Adult Signature Required - Good Or Bad For Wine Clubs?

Since the economy has fallen into recession, thenot a danger because there had never been a
word 'regulation' has developed an aura ofknown case of that occurrence other than when
sanctity because we've discovered that if Walla particular wine business had been set up by
Street had followed the rules or even had rules towholesalers.
follow, we'd all have more money in our 401Ks,Diligently trying to protect their middleman
more equity in our homes, more job stability,services and profits, wholesalers have been using
more wine in our glasses, and more fun.the under-aged drinking issue to prevent
One of those regulations recently becomingcustomers from having direct access to wineries
strictly enforced by delivery services is the adultvia the internet in much the same way that music
signature rule for wine deliveries. For wine clubs,companies are trying to maintain their middleman
this means and adult signature is required onfunction despite a new technology that makes
every delivery by federal law and that thesetheir services mostly irrelevant.
deliveries can no longer be left on a doorstep orWhile everyone will agree preventing these
with anyone under the age of 21. Upon deliveryproblems associated with teenage drinking is
to a home or business address, an adult over theimportant, the question becomes whether the
age of 21 must show their identification and signadult signature required regulation hurts the
for receipt of the wine. The person expecting thebusiness of wine clubs, especially as older people
delivery cannot sign and leave a signature waiverwhose children are grown make up the majority
and delivery services cannot leave a packageof members.
containing wine with an adult signature request.The Answer
This article looks at adult signature requiredProbably not. Wine clubs offer an excellent way
regulations for wine deliveries and whether it isfor wine enthusiasts to enjoy unique wines from
good or bad for wine clubs.all over the world. Although wine deliveries do
Varying Regulationsrequire an adult signature, the benefit of a wine
Each state has its own system of alcoholclub membership outweighs this minor
regulation influenced by local businesses andinconvenience. After all, there are alternatives to
politics. This results in laws governing the shipmenthaving wine delivered to your home during the
of wine varying widely. The order origination alsoworkday when you aren't there.
affects wine shipments as on-site and off-siteYou can change your delivery address to your
orders fall under different regulations. Off-siteplace of business or even to an address where
shipments result from a person placing an orderthere is always an adult present. If you find a
over the internet, phone, or fax while on-sitedelivery sticker on your door, you can call the
shipments come from customer orders madecarrier to provide them with a different delivery
while visiting a winery's tasting room in person.address free of charge. You can also go to the
The Good And Badcarrier's office to pick up your wine in person.
With all due respect to rules and the governmentDon't let the adult signature required rule keep
agencies that make them, we sometimes flauntyou from enjoying deliveries from your favorite
rules not for personal gain, but because they arewine clubs. Although inconvenient, these rules
less than relevant. The adult signature rule isprotect teenagers and others and by using one of
supposed to prevent teenagers from orderingthe above methods, you may actually find your
premium wine on the internet, which the U.S.wine deliveries become more convenient than
Supreme Court said in its Granholm decision wasever.