time in order to put it into competitions......

There should be a law though. Does anyone know a senator?

"Droopy" > wrote in news:1135010226.968386.239620
@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:

> My wife asked the local postmaster once. He said that it was not
> illegal, but you would have to basically pay the taxes for every state
> it went through and some other stuff that made shiupping it through
> USPS impossible.
>
> That being said, people ship wine and beer through the mail all the
> time in order to put it into competitions......
>
> There should be a law though. Does anyone know a senator?
>
>

Here is a link to a PDF file the show what is allowed to be mailed via the
USPS. http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/posters/pos138.pdf

I always shipped my beer and wine via UPS.

I wrote to the USPS and they wrote back and told me shipping any kind
of alcoholic beverage is illegal...they even apologized for it