The wait is over for Delawareans who have long wanted wine shipped right to their homes.

With the Harvest Ridge Winery serving as backdrop, Gov. Matt Meyer signed House Bill 187 – which would allow wine producers to obtain a license and ship wine directly to Delawareans – into state law on Aug. 15.

This new law pertains to wine producers who have a valid license in Delaware or another state, and it permits direct shipments so long as they are done via “a common carrier with a carrier permit.”

The law also requires producers to pay the necessary taxes “commonly due for wines,” limits the amount of wine direct shippers can sell to individual households to three 9-liter cases each year and restricts the total amount of wine transporters can ship directly to First State customers to 1,800

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