Will your next club release break a state volume cap?

Wine club shipping limits: the volume cap in every state.Most states that allow a winery to ship wine directly to consumers also cap how much one recipient may receive. The cap is easy to stay under for a one-off order and easy to break with a wine club, because a club release sends wine to every member at once, on top of whatever each member has already ordered that period.The table below gives the cap for every jurisdiction, word for word from the compliance guide, with the date each was verified against the statute or regulator. Read the whole cell: the qualifiers are the rule.The cap is not measured the same way twiceWho it counts. Some states cap each person, some each household, some each delivery address — and a few cap the shipper as well, across all its customers in the state. Two members at one address can share a single cap.Over what period. Caps run per calendar month, per calendar year, per rolling twelve months, or per some other window. A calendar cap resets on a fixed date; a rolling one never fully resets.In what unit. Cases, litres and gallons all appear, and where a state counts in cases it does not always define how big a case is. Convert the release to the state's own unit before you compare.Across which shippers. In some states the cap is per shipper; in others it is the recipient's total from every winery that ships to them — a number no single winery can see in its own records.What this means for a club releaseBefore a release ships, each member's order needs to be checked against the cap in their state, counting what that member — or that household or address — has already received in the current period. A member who is fine on their own can be over the cap once a housemate's shipment is counted.Where the cap is aggregated across all shippers, your own order history is not enough to know whether a shipment fits. Where it applies to the shipper as a whole, a growing club in one state can approach a statewide ceiling.A state that does not generally permit direct shipment is shown as such in the table. A volume cap listed for it does not mean you can ship there today — check the state page.Where Compliance Vine fitsCompliance Vine LIVE checks cumulative volume on every order before fulfillment, alongside destination legality, licence status, age verification, dry jurisdictions and carrier coverage, and keeps a signed record of each decision.Compliance Vine LIVEOn Commerce7On ShopifyDTC wine volume caps, all 51 jurisdictions

Alabama (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

Up to 12 cases per Alabama resident per 12-month period, per direct wine shipper licensee; a case may not exceed 9 liters

Alaska (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

18L per transaction, 108L per purchaser per year

Arizona (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

Direct shipment licence (Series 17W): up to 12 nine-litre cases (108 litres) of wine per purchaser per CALENDAR year, own production only, personal use only. Farm winery licensees producing 20,000 gallons or less per calendar year ship under A.R.S. § 4-205.04(C)(9) instead and are expressly exempt from any case limit. No state aggregate cap.

Arkansas (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

24 nine-litre cases (216 litres / approx. 57.06 US gallons) of wine per Arkansas recipient per year

California (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

No volume limit; shipments must be to a person 21+ for personal use and not for resale

Colorado (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

No volume limit

Connecticut (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

5 gallons of wine per person in any two-month period. The limit is volumetric, per recipient person (not per household), and there is no annual cap and no state aggregate cap.

Delaware (Not generally permitted, verified 2026-10-01)

Three-part structure, effective 2026-08-15. (1) Per household: up to 3 nine-litre cases of wine annually to a household located in Delaware. (2) Per licensee aggregate: not more than 1,800 nine-litre cases into Delaware per year — 'A direct shipper licensee that ships into Delaware 1,800 9-liter cases in 1 year will have its direct shipper license cancelled by the Commissioner.' (3) Fee tier, not a cap: shipping more than 200 cases annually moves the biennial licence fee from $400 to $3,600.

District of Columbia (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

1 case = up to 12 bottles or cans of wine, of any size and type, per DC resident per one-month period. Statutory form: no more than one case per location in any one calendar month for delivery to any one person. The 12-bottle allowance is shared between wine AND spirits (beer is 24 bottles/cans). No annual cap, no production-size tier, no state aggregate cap.

Florida (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

No statutory DTC volume limit located — Florida has no direct-shipping statute to impose one. Separate 1-gallon threshold exists under ss. 562.15(2)/562.16 for possession of beverages on which Florida excise tax has not been paid.

Georgia (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

Not more than 12 standard cases of wine, of one brand or a combination of brands, to any one consumer or any one address, per calendar year

Hawaii (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

6 nine-litre cases of wine per household per year, per permit holder, within the county that issued the permit

Idaho (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

24 nine-litre cases of wine per Idaho resident per calendar year (216 litres / approx. 57.06 US gallons per recipient per year), for that resident's personal use and not for resale. No monthly sub-limit, no production-size tier, no state aggregate cap.

Illinois (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

Not more than 12 cases of wine per year to any Illinois resident 21 years of age or older, for personal use and not for resale. No monthly sub-limit, no production-size tier, no state aggregate cap. 'Case' is not defined anywhere in the Liquor Control Act.

Indiana (Limited, verified 2026-08-01)

216 litres per consumer per CALENDAR year, aggregated across all direct wine sellers; and 45,000 litres per seller per PERMIT year (July 1 - June 30) into Indiana

Iowa (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

No volume limit — Iowa imposes no per-consumer, per-shipment, monthly, annual or aggregate cap on DTC wine

Kansas (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

12 standard cases of one brand or a combination of brands per consumer OR per address per CALENDAR year; a standard case = 9,000 millilitres. No monthly sub-limit, no production-size tier, no state aggregate cap.

Kentucky (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

Wine: 10 cases per consumer per month. These are stated as AGGREGATE limits by beverage class under one licence — distilled spirits 10 liters per consumer per month; wine 10 cases per consumer per month; malt beverages 10 cases per consumer per month; cannabis-infused beverages 10 cases per customer per month. There is NO annual per-consumer cap, no producer-size tier and no statewide aggregate cap on the shipper. CAUTION: Kentucky states the wine limit in CASES and does not define 'case' volumetrically anywhere in KRS Chapters 241–244.

Louisiana (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

12 cases per adult person per household address per CALENDAR year. A case is defined as nine litres, so the cap is 108 litres per adult per household address per calendar year; LAC 55:VII.335.F states the same cap as 144 x 750 mL bottles per adult person per household address per calendar year. No monthly sub-limit, no producer-size tier, no state aggregate cap.

Maine (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

Per shipment: no more than 9,000 millilitres, and no container smaller than 250 millilitres. Per recipient address: no more than 12 shipments in a calendar year. Effective ceiling 108,000 mL (108 L / approx. 28.5 US gal) per address per calendar year. No production-size tier, no monthly sub-limit, no state aggregate cap.

Maryland (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

18 nine-litre cases of wine per year to a single DELIVERY ADDRESS — i.e. 162 litres (about 42.8 US gallons, or 216 standard 750 ml bottles) per address per year. No monthly sub-limit, no per-person limit, no state aggregate cap and no producer-size tier were located.

Massachusetts (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

12 cases per year per MA resident, each case not more than 9 litres (i.e. max 108 L / ~28.5 gal per resident per year); separately, no single delivery under c. 138 § 22 may exceed 108 litres

Michigan (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

1,500 9-litre cases, or 13,500 litres in total, of wine per calendar year to Michigan consumers; plus a common-ownership aggregate cap — direct shippers under common ownership (in whole or in part) or common management may not ship more than 13,500 litres in the aggregate. No per-consumer limit.

Minnesota (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

Per recipient: not more than 2 cases per calendar year, where a case may contain a maximum of 9 litres — i.e. a hard ceiling of 18 litres per Minnesota resident per calendar year. Recipient must be a resident of Minnesota age 21 or over. Personal use only, not for resale. No monthly sub-limit, no production-size tier, and no statewide aggregate cap.

Mississippi (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

12 nine-litre cases of wine per calendar year to any one (1) Mississippi ADDRESS (per permittee). No monthly sub-limit, no production-size tier, no state aggregate cap located.

Missouri (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

2 cases of wine per person per calendar month, legally defined as 4.76 gallons of volume per calendar month

Montana (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

18 nine-liter cases of table wine per individual (age 21+) per year, personal consumption only

Nebraska (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

9 litres of alcoholic liquor per person per calendar month; 108 litres per person per year in aggregate. Limit covers all alcoholic liquor combined (beer, wine, spirits, RTDs), not wine alone.

Nevada (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

Consumer cap: 12 cases of wine per Nevada resident per year (aggregate across ALL suppliers) = 28.53 wine gallons = 108 litres, using the statutory case definition of 12 x 750 mL. PLUS two supplier-side volume tripwires per fiscal year (Jul 1-Jun 30): at 25 cases (59.44 wine gallons) the supplier must designate a Nevada importer/wholesaler; at 200 cases (475.51 wine gallons) the supplier owes a $500 fee.

New Hampshire (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

Wine: not more than 12 nine-litre cases (or equivalent) per consumer per CALENDAR year. Liquor: not more than 60 individual containers of not more than one litre each per consumer per calendar year. Beer/beverage: not more than 27 gallons in containers of not more than one litre per licensee or consumer per calendar year. Exceeding these requires written commission permission, granted only for products not otherwise available in New Hampshire. Separately, shipping more than 600 litres of any particular wine or liquor into New Hampshire in aggregate triggers a mandatory offer to sell a matching amount to the commission.

New Jersey (Limited, verified 2026-08-01)

Not more than 12 cases of wine per year to any person over 21, where a case may not exceed 9 litres — i.e. a volumetric ceiling of 108 litres (28.53 US gallons) per recipient per year, measured in cases of at most 9 L. No monthly sub-limit. No state aggregate cap. Separately, the shipper's OWN production must stay at or below 250,000 gallons per year for the licence to exist at all.

New Mexico (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

2 nine-litre cases of wine per month per New Mexico resident aged 21+, for personal consumption/use and not for resale; no annual cap and no state aggregate cap in statute

New York (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

The LESSER of (A) 36 cases per New York resident customer per year, each case no more than 9 litres; or (B) the maximum number of cases PER MONTH AND PER YEAR that the shipper's own state allows New York manufacturers to ship to its residents. Counted separately per alcohol type, each under its own licence.

North Carolina (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

2 cases (18 litres) per person per calendar month; a 'case' is any combination of packages containing not more than 9 litres; personal use only, not for resale; separate 1,000-case-per-calendar-year statewide trigger

North Dakota (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

Wine: 7.13 gallons [27 liters] or less per month, per individual 21 or older. Separately: beer 288 fluid ounces [8,517.18 mL] per month; any other alcoholic beverage 2.38 gallons [9 liters] per month. No annual or state-aggregate cap in statute.

Ohio (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

24 cases of twelve 750 mL bottles (i.e. 24 nine-litre cases = 216 L) per FAMILY HOUSEHOLD per year, aggregate across all shippers. No separate per-shipper, per-shipment or monthly sub-limit.

Oklahoma (Limited, verified 2026-08-01)

6 nine-litre cases (54 L) per Oklahoma resident per year from any one permit holder; AND an aggregate cap of 30 nine-litre cases (270 L) per resident per year across all shippers. No shipments for resale.

Oregon (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

Wine: 5 cases per Oregon resident per month, each case containing not more than 9 litres (ORS 471.282(3)(a)(C)(ii)); plus an OAR daily cap of 5 cases of wine (max 9 L/case) per final consumer per day (OAR 845-006-0392(8)(b)). Cider and malt beverages: 2 cases (max 9 L/case) per resident per month and per day. No state aggregate cap, no production-size tier.

Pennsylvania (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

36 cases of up to 9 litres per case per Pennsylvania resident aged 21+ per calendar year, from each direct wine shipper licensee (324 litres per PA resident per calendar year from any one DWS licensee). No state aggregate cap located: the statute caps what one shipper may send to one resident, not what a resident may receive in total. No monthly sub-limit: the former 9 litres per month cap was struck by Act 39 of 2016. No production-size tiers. Personal use only, not for resale.

Rhode Island (Not generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

No statutory volume limit; the constraint is qualitative — the order must be personally placed by the purchaser at the manufacturer's premises and shipped for a nonbusiness purpose

South Carolina (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

24 bottles of wine per person per calendar month. No annual per-consumer cap, no household aggregate, no state aggregate cap and no producer-size tier appears in statute or SCDOR guidance.

South Dakota (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

12 cases per person per calendar year, each case no more than 9 litres — i.e. a maximum of 108 litres (28.5 US gal) per recipient per calendar year

Tennessee (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

9 liters of wine per individual per calendar month; PLUS an annual per-individual cap that depends on producer size — 27 liters per individual per calendar year if the winery produces 270,000 liters or more of wine per calendar year, or 54 liters per individual per calendar year if the winery produces less than 270,000 liters per calendar year. The 9-liter monthly cap applies to both tiers.

Texas (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

Per consumer: no more than 9 GALLONS of wine within any calendar month, and no more than 36 GALLONS of wine within any 12-month period. Per permit holder: no more than 35,000 GALLONS of wine sold to Texas ultimate consumers annually. Unit is gallons throughout; there is no case-based limit.

Utah (Not generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

Zero — no volume may lawfully be shipped DTC. (Separate and distinct: a person physically entering Utah may possess up to 9 litres of liquor, wine included, bought out of state for personal consumption under § 32B-4-414(2). That is a hand-carry possession allowance, not a shipping allowance.)

Vermont (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

Per Vermont resident per CALENDAR YEAR: not more than 12 cases of vinous beverages or ready-to-drink spirits beverages AND not more than 29 gallons of vinous beverages or RTD spirits beverages. (Separate parallel cap for malt beverages: 12 cases and not more than 36 gallons.)

Virginia (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

Not more than two cases of wine per month to any one person in Virginia; a case of wine means any combination of packages containing not more than nine liters. (Separately: not more than two cases of beer per month; a case of beer means not more than 288 ounces.) No annual cap, no state aggregate cap, no production-size tier.

Washington (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

No volume limit on DTC shipments to a Washington consumer — no per-household, per-individual, per-shipment or per-licensee cap and no annual/monthly period cap in RCW 66.20.360–.385 or WAC 314-24-231/232

West Virginia (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

Two cases of wine per month to any one person, where West Virginia defines a case volumetrically: 'A case is defined as any combination of packages containing not more than nine liters of wine.' The cap is therefore 18 LITRES per person per calendar month, and it is package-agnostic — the limit is on volume, not on bottle count or format. No annual per-consumer cap, no producer-size tier, and no statewide aggregate cap on the shipper was located. Wine must be for the adult resident's 'personal use and consumption and not for resale'.

Wisconsin (Generally permitted, verified 2026-08-01)

108 litres of wine per individual recipient per calendar year, aggregated across ALL direct wine shippers. The recipient — not the shipper — is statutorily responsible for compliance. No separate per-shipper, per-household, per-address or monthly sub-limit; no production-size tier; no state aggregate cap.

Wyoming (Limited, verified 2026-08-01)

108 litres of manufactured wine per household per any 12-month period; plus a separate 90-litre trigger: if a shipper ships more than 90 litres of any one wine to any combination of Wyoming households and licensed retailers, it must offer to sell that wine to the Liquor Division at wholesale prices

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