Alabama

Effective on Aug. 1, 2021, wineries that obtain a Direct Wine Shipper License that allows the license holder to ship up to 12 cases per year to a resident of Alabama.  during a twelve-month period. There is an initial application fee of $200 with subsequent renewals costing $150 per year.

• Starting in Nov. 2021, background checks are not required for applicants for direct wine shipper and fulfillment center licenses.
• Registration with the Alabama Secretary of State’s office is not a requirement for wholly out-of-state applicants for direct shipper licenses.
• Licensed direct shippers are required to submit quarterly reports and excise tax to ABC, and register with the Department of Revenue to collect and remit all state and local sales or use taxes and excise taxes. Out-of-state wineries may apply for a Simplified Sellers Use Tax (SSUT) account and collect and remit the flat 8% rate on sales shipped to consumers.
• A Direct Wine Shipper licensee may utilize the services of a fulfillment house that has obtained a Wine Fulfillment Center License.
• A winery that wishes to ship wine produced by the licensee or for the licensee, under a written contract, with another manufacturer that holds a federal basic wine manufacturing permit must submit a copy of the contract with the Direct Wine Shipper license application.
• The licensee must ensure that all containers of wine shipped directly to Alabama residents in are conspicuously labeled with the words: “CONTAINS ALCOHOL: SIGNATURE OF PERSON AGE 21 OR OLDER REQUIRED FOR DELIVERY.”