Wine from Spain to a Virtual Address ?

Diagonalley

I have been looking at buying my Xmas booze direct from Spain but the websites don't seem to deliver to Ireland. There are some great deals to be had with 50% off delivery charges to UK for Black Friday, so I wondered if anyone had any experiences of ordering cases of wine through any of the virtual addresses, please ?

nava

You have a few issues there

The T&C's on the virtual addresses do not allow to send liquids, specially they do not not allow alcohol.

If it goes missing or broken they won't cover you.

Not sure about the UK but in Ireland legally you can't get alcohol posted unless you have the proper paper work for it and pay duties, vat, etc, Revenue website should have more info. If it comes in but gets stopped by customs I think they destroy it, they don't even give you the option to pay for getting it.

EDIT:
Quick google gives info for Importing alcohol to UK or Ireland

Diagonalley

Thank you for the info. I think this Is a non starter but was nice daydreaming for a while that I might be able to get some cheap fizz for Xmas. They sell it in Lidl in Spain for €1.99 and you’d be lucky to find it for €8 here, what a rip off, 4 times the price.

seamus

Lots of virtual addresses also tend to refuse to handle glass, as the chances of breakage are too high, and could cause injury to people handling it.

If you can get a winery to ship boxed/bagged wine in a way that doesn't make it look like alcohol, you could be lucky.

Diagonalley

Now there’s some food for thought ..... thanks Seamus

andrewfaulk

If you can get a winery to ship boxed/bagged wine in a way that doesn't make it look like alcohol, you could be lucky.[/quote]

Wouldn’t recommend doing this.. could be seen by customs as an attempt to avoid excise..