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
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