Yes from any US winery, with no separate state DTC permit and no published volume cap on wine — but under a 1 gallon container size rule, an adult-signature delivery, and a two-county carve-out where wine shipments are barred. Rules read 2026-08-11 from the Wine Institute compliance summary for Florida.
Container size and the adult-signature step do more to shape the shipment than any permit does.
| Question | What the source says |
|---|---|
| State DTC permit for the winery | Not required; Florida is listed as an open state without a separate DTC permit |
| Volume cap per consumer | None published; the Wine Institute summary lists Florida as unlimited |
| Container size | Wine may not be shipped in a container larger than 1 gallon; individual glass containers of 4.5L, 6L, 9L, 12L and 15L allowed from July 1, 2024 |
| Adult signature | Required at delivery, using the adult-signature version of the carrier alcohol program |
| Dry counties | Lafayette and Liberty prohibit direct wine shipments; check ZIP against the state's dry-county list before booking |
| Excise and sales tax | Filed monthly by the shipper against the winery's own account |
Two lines here rewrite most of the shipping question. The 1 gallon container cap makes ordinary 750 ml, 1.5 L magnum and 3 L double-magnum shipments straightforward, and the July 2024 addition opens larger single-container formats such as a 6 L imperial. Anything transported as a bulk vessel over one gallon that is not on the allowed list stays out.
Florida's rule opens the destination; the carrier's own rule opens the pipe. USPS is closed to beverage alcohol either way, so a Florida shipment moves on UPS or FedEx under the licensed-shipper contract each carrier runs.
| Carrier | Position for wine to Florida |
|---|---|
| USPS | Refused. Publication 52 rules out drinkable wine before packaging comes into it, at every destination |
| UPS | Accepted only from licensed shippers who have signed a UPS alcohol shipping contract, adult signature at delivery |
| FedEx | “Individuals (consumers) cannot ship alcohol via FedEx.” Wine moves under a FedEx Alcohol Shipping Agreement with the licensee |
A private sender in another state does not qualify for either program. The label routes off a winery or an out-of-state retailer that already holds the contract; a bottle put into a Priority Mail box from home is nonmailable at origin regardless of what Florida's rule allows on arrival.
Lafayette and Liberty are small population counties, and their ZIP codes are easy to miss on a bulk-address import. Every DTC platform sold to wineries offers a dry-county block; enable it before the first Florida ship.
The 1 gallon cap is on the container, not the shipment. A shipment of six 750 ml bottles fits inside it easily. Formats above one gallon that are outside the July 2024 list need a different destination.
Removing signature to save a delivery step voids the winery's compliance with the state rule and the carrier's contract. Both are audit items.
Our checkout declines beverage alcohol at any destination, so a bottle addressed to Miami or Tallahassee does not draw a rate on this site. Barware without alcohol in it — wine racks, empty decanters, glassware, stemware — prices normally and travels as ordinary fragile freight; the guide on wine shipping boxes covers the divided cartons those items ride in.
Florida ABT rules and carrier contracts get revised without notice. Confirm the current version against each source before shipping a Florida order.
Yes when the sender is a US winery. Florida is one of the states that does not require a separate direct-to-consumer wine shipper's permit at the state level, per the Wine Institute's compliance summary read 2026-08-11. The shipment still moves under the carrier's own alcohol shipping contract.
No published state volume cap on wine, per the Wine Institute summary read 2026-08-11. The practical caps come from the carrier's alcohol program, the container size restrictions in Florida and the adult-signature rule at delivery.
Yes. The Wine Institute summary states wine may not be shipped in a container larger than 1 gallon, with an exception since July 1, 2024 for individual glass containers of 4.5L, 6L, 9L, 12L and 15L. A standard 750 ml bottle sits comfortably under the cap.
No. Two dry counties, Lafayette and Liberty, prohibit direct wine shipments per the Wine Institute compliance summary. Every other Florida county is open under the state rule.
No. Beverage alcohol is not part of our lane; USPS is closed to it, and UPS and FedEx accept wine only from licensed shippers on a signed carrier contract. Wineries with those contracts price shipments through their carrier program directly.