how about a poll re the best mail order?

[Kcwhippet]

As I said previously, all my buying is done from wineries, not any shops, and I only look for wines I can't get here. I let the folks out there find the best way to get the wines to me, and there haven't been any missed shipments so far. Your problem is that you live in a felony state that's enacted legislation which makes it a felony for a winery to ship to a consumer in Florida. If a winery is convicted there, they are essentially put out of business. Your state is ruled by Southern Wine and Spirits, one of the largest distributors in the country, and what they say goes as far as what's brought into FL and what the legislature enacts for compliance laws. They contribute huge sums to the legislators to keep their monopoly intact. Here's the gist of your state's regs concerning shipping to you from out of state - www.wineinstitute.org/shipwine/analysis/direct_shipment_statutes/Florida.htm. As I read it, any commercial entity who ships to you is in peril, including Pop's and Zachys.