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
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