I'm looking for a pointer to a service that will ship wine and hard liquor.

I am moving from Seattle, WA to New York City and have hired a moving
company to move my personal belongings. The company I've hired will
not move wine & hard liquor, so moving these is my responsibility.
Ideally I would like to use a shipping service to ship these items to
myself...

So, how do I go about moving these?

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 11 Jul 2006 14:24 PDT

Are these the kinds of services you seek?

http://www.vintrust.com/vintrust/shipit/overview.aspx

http://www.westerncarriers.com/transportation_collections.html

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Clarification of Question by jcarnahan-ga on 11 Jul 2006 14:40 PDT

Vintrust appears to be a service that provides shipment from winery's
and temporary wine storage. I'm not a winery, nor do I need temporary
storage. I'm just an individual with a well stocked home bar. (Say 70
bottles nearly all liquor).

Western Carriers appears to provide a service similar to what I'm
looking for, which is strictly transportation from one address to
another. However, a quick call to them confirms that they are better
suited for much larger collections (entire pallets, rather than a few
cases).

Services similar to Western Carriers, but better suited for my small
collection are what I'm looking for.

Thank you for the quick response.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 11 Jul 2006 14:46 PDT

Are you locked into a deal with the moving company that won't deal
with wine? If not, you might want to look into United Van Lines:

http://www.unitedvanlines.com/mover/moving-aids/moving-brochures/moving-wine.htm

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Clarification of Question by jcarnahan-ga on 12 Jul 2006 14:37 PDT

Indeed, I am locked in.. =(

Pack with newspaper so the bottles don't clink.  Label as something else.

If you're shipping during hot summer months, you'll want a
refrigerated truck (for the wine).  You might try calling a flower
transport company - cooled trucks and they know how to pack fragile. 
Make sure the refrigeration stays on all the time during the transport
to insure a constant temperature.

Moving companies have packed closed bottles of wine and open/closed
bottles of liquor for me.  They took no special precautions other than
what might be taken for glass. Here's what one mover recommends:
http://www.mayflower.com/moving/full-service-movers/moving-tips/packing-tips.htm#tips12