{"id":15898,"date":"2019-02-24T04:43:03","date_gmt":"2019-02-24T12:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/?p=15898"},"modified":"2019-02-24T04:45:24","modified_gmt":"2019-02-24T12:45:24","slug":"travel-wine-flying-tips-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2019\/02\/24\/travel-wine-flying-tips-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel, Wine: Flying with Wine Tips from the Pros"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Plenty of people travel for wine, but, paradoxically, wine isn\u2019t easy to travel with<\/strong>, especially if you\u2019re taking a plane.<\/p>\n

Before you pick up a bottle or two at the out-of-town winery you\u2019re visiting, there are laws to consider, airline policies to familiarize yourself with, and luggage disasters to guard against.<\/p>\n

We figured a wine importer would be a good person to turn to for pointers<\/strong>. After all, roaming vineyards and testing vintages across the globe is part of the job description. Sounds like grueling work, huh?<\/p>\n

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Mika Bulmash is the founder and CEO of\u00a0Wine for the World<\/a><\/strong>, a small import company that focuses on sustainably produced wines from under-appreciated regions such as southern\u00a0Brazil<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0Peloponnese\u00a0in Greece.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bulmash has racked up a lot of miles traveling to those places from New York, where the company is based, and she has learned some stuff along the way.<\/p>\n

Lesson 1<\/em>: Wear dark clothes to a tasting in case you spill.<\/p>\n

Lesson 2<\/em>: Plan for bottle transport before you leave home.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you do your homework in advance,\u201d she advises, \u201cyou\u2019ll go a long way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Red Tape for Reds and Whites<\/h2>\n

If you\u2019re traveling internationally, says Bulmash, \u201cyou have to look at what each country that you\u2019re entering and exiting has in terms of laws for the amount of wine you can bring.”<\/p>\n

For flights into the United States, the duty-free limit for alcoholic beverages for personal use,\u00a0according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection<\/a>, is\u00a0one liter<\/strong>\u00a0per passenger<\/strong>\u00a0over age 21. A standard wine bottle holds 750 milliliters (mL)\u2014just under the allowance.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeyond the duty-free limit,\u201d says Bulmash, \u201cyou can bring in wine\u2014you just have to pay taxes on it.\u201d That means declaring the bottles on your entry form at the airport and standing in an extra line.<\/p>\n

The amount of the tax is calculated according to the percentage of alcohol by volume and the wine\u2019s value, so you\u2019ll want to save your receipt at the time of purchase. \u201cThe taxes are generally pretty low,\u201d according to Bulmash. \u201cThe most annoying thing about it is the time you spend at the airport, not the money.\u201d<\/p>\n

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She also recommends\u00a0checking the airline\u2019s policies<\/strong>\u00a0because they \u201chave their own allowances and guidelines\u201d that may differ from the government\u2019s.<\/p>\n

On\u00a0United Airlines<\/a>\u00a0flights, for instance, there are no restrictions on how much wine and beer you can carry in checked luggage (provided the beverages have less than 24% alcohol by volume).\u00a0Air France<\/a>, on the other hand, caps the allowed amount of booze at 5 liters per passenger for all bottles with less than 70% alcoholic volume.<\/p>\n

The carrier may be more restrictive than the government, so find the airline’s policy online and plan accordingly.<\/p>\n

And this is probably obvious, but we\u2019re talking about checked baggage here. The\u00a0Transportation Security Administration limits liquids<\/a>\u00a0in carry-on luggage to 3.4 ounces (100mL), so standard bottles of wine must go in your checked bags.<\/p>\n

The one exception is alcohol bought at a duty-free shop at the airport after you\u2019ve already gone through security.<\/p>\n

Packing Hacks<\/h2>\n

To avoid dyeing everything in her suitcase maroon, Bulmash tells us that she puts each wine bottle in a padded, absorbent, and sealable plastic bag of the sort sold by\u00a0WineSkin<\/strong>\u00a0($9 for two reusable bags) and\u00a0JetBag<\/strong>\u00a0($9.99 for a set of three). Another option is the inflatable\u00a0VinniBag<\/strong>\u00a0($30 for a reusable bag). With products like these, \u201cyou get extra protection for the bottle as well as insurance from spillage,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

And the bags can be reused to protect other breakables you pick up in your travels, like jars of olive oil and those precious souvenir shot glasses.<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t want to buy extra packing gear, wrap the wine bottle in a plastic shopping bag and tie it shut. Then roll that bundle in clothes\u2014\u201cjeans or something dark,\u201d adds Bulmash, to minimize stains if the bottle breaks. Pack everything else in so that there are layers of padding on all sides. Says Bulmash: \u201cMost of the bag should be dedicated to ensuring the safety of the wine.\u201d<\/p>\n

A hard-sided suitcase wouldn\u2019t hurt, either.<\/p>\n

To Ship or Schlep?<\/h2>\n

To all of the above considerations you can add concerns over space and weight. Rising airline baggage fees<\/strong> make it wise to pack lightly, and you know what isn\u2019t light? A 30-pound case of cabernet.<\/p>\n

Keeping wines in frigid cargo holds or on steaming tarmacs for extended periods can alter delicate flavors, too.<\/p>\n

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If you plan to stock up on more than a few bottles, shipping services offered by wineries and retailers might be a good alternative to dragging your haul to the airport\u2014though you\u2019ll want to weigh whether the cost justifies the convenience.<\/p>\n

Bulmash has an even more sensible idea.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I would recommend,\u201d she says, \u201cbefore trying to take any wine home\u2014especially if you\u2019re buying domestically\u2014ask the winery if they have distribution in your state<\/strong>. If they do, get the name of the distributor, email them right away, and see if they have a store or location near where you live.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the same wine, after all, and, as Bulmash points out, \u201cwine distributors spend a lot of time thinking about how wine is transported so that consumers don\u2019t have to.\u201d<\/p>\n

Plus, they might give you a discount for reaching out. \u201cAnd if you really love the wine, instead of just one bottle, you could buy a whole case.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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SOURCE: Frommers.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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