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Is it possible to send a wine box to the UK, not a box of bottles but a 2.5 ltr box.

I have no idea if it is possible or even legal, it is for a gift not any commercial gain.

Any ideas most welcome.

ast wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2019 1:27 pm Is it possible to send a wine box to the UK, not a box of bottles but a 2.5 ltr box.

I have no idea if it is possible or even legal, it is for a gift not any commercial gain.

Any ideas most welcome.

If it is Cypriot wine, then there are lots of Cypriot shops in North London, who might have it, and maybe send it for you?

https://www.aspris.co.uk/

Friends of ours brought us 18 bottles of our favourite wine back with them in their container last year

I doubt that there would be problems but postage costs for 2.5lt (2.5kg) will be high

Check this out.


https://www.drinkablegifts.com/?

It depends if it's a particular brand of wine you are looking for. The choice of Cyprus wines in UK and online is very poor.
We wanted wine from a particular winery, hence why we were very pleased to hear of our friends returning to UK with a container.

Thanks for the replies but it is probably more trouble than its worth.

It was for a friend who loves the Kolios Dry white they do in boxes, apparently the same is not available in bottles and not available in the UK either so was wondering if i could have sent a box to him.

Always thought the post maybe to expensive but just wondered if anyone had actually do it before.

When I was travelling forwards and backwards from Germany to Cyprus in the early 1980s I always had some bottles of my favourite red in the suitcase, but was always disappointed when I opened the bottles in Germany. They never tasted as nice as they did in Cyprus. Only Brandy 1919 from Haggipavlu tasted like it did local.
https://www.whiskyauctioneer.com/lot/49 ... -vo-brandy

Max

PhotoLady wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2019 10:37 am It depends if it's a particular brand of wine you are looking for. The choice of Cyprus wines in UK and online is very poor.
We wanted wine from a particular winery, hence why we were very pleased to hear of our friends returning to UK with a container.

You have never been to North London have you

I have been.... a long time ago with a few nights coming back to our hotel on the night bus through Haringey.
You still can't get wine easily from London up north without paying for it with an arm and a leg from a bricks and mortar shop. Online, there's no choice and especially not the one we drink....

PhotoLady wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2019 8:01 pm I have been.... a long time ago with a few nights coming back to our hotel on the night bus through Haringey.
You still can't get wine easily from London up north without paying for it with an arm and a leg from a bricks and mortar shop. Online, there's no choice and especially not the one we drink....

There are a lot of firms that supply restaurants and shops all over the UK where there are Cypriots / Greek/ Turkish restaurants, I had mate who had Restaurant up North and he used to get a delivery every week,, im sure you could find them on line

WHL wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2019 12:06 pm

PhotoLady wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2019 10:37 am It depends if it's a particular brand of wine you are looking for. The choice of Cyprus wines in UK and online is very poor.
We wanted wine from a particular winery, hence why we were very pleased to hear of our friends returning to UK with a container.

You have never been to North London have you

Quite. When I lived in North London, even Tesco delivered Keo beer & wine from their Tottenham depot.

Tell me when you find Ayia Mavri please.

Keo beer however, is no problem - they sell it in Morrisons...

PhotoLady wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2019 12:37 am Tell me when you find Ayia Mavri please.

Keo beer however, is no problem - they sell it in Morrisons...

In North London, you will find 99% of Cypriot food and wine, if someone really wanted it, they could have it sent to them.

PhotoLady wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2019 12:37 am Tell me when you find Ayia Mavri please.

Keo beer however, is no problem - they sell it in Morrisons...

It is sold in the UK
If you want some contact the winery and they will tell you who stocks their wine in the UK...Next
https://www.cyprustrade.co.uk/default.a ... s&ct=Wines

Sorry, we've been away down south for a few days....
There's nowhere on that link which sells Ayia Mavri wine and given the fact the last conversation we had with the owners was they were going to have to close, or sell up as their children have no interest in continuing with the business, it seems even less likely it will be available for very much longer.
Perhaps we shouldn't drink the bottles we still have left?
It's the blue bottle wine that's our favourite.

Interestingly enough, whilst replying to Max on another post about Agia Mavri church I found this whilst searching for our favourite Cyprus wine:

ast wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2019 11:13 am Thanks for the replies but it is probably more trouble than its worth.

It was for a friend who loves the Kolios Dry white they do in boxes, apparently the same is not available in bottles and not available in the UK either so was wondering if i could have sent a box to him.

Always thought the post maybe to expensive but just wondered if anyone had actually do it before.

The box white is a in bottles, it’s Persefoni dry

That's interesting as the guy whom I deal with at Kolios says not, it only comes in the boxes.

ast wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2019 6:28 pm That's interesting as the guy whom I deal with at Kolios says not, it only comes in the boxes.

I drink the bottles and the boxed wines
They’re basically the same
Red is like of Statos 99
Rose is like Cornetto dry
White is like Persefoni dry
They’re the same grape the boxed white is maybe a little sweeter than the bottled white
When I used to take bottles back to the Uk (carefully wrapped in pitta breads) they never tasted the same, I guess you need the sunshine too