Wine Shipping FAQs
We hope you find the following FAQs helpful. Please don't hesitate to call (315.536.3147) or email us at info@KeukaSpringWinery.com with questions or comments about our Wine Shipping program.
Yes. Every state requires an Adult (21 or older) to sign for wine packages. If you might be away from home when UPS stops by to deliver the wine, we recommend one of the following: Feel free to call us 10:00-5:00 at 315-536-3147 with questions or special instructions. And please, watch your email for shipping notices from our website and UPS. 1. Specify an "easy" Shipping Address if you're often away from home. Every state requires an Adult (21 or older) to sign for wine packages. (Shippers are prohibited from leaving wine on doorsteps.) Watch your email for shipping notices from our website and UPS/FedEx. 2. Maximize your discounts, maximize your value. Our deeply discounted shipping rates, and wine discounts, are in bands: 1-5 bottles, 6-11 bottles and 12+ bottles. You receive higher discounts by ordering 6 bottles rather than 5, or 12 bottles instead of 11. 3. Share the love! Take a bottle to family and friends. Earn a wine credit up to $15 for the first order they place with us and mention you as their inspiration! IMPORTANT: Adult Signature is legally required for wine delivery in all states. Yes! Our excellent heavy-duty shipping cartons are custom-made for the wine industry of recyclable corrugated and pulp, and are approved by UPS. Yes, absolutely! Feel free to: All states legally require wineries to verify that the purchaser is of legal age, i.e. 21 years or older. We use special heavy-duty cartons designed for the wine industry and certified by UPS. When the rare breakage does occur, we promptly contact the customer to arrange the appropriate replacement wine or credit. You will receive an email with a link to UPS's tracking information, which includes the anticipated delivery date/time. The temperature of most liquids, including wine, tends to change more slowly than that of its surrounding air. In the process of shipment, wine is rarely exposed long enough to extremely cold or hot air to cause its temperature to plunge or spike to a damaging level. We do recommend to customers particularly concerned about this possibility: Absolutely! Just complete the box .... Yes. In the check-out process for your Shopping Cart, you will be given that option. We're sorry for the inconvenience. We recommend: We do not currently export our wines outside the United States. But we can dream! You may purchase any mixture of wines. The total number of bottles (all types of wine combined) determines your discounts on shipping and wine prices. The higher the number of bottles, the higher the discounts! We ship our wines by UPS Ground service. They normally deliver Monday-Friday. We will confirm your order with an email that has a UPS tracking number and expected delivery day. Please contact us prior to ordering if you would like: Many of our customers in this situation choose to have our wine shipped to an adult relative, friend or workmate in a neighboring state where we can legally ship. All states (and DC) require that deliveries of wine be signed for by a person at least 21 years of age. There are 3 strategies that customers who are not usually at home during the day use to ensure receipt of a wine delivery: If no adult is available to sign and accept the wine at the delivery address, the driver will leave a note and return the following business day. On the 3rd attempt, the package will be returned to and held for pick-up at the area UPS depot. If the package is not picked up at the depot, after a certain amount of time, it is returned to us, the cost of which we regrettably have to pass on to the purchaser. We ship orders within 2 business days of receipt. Please call us at 315.536.3147 with any interest in expedited shipment. So sorry! We have two options. Feel free to: Thank you. Taxation in the wine world is crazy. Some states do not have a general sales tax, but nevertheless require wineries to remit a "special liquor tax" for each shipment. Almost all states levy an excise tax for wine shipped to their residents, but it's our policy to cover that cost ourselves and not pass it on to our customers. Feel free to create a new account and complete your order. We regularly check for duplicate accounts and merge the older account into the new account while preserving your order history. OR Call us anytime, at 315.536.3147. If we are not open or unable to answer, please leave a detailed message, including how/when to call you back. We are actively adding states to our roster of shipping destinations. To legally ship wine to their residents, 46 out of 50 states require a winery to obtain a license from their state liquor authorities. Each state has its unique requirements. Some have very expensive licensing fees (e.g. Connecticut, Nebraska, New Jersey) or other constraints. Two states totally prohibit the shipping of wine directly from wineries to their residents (Mississippi and Utah).
We hear that an adult has to sign for wine deliveries. Can you confirm?
What tips do you have for happy, successful wine shipping?
What does it cost to ship your wines?
Total of
1-5 bottlesTotal of
6-11 bottlesTotal of
12+ bottles
East of Mississippi:
Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin14.84
19.95
FREE
24.95
FREE
West of Mississippi:
Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Washington, Wyoming18.64
24.95
FREE
29.95
FREEHow long will it take to receive my wine?
Normal Ground Delivery Times
Keuka Spring Order Prep (bus. days)
UPS Ground In-Transit (bus. days)
Total Delivery Time (bus. days)
EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
New York, Pennsylvania
1-2
1-2
2-4
Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington DC, West Virginia
2
3-4
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Tennessee, Wisconsin
2-3
3-5
Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina
3
4-5
WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
Iowa, Missouri
1-2
3
4-5
Louisiana, Minnesota, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas
3-4
4-6
Colorado
3-5
4-7
New Mexico
4
5-6
Arizona, California, Montana, Nevada, Wyoming
4-5
5-7
Idaho, Oregon, Washington
4-6
5-8
Will you ship my wine in a special box?
What options do I have for ordering wine from you? For example, can I call you?
Why do I need to provide my date of birth?
Do wine bottles ever break during shipment?
When will my order be delivered?
Can my wine be affected by extreme temperatures during shipment?
Can I place my order now, but have you ship it on a future date?
Could I place an order on the website, but pick it up at your winery (instead of having it shipped)?
Why was my credit card declined? I know there's nothing wrong with it.
Do you export your wines?
Can we buy several different wines to qualify for a discount, or must all the bottles be of the same wine?
Who delivers the wine, and on what days?
What can I do if you can't ship to my state?
Please explain the Adult Signature requirement for wine.
How quickly do you process and ship wine orders placed on your website?
I am a member of the Vista Wine Club, but the discount in my Cart doesn't appear correct.
Why do you charge sales tax? My state doesn't have a sales tax.
I may already have created an account on your website, but I don't have a record of my Username/Password. What should I do?
Why are you unable to ship to other states?