Yes, we can ship your wine — legally, and packed to arrive safely

Try to mail a bottle of wine and you’ll quickly hit a wall: the post office won’t take it, and the counter staff at most shipping stores will wave you off. That’s because shipping wine is tightly regulated — but it’s not impossible. We can send your wine legally through our licensed wine-shipping partner, and pack it so it arrives in one piece. Here’s the whole picture.

Why most places say no — and we don’t

• USPS can’t ship alcohol at all — it’s non-mailable by federal law.
• UPS and FedEx only move wine for licensed shippers who hold the proper licenses and a signed carrier alcohol agreement. A walk-in customer can’t do this over the counter at a typical store.

That’s exactly the gap we fill. Because we work with a licensed wine shipper, your bottles move through a compliant, above-board channel — not a gray area. You bring the wine to us; the licensed side handles the paperwork and the carrier.

What to know before you send

A few rules come with the territory, and they’re there to keep everything legal:

• An adult (21+) must sign on delivery. Wine can’t be left on a doorstep — the recipient needs to be home with ID.
• The destination state has to allow it. Most states permit inbound wine shipments, but the rules vary. Tell us where it’s headed and we’ll confirm it’s a state we can ship to before anything is packed.
• It ships from the licensed channel, so a little lead time helps — especially around holidays.

How we pack wine so it survives the trip

This is where careful handling earns its keep. Wine is heavy, fragile, and unforgiving of a bad box. We use carrier-approved wine packaging:

• Molded-pulp or foam inserts that give each bottle its own compartment, so bottles never touch each other or the box wall.
• A sturdy corrugated outer box rated for the weight, with a snug fit so nothing shifts in transit.
• Cushioning that both absorbs impact and helps contain liquid in the rare event a bottle breaks.

This is the same standard the carriers require for a reason — loose bottles in a flimsy box are the number-one cause of breakage and leaks.

Mind the temperature and timing

Heat is wine’s quiet enemy. A bottle that bakes in a hot truck or sits in a warehouse over a summer weekend can be ruined without a single crack. So:

• Ship in cooler weather when you can, or ask us about protective options in the heat.
• Send early in the week so wine isn’t sitting somewhere over the weekend.
• Keep bottles upright and stable — our packaging is built for that.

Bring your bottles in

Whether it’s a gift, a club shipment, or wine you want sent to family, come talk to us and we’ll walk you through the options, confirm the destination, and pack it to arrive safely.

• Monday–Friday: 9am – 6pm
• Saturday: 10am – 5pm
• Sunday: closed

We’re at Cochrane Plaza and Tennant Station in Morgan Hill, and on Branham Lane in San Jose. Explore our shipping services or find the nearest store.