Traveling to Bordeaux

[Innkeeper]

Don't agree for a nano-second, and am disappointed in the integrity of your merchant. There are two big advantages. One, if you shop carefully, you can buy the wine for much less over there. You are not paying for shipping and importing. Secondly, the wine will be shipped more diligently. When you put it on a plane and fly it back, the process is far superior to loading it into a non-temperature controlled container (most Bordeaux gets shipped that way) and taking the slow boat to Baltimore.

Bring as much back as you can carry. Be sure to declare every bottle on your customs form. In the worst case you will have to pay a small duty on bottles over your allowance, but most of time, they will just wave you through. The duty is so small, it is not worth the effort to fill out the paperwork. But, do declare all you a importing; you can get in big trouble if you don't.