Flying with Wine!

With liquid bans here to stay, how DO you get your wines home with you on the plane?

As you may know from a previous post, I've tried stuffing mine in clothing and hoping for the best as I loaded it in my suitcase. But even if it makes it home, who knows the temperature damage it will encounter on the way...your luggage lingering on a hot tarmac...

We've already had requests for us to ship our wine out of state. Oh how we would love to ship out of state, however strict laws make it nearly impossible for a small winery like ours to do so. The big guys perhaps can afford the multiple fees per state for the permission to ship in, or they work through distributors who do not have the same restrictions placed on them. But the remarkably complex, entirely unworkable and exorbitantly expensive wine shipping permit system now in place makes shipping out of state extremely cost prohibitive for us little guys. Bummer!

So, back to the plane...in the days before liquid bans, you could carry several bottles of wine home in a carry-on foam-padded type wine bag...now you just have to check these items.

Great news! Our friend Anthony came across this cool new gadget that can make traveling with your wine so much better, and it's FAA approved!




It also comes in smaller sizes as well.

Check it out, it seems like a pretty slick solution to me!

Oh, and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!