Wine Institute is making a new version of ShipCompliant’s tax rate look-up tool available to members, free of charge. The tax software allows users to look up the required excise and sales tax rates needed to comply with direct-to-consumer wine shipping laws. Providing up-to-date excise and sales tax rates on the cost of wine for […]
Reminder: Utah is a felony state!
Just a quick reminder that Utah is a felony state for direct shipping. Individuals returning from abroad may bring into state up to one quart of wine or brandy. A person moving to Utah may possess wine or brandy not purchased at a state store if all taxes and markups have been paid and clearance is […]
Michigan Removes Onerous DTC Label & Packaging Requirements
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation (SB 1088) into law on Jan. 9, 2017, which included amendments that Wine Institute supported that will remove onerous labeling and packaging requirements for winery direct-to-consumer shipments. When SB 1088 takes effect on March 29, 2017, wineries shipping into Michigan will no longer be required to include their Michigan […]
New Annual Report Form
Idaho has released an updated version of its Wine Direct Shipper Annual Report Form. The new report no longer requires shippers to include the consumer’s date of birth. A copy of the form may be found under Idaho Reporting Forms.
WV DTC Rules Update
Wine Institute has received new guidance from the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration (WVABCA) that will make it easier for members shipping wine into WV to comply with the law. WV statute has always mandated the inclusion of Blood Alcohol and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Charts in each shipment of wine to a West Virginia […]
Monroe, NH is No Longer Dry
On November 8, 2016, voters in the town of Monroe, New Hampshire voted to approve to approve alcohol sales. With the alcohol sales ban lifted, Direct Shipper Permittees may ship wine to adult residents of Bridgewater. Ellsworth is now the only dry town left in New Hampshire. No direct shipper may ship to a dry […]
Arizona DTC 17W License Application Now Available
Wineries of all sizes may now obtain a Direct Wine Shipment license (17W) from the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control. Wineries may begin making shipments to Arizona consumers once they receive their 17W License from the DLLC. The amount of wine that can be shipped per person, per winery, per year, is phased […]
South Dakota New Direct Shipment Report
The South Dakota Department of Revenue has released a new version of its Direct Shipment Report which now includes a column for the common carrier tracking number to be included for each shipment. Wineries can download the new Direct Shipment Report Template prepared by the Department from the Wine Institute website (located on the South […]
Minnesota DTC Law Reminder
This is just a reminder that Minnesota is open for direct shipping. Wineries are not required to get a permit, and may ship, for personal use and not for resale, two cases of wine or less containing a maximum of nine liters per case each calendar year. The shipping container of any wine sent under this […]
Minnesota is open to direct shipments by court order
This is just a reminder that Minnesota is open to direct shipments through a court order. Wineries are not required to get a permit, and my ship, for personal use and not for resale, two cases of wine or less containing a maximum of nine liters per case each calendar year. The shipping container of any […]
