http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/2009/08/04/virginia-goes-circular-on-third-party-shippers/ Untangling the complex world of wine direct shipping and compliance Wed, 08 May 2013 16:58:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/2009/08/04/virginia-goes-circular-on-third-party-shippers/comment-page-1/#comment-212803 Amazon’s Exit From Wine Business Shouldn’t Hurt Wineries’ Online Sales - ShipCompliant Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:57:12 +0000 http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/?p=425#comment-212803 [...] to establish administrative policy and to enforce their statutes. Recently, both the California and Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) departments issued industry advisories in attempts to clarify [...] [...] to establish administrative policy and to enforce their statutes. Recently, both the California and Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) departments issued industry advisories in attempts to clarify [...]

]]> http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/2009/08/04/virginia-goes-circular-on-third-party-shippers/comment-page-1/#comment-198322 Dear Virginia: « Wannabe Wino Wine Blog Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:30:23 +0000 http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/?p=425#comment-198322 [...] I tried to order from Wine Woot yesterday. I’ve ordered from them in the past, with no issues. Yesterday, I noticed Virginia was not on the list of approved shipping states. Baffling. Then I thought back to someone who tried to ship me samples last month…after shipping to me many times, they could not ship to me any longer. I didn’t think much of it at the time, it was an anomaly.  But now, after further investigation, I see that the Virginia ABC issued a circular to all wineries and other business licensed to ship alcohol to VA.  The circular basically states that it is not legal to use a 3rd party fulfillment house to ship wine into the Commonwealth (remember, we are a Commonwealth, not a state, something that routinely trips prospective lawyers up on the Bar…despite it being called the Virginia State Bar, you ought not to refer to VA as a state in your essays!) and all orders must be taken and fulfilled by the entity licensed to ship to VA.  You can read the memo over on the Ship Compliant Blog. [...] [...] I tried to order from Wine Woot yesterday. I’ve ordered from them in the past, with no issues. Yesterday, I noticed Virginia was not on the list of approved shipping states. Baffling. Then I thought back to someone who tried to ship me samples last month…after shipping to me many times, they could not ship to me any longer. I didn’t think much of it at the time, it was an anomaly.  But now, after further investigation, I see that the Virginia ABC issued a circular to all wineries and other business licensed to ship alcohol to VA.  The circular basically states that it is not legal to use a 3rd party fulfillment house to ship wine into the Commonwealth (remember, we are a Commonwealth, not a state, something that routinely trips prospective lawyers up on the Bar…despite it being called the Virginia State Bar, you ought not to refer to VA as a state in your essays!) and all orders must be taken and fulfilled by the entity licensed to ship to VA.  You can read the memo over on the Ship Compliant Blog. [...]

]]> http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/2009/08/04/virginia-goes-circular-on-third-party-shippers/comment-page-1/#comment-197768 Sonadora Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:40:07 +0000 http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/?p=425#comment-197768 Oh. I somehow missed this. That explains a lot and now I know why I've had to ship to friends in other states. Damn. Oh. I somehow missed this. That explains a lot and now I know why I've had to ship to friends in other states. Damn.

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