Shippers will not deliver wine between consumers

By June Watanabe

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 03, 2012

~~Question: I recently returned from the mainland, where I discovered a wine not available in the islands. I called the winery and had them ship me a case via FedEx. I wanted to share it with my son on Kauai, so packed a few bottles in the Styrofoam case I received and took it to UPS Kahala. They said I could not send wine between islands because it was a state tax law or it might cause a fire on the plane or the airlines won't do it or I could only do it through a distributor. None of which made sense. FedEx said they can't do it either. Can you check on this?
Answer: The shipment of wine and other alcoholic beverages in the United States is strictly regulated, although laws differ state to state.
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Question: I recently returned from the mainland, where I discovered a wine not available in the islands. I called the winery and had them ship me a case via FedEx. I wanted to share it with my son on Kauai, so packed a few bottles in the Styrofoam case I received and took it to UPS Kahala. They said I could not send wine between islands because it was a state tax law or it might cause a fire on the plane or the airlines won't do it or I could only do it through a distributor. None of which made sense. FedEx said they can't do it either. Can you check on this?

Answer: The shipment of wine and other alcoholic beverages in the United States is strictly regulated, although laws differ state to state. Login for more...