"Joe Beppe Rosenberg" > wrote:

>At one time, I brought back wine in styro boxes as extra luggage. The trick
>was to greet a sky hop at the airport with a $5 or $10 handshake and tell
>him there's more if he helps you get your stash on the plane as baggage--you
>might be charged by the airline for extra luggage. Since 9/11 I doubt if
>this is possible.
>

We go to Napa every year and have never had a problem bringing back a
couple cases of wine as checked baggage. We have done this twice since
9/11, the last time being May 2003. The person checking our luggage
knew the boxes contained wine and even put a sticker on the cartons
saying "Fragile, handle with care".

As long as you meet the airlines regulations concerning luggage like,
total weight and number of pieces, there will be no problem.

Cliff