Here is a brief summary of shipping regulations State by State
Alabama Direct shipping prohibited, However, if consumers obtain permission from the state liquor authority, they may have the wine sent to an ABC store for pickup and payment of taxes. Make sure the consumer gives you a copy of their permit before shipping.
Alaska Direct winery shipping permitted with no license, except to dry communities of course.
Arizona Consumers may purchase wines on winery premises and have them shipped home. Arizona residents may also have wine shipped to them from small wineries making 20,000 gallons of wine a year or less, without making an on-site visit. Winery must pay use tax.
Arkansas Direct shipping prohibited, with on-site exception: Consumers must visit the winery in person to have wine shipped to their home, up to 1 case per calendar quarter.
California Direct winery shipping permitted. Permit is just $10 and good for one year. Must collect and remit sales tax which is challenging due to the vast array of local, city and county sales tax rates.
Colorado Direct winery shipping permitted with license. License is $50 and good for one year. Winery must pay liquor tax and retailer’s use tax.
Connecticut Direct winery shipping permitted, up to 5 gallons every two months.
Delaware Direct shipping prohibited, with on-site exception: Delaware residents may visit an out-of-state winery and bring or ship wine back to their homes, but shipping by common carriers (FedEx, UPS) is prohibited.
District of Columbia Winery direct shipping permitted, up to 1 case per month. No license is needed. Isn’t it ironic?
Florida Winery direct shipping permitted. No license needed, however winery must remit liquor tax. It is up to the consumer to pay the use tax. I wonder how that’s working out?
Georgia Winery direct shipping permitted, up to 12 cases per year. License is just $50 per year but getting the license is challenging to say the least. The application process is all online and it’s quite difficult to figure out. Not very intuitive. You will definitely want a tutorial on this one to save you hours of frustration.
Hawaii Winery direct shipping permitted, up to 6 cases per year. Wineries will need a separate permit from each island.
Idaho Winery direct shipping permitted, up to 24 cases per year. The license is $50 each year and quite easy to get. At first you will need to post a bond but it is usually waived after a few years. Paying a liquor tax and collecting sales tax is required.
Illinois Winery direct shipping permitted, up to 12 cases per year. The license is $150 per year and wineries must post a bond. Paying a liquor tax and collecting sales tax is required.
Indiana Direct shipping prohibited, with on-site exception: Wineries must not be represented by an Indiana distributor, and consumers must visit the winery in person to have wine shipped to their home, up to 24 cases per year. Retailer shipping prohibited.
Iowa Winery direct shipping permitted; retailer shipping prohibited.
Kansas Winery direct shipping permitted, up to 12 cases per year; retailer shipping prohibited.
Kentucky Limited winery direct shipping. Kentucky residents my have wine shipped to them from small wineries making 50,000 gallons of wine or less per year, except in dry counties, however, common carriers (FedEx, UPS) will not deliver to Kentucky. Retailer shipping prohibited.
Louisiana Limited winery direct shipping permitted. Wineries may ship wines that are not carried by a Louisiana distributor, up to 12 cases per year. Retailer shipping permitted.
Maine Winery direct shipping permitted, up to 12 cases per year; retailer shipping prohibited.
Maryland Winery direct shipping permitted, up to 18 cases per year; retailer shipping prohibited.
Massachusetts Winery direct shipping permitted, effective Jan. 1, 2015, up to 12 cases per year; retailer shipping prohibited.
Michigan Winery direct shipping permitted; retailer shipping prohibited.
Minnesota Winery direct shipping permitted, up to 2 cases per year; retailer shipping prohibited.
Mississippi Direct shipping prohibited.
Missouri Winery direct shipping permitted, up to 2 cases per month; reciprocal retailer shipping permitted.
Montana Winery direct shipping permitted, up to 18 cases per year; retailer direct shipping prohibited.
Nebraska Winery direct shipping permitted, up to 1 case per month; retailer shipping permitted.
Nevada Winery direct shipping permitted, up to 12 cases per year; retailer shipping permitted.
New Hampshire Winery direct shipping permitted, up to 12 cases per year; retailer shipping permitted.
New Jersey Limited winery direct shipping. New Jersey residents may have up to 12 cases of wine per year shipped to their home from small wineries making 250,000 gallons of wine or less per year. Retailer shipping prohibited.
New Mexico Winery direct shipping permitted, up to 2 cases per month; reciprocal retailer shipping permitted.
New York Winery direct shipping permitted, up to 36 cases per year; retailer shipping prohibited.
North Carolina Winery direct shipping permitted, up to 2 cases per month; retailer shipping prohibited.
North Dakota Winery direct shipping permitted; retailer shipping permitted.
Ohio Limited winery direct shipping. Ohio residents may have up to 24 cases of wine per year shipped to their home from small wineries making 250,000 gallons of wine or less per year. Retailer shipping prohibited.
Oklahoma Direct shipping prohibited.
Oregon Winery direct shipping permitted, up to 2 cases per month; retailer shipping permitted.
Pennsylvania Direct shipping prohibited.
Rhode Island Direct shipping prohibited, with on-site exception: Rhode Island residents may visit an out-of-state winery and have wine shipped to them, however, it is illegal for a common carrier (FedEx, UPS) to deliver wine in Rhode Island to anyone who does not have a valid wholesaler license. Retailer shipping prohibited.
South Carolina Winery direct shipping permitted, up to 2 cases per month; retailer shipping prohibited.
South Dakota Direct shipping prohibited.
Tennessee Winery direct shipping permitted, up to 3 cases per year; retailer shipping prohibited.
Texas Winery direct shipping permitted, up to 4 cases per year; retailer shipping prohibited.
Utah Direct shipping prohibited.
Vermont Winery direct shipping permitted, up to 12 cases per year; retailer shipping prohibited.
Virginia Winery direct shipping permitted, up to 2 cases per month; retailer shipping permitted.
Washington Winery direct shipping permitted; retailer shipping prohibited.
West Virginia Winery direct shipping permitted, up to 2 cases per month; retailer shipping permitted.
Wisconsin Winery direct shipping permitted, up to 12 cases per year; retailer shipping prohibited.
Wyoming Winery direct shipping permitted, up to 2 cases per year; retailer shipping permitted.