The rest were willing to ship wine, but only through a third party.

Its original aim was to be a port to ship wine.

"It's a real gray area to ship wine, but we do it anyway," said the person on the phone.

There are 29 states in which it is illegal to ship wine from another state directly to a consumer.

In the past, wines and spirits were shipped from its port.

Shipping wine directly to consumers in Florida is a felony.

In others, the wine may be shipped directly, but the paperwork must pass through all the tiers.

"Did you know that the old Greeks shipped wine in cone shells?"

But you purchase meats here, cheeses there, and the wine is shipped in.

The wines were shipped to a friend in Washington state, one of the enlightened places where e-wines are legal.