A few years ago I was in Iowa for a political event & I found a place called the Amana colonies. They had the most WONDERFUL wines. Dandelion. Rhubarb. etc. Unfortunatley, I was flying & I could not bring back alot of the bottles. Iowa law prevents them from shipping the wine except for a few neighboring states. Does anybody know either how I can get them legally shipped to Houston, TX (i.e. mail forwarding from one of the legal states?) or if there is another way to get some of those wonderful Amana wines. Ackerman was the winery I bought from but I know all of the Amana style wines are wonderful. One day I do plan to drive there if I don't have a choice but perhaps there is another option? Please advise.
2007-08-13 08:07:35 · 3 answers · asked by Esmeralda 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
I enjoyed their wines there also. Since they are not the usual wines, it makes it more interesting. I would guess, if you did find someone to ship wine to you, the cost would be very high. The weight along with the items being fragile would probably put a hurt on the wine budget.
Other than taking a trip there and stocking up, do you have a friend living within a reasonable distance from the Colonies? I live about 180 miles from there but since I make my own wine, I would not make the trip. If I was planning a vacation out that way, I would drive and bring back whatever I wanted.
Possibly if you have friends in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, they could get it sent to them. Then again, the cost will be high. Last I was there, the wine was only about 2 bucks a bottle. I am certain it is more now.
2007-08-13 13:31:08 · answer #1 · answered by Ret. Sgt. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The liquor laws vary from state to state. For example, Indiana has "beer baron" laws where a distributor has districts, and you can not get alcohol from brewers, wineries etc, that the distributor does not patronize. Local store owners are prohibited from going outside the authorized distributor. You also can't buy booze on Sunday in Indiana, unless you buy from a fruit orchard that also makes wine, because that's considered an agricultural product, not alcohol. (I don't write the laws, just report 'em). Most of these quirky laws are hold overs from the repeal of prohibition, and each state has different laws.* Depending on the state, you might even need a special stamp if you are transporting a certain amount of wine, even if you are "just passing through". Check with Iowa and Texas locals. See if you can find a winetasters organization on the web -- they tend to be more oenophile friendly than any state organization, which tend to discourage any private citizen's wine drinking rights.
*In the 1970's federal laws prohibiting the making of beer and wine at home were repealed, to a degree. Any adult can make beer, up to certain amounts, and the adult male head of household can make wine. Why can't women make wine? It just sort of slipped through the cracks when the repeals went through. Why not do anything about it? Because today, thanks to those zealous idiots at MADD, politicians are too ball-less to speak up for any legislation which involves alcohol, since that is seen as pro-drunk driving.
2007-08-13 08:42:57 · answer #2 · answered by Jumpin' Catfish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most wine stores have ways.
Go to a local wine store and tell them. Likely that they have a distributor in Iowa or a neighboring state and then they can ship it to Texas
2007-08-13 08:12:32 · answer #3 · answered by billyandgaby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋