Best way to send wine in another province?

[Mitsu3000gt]

Not sure if this should go here or in the Food section, but I need to send a bottle of wine and a card to someone in Toronto as a thank you. I imagine a local (Toronto) service would be better than shipping something from Calgary. Does anyone know of any type of service that does this? TIA

[R-Audi]

Technically its illegal to ship alcohol across provincial boundaries.. much better off finding a local place to do it. Unfortunately not any help in suggesting a place in Toronto.

[Mitsu3000gt]

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Technically its illegal to ship alcohol across provincial boundaries.. much better off finding a local place to do it. Unfortunately not any help in suggesting a place in Toronto.

Interesting - I did not know that, thanks.

I found a place called wineonline.ca that operates in Alberta and Ontario that seems to be able to do what I want, but unless I want to send an entire case of wine the selection is extremely limited. Might still end up using them though.

[pheoxs]

Unless your looking for a certain bottle what about google mapping the nearest liquor stores to the person and calling them up? I know a couple of the liquor stores by my house offer delivery

[Mitsu3000gt]

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Unless your looking for a certain bottle what about google mapping the nearest liquor stores to the person and calling them up? I know a couple of the liquor stores by my house offer delivery

That is a good idea too. They want it wrapped and with a card inside, so as long as that could be done your idea would work also.

[roopi]

I've sent liquor within Canada before via Fedex. It's against their policy however they had no issue coming to pickup a case of liquor (in a box that clearly showed it was liquor) and delivering it with no questions.

[Mitsu3000gt]

Turns out the timing was more urgent than I thought so we just used wineonline.ca. Thankfully one of the few wines they sold individually was the type and price point we wanted. Thanks anyways for all the suggestions guys, I thought I had more time than I did.

It was still listed as a "case" though so I needed to call them to make sure I was sending one good bottle instead a whole case of crappy wine

[Tik-Tok]

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I've sent liquor within Canada before via Fedex. It's against their policy however they had no issue coming to pickup a case of liquor (in a box that clearly showed it was liquor) and delivering it with no questions.

They just say that because there's a 95% chance the bottles will get broken by their bag smashers.

[CompletelyNumb]

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Technically its illegal to ship alcohol across provincial boundaries..

Word. Canada's (and the province's) laws on shipping alcohol are crazy. Online DTC beer, wine and spirits is basically a dead industry in Canada because of it.

Many websites still do it, many wineries as well. They're just shouldering the risk.

[blownz]

ATS Healthcare is the best.

http://www.atshealthcare.ca/index.aspx

They have climate controlled vehicles so the wine doesn't get too cold in the winter or too warm in the summer.

I have never actually used them with me being the shipper, but I receive wine almost every month via them from different wineries. They aren't as quick as Fedex/UPS but better quality of service.