Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
Can you just have the wineries ship the wine to you?
As I mentioned, they're wanting to charge $250 per case. Given cost and limits, I'd also prefer to bring home a sampling from several different wineries.
Originally Posted by
m3red
You can have 5 bottles each max. End of story.
Other than that ship it or drink it before you come back.
I did the same as you and I live here - you can chance bringing more ie in your suitcases but if you get caught they will take the excess off you.
Thanks for confirming.
A quick check of EK Air Cargo seems to indicate a 50-pound box the size of a wine shipper is only about $90 to ship, which is in the realm of reason. I'm not sure if it is permissible to ship wine in this manner or if wine is charged a different rate, so I'm working this now and will make a few phone calls. I don't suppose they'll care that I'm flying EK F and give me a break on the rate.
Perhaps SA would be even cheaper to ship with as they have nonstop flights to the US, though like passenger tickets, I suspect it's by zone and not actual flight distance...