Casemates $25 Coupon
7I have one of the $25 Casemates coupons that I cannot use, since it can only be used by a new customer. Coupon Code: CASEMATESBDAY25. This doesn’t sound like a unique code, but if one of you uses it, please drop a reply so others can know. (Don’t forget, VMPs get free shipping over there, so you could get a really good deal!)
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Yes, I can confirm I got the same code. So I think basically it’s a universal code, but ONLY for accounts that have not purchased from Casemates before. So a good thing to give to pass on to friends/relatives, especially if you want to recruit more people to split cases and stuff once they get used to it. And since it’s not a unique code you could actually give it to several people, as long as they were new Casemates purchasers.
I joined the kickstarter for casemates, but I don’t really like wine, so I’ve never ordered. I’ll have to watch and maybe pick something up to gift in the future. The $25 coupon will help with gifting. Does anyone know when it expires? I thought the sale said the end of the year, but not sure.
@remo28 12/31/22
Now if they would just ship to AL…
I looked at the regs that Casemates would have to comply with. I suspect their reaction was “the heck with that.”
@chienfou The problem with certain states not being available for a given shipment of wine from Casemates lies with the States, not the winery/vintner, not Casemates.
The rules as to what wine can be shipped where are a result of non-uniform, Byzantine regulations and requirements by the individual states.
Here is an excerpt from the National Law Review on-line article about relatively recent changes to Alabama laws regarding alcohol shipments within and into Alabama.
*… the Alabama Legislature recently allowed wineries anywhere in the country to ship limited quantities of wine directly to Alabama consumers. HB437 allows a licensed manufacturer of wine, in the state or outside of Alabama, to ship wine to buyers in Alabama. Customers are able to buy up to 12 9-liter cases of wine a year from a winery.
Similar to the alcohol delivery law, there are safeguards for direct wine shipment. Wine cannot be shipped to a school, dormitory, prison, healthcare facility, locker, mailbox, storage facility, or any premises licensed by the board. Only wineries, not retailers, can ship wine to consumers in Alabama. A fulfillment center cannot mask itself as a retailer, but Alabama wineries may utilize fulfillment servicers that have obtained a wine fulfillment center license from the ABC Board. Alabama is only the third state to require the licensing, reporting, and oversight of fulfillment centers.
Wine sold and shipped directly to consumers in Alabama must be packaged in containers conspicuously labeled to indicate alcoholic contents. The signature of a person 21 years of age or older is required for delivery.
Licensees under both measures must pay licensing fees, keep detailed records of purchases, and file reports with the ABC Board and Alabama Department of Revenue.*
To be more explicit:
*…Wineries wishing to ship DTC to Alabama consumers will need to obtain a direct wine shipper license for $200, renewable annually for $150, and pay all applicable Alabama sales and excise taxes. The new law allows the use of “wine fulfillment centers” for DTC shipments, provided the fulfillment center also obtains a license. Fulfillment center licensees must obtain a separate license for each facility they use to ship DTC into Alabama for an annual fee of $500 for the first location and $100 for each additional fulfillment center. Wineries, fulfillment centers, and common carriers involved in DTC to Alabama must each file a quarterly report providing certain details of those operations. HB437 also expanded wine franchise law protection throughout the state, which is perhaps less reason for celebration by wineries… *
Now, look at it from the point of view of the winery. Is selling to Alabama worth it? In other words, how much would it cost to do business in Alabama vs. how much profit would there be? Or would it be a money losing proposition?
I could be wrong, but I don’t think of Alabama as a concentrated population of serious oenophiles.
Zythophiles? You got that right! If Alabama were to suddenly limit the availability of beer, I would bet there would be a brand new set of politicians and legislators in the State by the very next day.
In short, every state is different. It is up to each individual winery and the DTC wine fulfillment company like Casemates and others to qualify for sales in a given state.
If you don’t like the laws in your state, well then bang the drums loudly and make your representatives and legislators aware of your feelings. But be prepared to wait for decades before you see major changes.
@Jackinga
Thanks for the info. Sadly I am painfully aware of it. I was not trying to dis the winery or casemates. I was just lamenting the fact they don’t ship here.
Huh, I thought the coupon code would surely be unique to each account, so I was disappointed when that birthday wine wouldn’t ship to my state when most wines do. But with this I can get the discount, anyway!