[Idyllchat] flying with wine

[pandjking at sbcglobal.net]

Carol,
    I love wine more than the next guy, but I don't recommend trying to 
bring any back with you to the States.  a) it is heavy; b) it is in 
breakable containers; c) Unless it is really something special, you can find 
the same wine or a very suitable substitute for it at a good wine merchant 
here.
    I once hand-carried 3 bottles of wine home with me on a plane, only to 
arrive back in Illinois and find the same wine at my local wine shop CHEAPER 
than what I paid for it at the winery.
    That was probably 20 years ago.  I have never tried to bring wine home 
since.
    A 4th reason for not buying wine to bring home with you:  You will find 
that the wine will never be as good as when you drank it Rome, or Tuscany, 
or wherever.
    Part of what makes it memorable is the whole experience -- the romance 
of the place and the time you are enjoying the wine, whether it be a picnic 
on a hillside in Germany overlooking the Rhine, or at a quaint little bistro 
in Paris. You can't recapture all of that by opening a bottle of the same 
wine in your kitchen back home in East Podunk, USA.
    That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
    Enjoy your trip.
    Phil King
    Spring lake, MI
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carol/Tom Saathoff" <carol_saathoff at yahoo.com>
To: "Untours" <Idyllchat at lists.untours.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2007 10:29 PM
Subject: [Idyllchat] flying with wine


> We are headed to Rome and then Tuscany South in a
> week. Can hardly wait! We'd like to bring back some
> wine. Is it correct that we are allowed three bottles
> without having to pay duty? Also, now that you can't
> put it in your carryon, will it be alright in the
> checked luggage? I have always been under the
> impression that liquids in the unpressurized luggage
> area will expand. If this is so, what will happen to
> the wine? Thanks for all the great info you all are so
> willing to share! Carol
>
>
>
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