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Currently, thirteen states offer "reciprocal" status - you can ship between these states without any trouble. These are: California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. This at least means that west-coast residents can share their wines with little difficulty. Next, there are states where the shipping status is not completely illegal, but there restrictions on shipping: Alabama, Alaska, Connecticut, Dist. Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota (recent!), Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, and Wyoming. Check carefully before shipping in these states. |
What is currently going on? Bills are being debated in many states regarding the shipment of alcohol. The quick rise of net sales is helping this along - just like amazon.com and reel.com are revolutionizing book and video purchases, companies like Wine.com are making it easier and easier to purchase wine on the net. Note that FedEx and other shippers are now refusing to ship to "non-reciprocal" states. If you order on line from someone who claims to ship to you, when the above chart shows it should not be allowed, they may be bending the rules to do so. One way some work around the restriction is to ship to a related wine store in the given state. That wine store then reships the package, within state lines, to your doorstep or makes you come pick it up there. For complete rules per state, click on this link: http://www.wineinstitute.org/shipwine/ |
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