Consequence of new regulations regarding the supply of alcohol

As of the summer of 2021, there will be official legislation regarding the supply of Alcohol and similar rules apply to the sale of alcohol in a store. So whoever orders the wine and who receives the wine must be 18 years or older. There will then also be an identification requirement (when ordering) as well as at delivery.

As Grandcruwijnen, we have already taken our social responsibility in this regard because we also think it is crazy that it is easy for children to order alcoholic products. We have already arranged what we can do despite the higher costs. Click here for more information about the 18+ identification requirement.

In addition to the identification obligation when ordering and receiving, it is also the case that simply leaving wines at a front door or at a location specified by you is no longer possible and we see that the various couriers are already arranging this. Perhaps annoying, but as of June / July 2021 this will be the result of the new regulations.

In summary, it will mean that a delivery of wines or spirits must be made by someone who ordered and must also order it. This is regulated by law and the parcel suppliers such as DPD, PostNL and Budbee also take all their social responsibility in this and will already regulate this policy as such.

In addition to the identification obligation when ordering and receiving it, it is also the case that simply leaving wines at a front door is no longer possible and it is also important to mention that if you choose a different delivery address (for example, for giving a gift) the recipient must be able to identify themselves and must be older than 18 years, so keep this in mind and perhaps it is good to inform the recipient about this in advance (you could forward the Track&Trace you receive to the ultimate recipient and mention that a package will be coming for which 18plus control is necessary). No unwillingness, but we can't do anything about this because of privacy rules we do not have the email address of the person you are sending the package to.