My mother is going to Italy in September. Before I hand her money and
> ask her to start hunting for my favorites, I wonder if some of you
> know the answers to the following:
>
> 1) How much cheaper will the wine be? Take a Barolo that costs $50
> here, what will it cost there?
I found the wine prices to be higher in touristy areas.Prices in the more rural/remote ares to be more reasonable.I visited the Tuscany region in
2001.A nice selection of wines,I especially prefer the
> 2) How much can you ship home, and how much can you take home? I
> live in MA, but have friends that I could ship to in NH and CT.
AFAIK each states' ABC board has it's own limits and restrictions.Duty free on person is 3 litres,duty is due on amount over that based on alcohol conent and where you fly back into USA. For more info check
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Your state may have its own web resources for this topic.
Hope this helps Wayne
p.s I have been trying and trying to find here in the USA an Italian wine that grew on me over there.A stillred wines called "Refosco dal Peduncolo rosso".Not giving up.:)