Comments on: Shipping Homemade Wine http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2008/04/24/shipping-homemade-wine/ Growing grapes and making wine in Bellevue Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:55:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Jack Keller http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2008/04/24/shipping-homemade-wine/#comment-9146 Jack Keller Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:05:35 +0000 http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2008/04/24/shipping-homemade-wine/#comment-9146 Erroll, some UPS clerks will process wine and some won't. It makes no sense. When you're trying to beat a deadline for a competition, you don't want to be told "No way" because coming back to the same clerk the next day with a box of "marinades" or "fruit syrups" probably won't work. So, when it comes to competitions, I don't ship wine. I have, however, never had a problem with UPS when shipping "live yeast culture" or "vinegar base." Erroll, some UPS clerks will process wine and some won’t. It makes no sense. When you’re trying to beat a deadline for a competition, you don’t want to be told “No way” because coming back to the same clerk the next day with a box of “marinades” or “fruit syrups” probably won’t work.

So, when it comes to competitions, I don’t ship wine. I have, however, never had a problem with UPS when shipping “live yeast culture” or “vinegar base.”

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