online wine sellers<\/a>, keep these tips in mind to simplify the process.<\/p>\n1. Check Your State\u2019s Alcohol Shipping Laws<\/h3>\n
This might not be obvious at first, but it\u2019s not legal to ship wine by mail in every state.<\/p>\n
Right now, roughly 90% of Americans can have wine shipped to their doors, but you\u2019ll want to check your state\u2019s liquor laws before assuming you\u2019re one of them.<\/p>\n
The information isn\u2019t all cut-and-dried, either. In some states, it\u2019s lawful to have wine shipped directly from a winery, but not from a third-party retailer.<\/p>\n
Check out the Wine Institute\u2019s website to learn about the law regarding liquor shipping in your state.<\/p>\n
2. Find a Good Online Wine Shop<\/h3>\n
Obviously, you wouldn\u2019t want to buy wine from just any website that turns up when searching online. You want to look for online wine sellers that sell high-quality wine and genuinely care about their customers.<\/p>\n
Try to find an online wine shop that offers full guarantees for their products, including safe shipping to your door.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re looking for cheap wine online, then buying from \u201cflash\u201d wine sites is a good idea. \u201cFlash\u201d sites typically buy large amounts of particular kinds of wine at a time, getting that wine at a discount, and then passing a part of the deal on to you.<\/p>\n
3. Be Wary of Wine Clubs<\/h3>\n
While you\u2019re looking for wine sellers online, you might get offers to join different wine clubs. These are wine buying programs that work like a subscription service, sending you a few preselected wines every one or two months.<\/p>\n
While these programs can offer wines at very good prices, you never know what kinds of wine you\u2019re getting before it arrives, and you also may not know how good the wine is or where it\u2019s coming from.<\/p>\n
On top of this, once you\u2019ve joined a wine club, you have no choice about buying the preselected wines every month\u2014you\u2019re getting the wines they choose for you, every month or two, until you end your subscription.<\/p>\n
For these reasons, if you\u2019re looking for cheap wines online, it\u2019s a better idea to use \u201cflash\u201d wine websites.<\/p>\n
4. Be Home When it Arrives, or Make Arrangements With the Delivery Service<\/h3>\n
In most states that allow wine shipping, it\u2019s necessary for an adult to be at home when the shipment arrives, so they can sign to receive the package. FedEx and UPS also will not deliver wine shipments to a neighbor\u2019s home.<\/p>\n
If you simply can\u2019t be home when your wine delivery is set to arrive, you can have either FedEx or UPS hold your package for you at their locations. All you need to do is call them with your tracking number.<\/p>\n
FedEx will even hold your package for you at any Print and Ship office, at no extra cost. If you\u2019re a member of their MyChoice program, UPS offers a similar service. Then you can simply stop by their location whenever you have the time.<\/p>\n
5. Watch Out for the Heat<\/h3>\n
Summer heat is not wine\u2019s best friend, and it certainly won\u2019t be yours if your wine shipment sits in a delivery truck all day in 95-degree weather.<\/p>\n
If local temperatures are over 80 degrees, you should have UPS or FedEx hold your shipment for you at one of their locations (see step four).<\/p>\n
In Conclusion<\/h3>\n
As you can see, buying wine online is totally doable. And if you take the right precautions outline above, you can do it with minimal hassle or expense. And with convenient \u201cflash\u201d wine websites, you can save a lot of money while still getting high-quality wine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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