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Shipping Wine From the US to Italy

fortedei

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fortedei

fortedei

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I want to ship 20 cases of French wine to Italy (don't ask!). It is for my (and my wife's) consumption over there. Has anyone had an experience with carriers who can take care of this.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

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froggio

froggio

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why not buy directly at the wineries in France and then use a consolidator for a single shipment? It would be cheaper.

Anyway I have used Santa Fe as a relo company and they did a good job but it didn't involve wines.

FlavoursGal

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The more agitation, temperature changes and pressure changes that a bottle of wine undergoes, the more the wine degrades.

You might be able to find a shipper, but by the time you've gone through Italian Customs and opened your wine, it will have cost a small fortune and will probably not taste anything like what it did when it started out in France.

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