Category Archives: Alcohol Shipping

Direct Wine Shipping Remains THE Growth Channel for Wine

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Daniel Karlin

With US consumers trading down in price, wineries and importers have nowhere to go but to the direct to consumer sales channel to keep finding a market. The following statistics are reported for 2009 and projected for 2010: Total direct … Continue reading →

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Wine Direct to Consumer Goes to Maine

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Daniel Karlin

It still boggles the mind that a product that is so ubiquitous as wine would be ILLEGAL to ship anywhere. It’s not like we’re talking about explosives or anthrax. It’s wine. Anyone, anywhere, anytime can go down to their local … Continue reading →

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A Lack of Innovation in the Wine World?

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Daniel Karlin

Tom Wark’s blog “Fermentation” pointed out in today’s post that the 3-tier system that governs the vast majority of the alcohol trade in the US severely limits “innovation” and thus consumption. I’m not sure if innovation is the right word … Continue reading →

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How Can It Be Controversial to Ship Wine to Massachusettes?

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Daniel Karlin

An article released today by the Boston Herald states that the battle for the ability to ship wine direct to consumer in the state of Massachusettes will potentially continue for some time. Why are the conusmers punished? This is no … Continue reading →

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Wine and Air Travel

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Daniel Karlin

It floors me the extent to which rule enforcers do not know the rules that they are supposed to be enforcing. A recent article in the Seattle Times talks about how visitors to wine country wanted to bring back wines … Continue reading →

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Consumer Preferences: Wine Shipping Issues

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Daniel Karlin

I will admit that this is a bit of a sore subject for me, as I am in the business of shipping wine, but I have not yet met a single American who has attended one of my wine tastings … Continue reading →

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Free Trade and Wine Shipping

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Daniel Karlin

To echo again, what the Eerie Times News (a local Pennsylvania paper) says about direct shipping of alcohol as it pertains to Pennsylvanians (and by default all Americans)… Enough already!! Why can’t people just buy the alcohol they want and … Continue reading →

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Archaic Alcohol Shipping Laws

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Daniel Karlin

In response to dear Alder’s post on interstate shipping laws in the US and alcohol advertising laws in France (May the 24th, 2008 on Vinography), my own rant on this subject is long overdue… My comments shall remain focused on … Continue reading →

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