Why don't "wine of the month" clubs ship to MA?

[Yo!]

If you find some that do, let me know. I have found at least a few that specifically state they do not ship to MA. This must be due to a MA law. Aynone know the details?

[sam]

Massachusetts passed new direct shipping legislation in 2006. The new law has a limit on how much wine an individual consumer can receive from and aggregate of wineries every year. Unless wineries can be assured that they won't be penalized for being the one that goes over the annual limit, we advise them not to ship. Most importantly, FedEx and UPS are NOT shipping into Massachusetts.

http://wi.shipcompliant.com/StateDetail.aspx?StateID=53

[Mitchell Winery]

That is due to a direct shipment law. It is a state by state law that does not allow wineries to ship directly to the consumer. MA is one of the states that prohibit direct shipment. For more information, check out http://www.freethegrapes.org/