[thelist] Selling alcohol

[Anton Raath]

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005, Richard Livsey <richard at livsey.org> wrote:
> Are there any specific rules to selling alcohol on the web?
> Initially the site will be UK based, but at some point probably aimed at
> the US and other markets too.

Shipping wine in the US has always been a very messy business, and
retailers are limited in terms of volume per customer (which varies by
state). Internet orders aren't even allowed in Minnesota. There's a
pretty good summary on the National Association of American Wineries
site:

http://www.wineamerica.org/wineshipment/ShippingStates.htm

It might be worth your while to contact them before your plans are set
in stone...

A!
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