Which states have winetags? (store listings, too)

[MrsPinecone]

What is a winetag?

A winetag is exactly what it sounds like: a coupon or MIR that hangs around the neck of a wine bottle. They can be for many things like bread, beef, chicken, turkey, flowers... Some require a wine purchase, some don't.

List updated on 7/5/08

Alabama - YES
Alaska - NO
Arizona - YES -
Arkansas - NO
California - YES - (Central) Safeway, Albertson's, Ralphs; SaveMart; (San Jose) Albertson's, but all WPN; (Gilroy) Albertson's, Safeway, both WPN and NWPN; (Southern - Torrance, Marina Del Rey and Pacific Palisades) Vons (Safeway), Albertsons, and Ralphs, both WPN & NWPN
Colorado - NO
Connecticut - NO
Delaware
Florida - YES - Albertson's, Publix, Winn Dixie
Georgia - NO - (has MIR WTs) Someone found a random one once, but never again.
Hawaii - YES - rare
Idaho - YES - Albertson's
Illinois - YES - (Chicago) Jewel, Cub Foods & Dominicks (few); (Central) - YES -Cubs, Jewel-Osco, Krogers, Shop N Save, Schnucks, Walmart (few), Meijer, Target(even non super), Hyvee.
Indiana - YES
Iowa - YES
Kansas - NO - (Kansas City) maybe random ones from the other side of the river
Kentucky - NO
Louisiana - YES
Maine - YES - Hannaford, Shaws (Augusta); rare
Maryland - NO
Massachusetts - YES - rare, more MIR; no instant coupons on beer/wine by law
Michigan - YES - All stores including Kroger, Rite Aid
Minnesota - NO
Mississippi
Missouri - YES - must be NWPN by law - HyVee, Super WalMart, Price Chopper (Kansas City), Dillions (Springfield), Schnucks
Montana - YES - also MIRs for beer on 12- & 24-packs
Nebraska - YES - No Frills and Bag 'n' Save; NWPN ones tend to be MIRs
Nevada - YES-Albertson's
New Hampshire - YES - Price Chopper, Shaws, Market Basket, Hannafords - MIR, WPN & NWPN
New Jersey - NO
New Mexico - YES - both WPN & NWPN; (Albuquerque) Smiths
New York - NO
North Carolina - YES - Harris Teeter, BiLo, Lowes Food, Food Lion, Kroger, Piggly Wiggly, BJ's
North Dakota - YES - very, very rare; (Bismarck) maybe once a year at Cashwise
Ohio - YES - Giant Eagle (rare-ish), Meijer, Tops, Kroger (hit or miss), Acme
Oklahoma - NO
Oregon - YES
Pennsylvania - NO
Rhode Island - NO - rare MIR for groceries & wine
South Carolina - YES - WPN & NWPN, more in heavily populated areas; Bi-Lo, Winn Dixie, Ingles, Publix, Food Lion, Harris Teeter and Piggly Wiggly
South Dakota - YES - Safeway, Albertson's; some instant, some MIR
Tennessee- NO - have state liquor stores; do find tearpads (NWPN)/MIRs (WPN)
Texas - YES - Kroger, HEB, Randall's, Albertson's
Utah - NO
Vermont - YES - Shaw's (Middlebury) had both WPN & NWPN
Virginia - YES (mostly MIR) - rare; MIRs everywhere around Hampton Roads! Kroger, Farm Fresh
Washington - YES
West Virginia - YES
Wisconsin - YES - rare
Wyoming - YES - rare; can have both NWPN and WPN per state law

[kmmmom]

okay, I have a question. If there is a peelie or a winetag on a product you are not buying is it okay to take the peelie or the winetag off of that product?

[angie_tn_us]

I have never seen them in Tennessee. :( :( :(

[bargainqueen]

Usually I see them for things like money off vacations or additional wine. I have never ran across any for things like bread, etc.

[christinamikayla]

umm....that is why I have never seen them in my state. Are there laws against winetags in some states?

[kmmmom]

umm....that is why I have never seen them in my state. Are there laws against winetags in some states?

Ohhh....I hope not, I have been getting and using winetags from trades. No wonder the cashiers look at them so funny.

That would also explain why I have never found any on my own. (in Kentucky)

[christinamikayla]

Ohhh....I hope not, I have been getting and using winetags from trades. No wonder the cashiers look at them so funny.

That would also explain why I have never found any on my own. (in Kentucky)

I meant against the law to display them, not use them. Like how in dry counties they do not sell alcohol but you can bring it in from another county and drink it. I know it makes no sense to me.

[Shadowchasy]

I live in a wet county, I mean you can go to any store in town and buy any kind of liquor. But we do not have wine tags on anything.
I live in Texas

[Gussa]

I'm from Georgia and I saw one today in Kroger, it was for $3 off seafood wyb the wine it was on. Don't remember which one was one, I just quickly glanced at it as I was walking by.

[ALudlam]

I'm in Mississippi and to my knowledge grocery stores here don't sell wine. (They do sell things like Boone's Farm and wine collers.) Would bottles in the liquour store have the tags?

[addictedtosaving]

Any wine tags in LA?

[diag]

I've never noticed them, but I usually shop at Wal Mart so that could be why. I'll have to check around and see if I find any.

[phlack]

I've rarely seem them in publix and winn-dixie in Florida. Can't say about Albertsons.

-Mike

[debbiepete]

I was informed winetags in Louisiana are concidered illegal :(

[tsa74]

How did you find out that each state doesnt allow winetags? I'm in GA and have not seen a winetag but have heard of others finding them. I just thought I was unlucky.... Maybe they are getting them from someplace else. Theresa

[Berkley69]

I knew there was going to be a "NO" by my state! CT sucks!!! That's it, I'm moving!

[neglectarino]

Update on NJ. My DH works for a distributor & I currently have KJ wine $$ off chocolate NPRWTs. I asked him to bring home any extra he can or that they don't need (don't want him to get in trouble!). So... although I have only seen the one for use in NJ, I assume it's legal & that there are more.

[IVMm0m]

Update for IL- Meijer, Target(even non super), and I'm thinking Hyvee.

[ShoppingSillySally]

You can find them at eBay under coupons/winetags or wine tags.
You can also find gift cards for all kinds of stores. :D

[PraiseAdonai]

Look at this!

I thought I was the only one who did know. Thanks everyone.

[jenjacobs]

Harris Teeter here in Charlotte has them the most often
I occasionally find them at Lowes and Food Lion

[Carolina Momma]

For us, it's Harris Teeter and Lowes Foods. Around Thanksgiving last year, I did find some at one of the BJ's here (Raleigh, NC).

[crossstreet]

Shaws and Hannaford in Maine

[Michar]

That's weird.... I had never heard of these or seen them until someone was talking about them i chat today... but when i found this thread it says Michigan does have them... I wonder if even if it is legal in your state some stores don't have them...

[manders13]

none in cincinnati or akron :(

A bunch of free golf but thats it BLAH

[nirwin24]

I was just in Albertson's Today in the Las Vegas/Henderson, NV area and the wine section was FILLED with winetags. I took almost everyone until peoples eyes started my way.

I am trying to figure out how to put them up for auction or trade. I have them all typed up so if you're interested feel free to contact me. Have some that require wine purchase, some just straight grocery savings, and some straight wine savings.

I hope to have a I have list soon!! HTH

[shawnandbecky02]

So you can just take em off the bottles? and peelies, just peel em off??? is that right? I don't drink but tags seem to be the way to get great deals on steaks. and stuff. I can just, take em:question8:

[txmomof2boys]

I have never seen them in Texas, I frequently shop at HEB & Albertsons and have never seen them.

[navybaby1113]

I rarely ever see them in Florida. I got a couple on Mike's Hard Lemonade today.

[erinerinerin]

wow, i never knew this existed til now. is it really ok to get them off the bottles, or is it a grey area kind of thing? pm me someone if you don't feel ok posting!

[carolfsvt]

I don't feel right taking them off the bottles unless I am buying the wine but my Shaws and Price Chopper have many tearpads with coupons. Usually they are $1 off meat, cheeses, bakery, produce or seafood with NWP. I take several of the coupons off the tearpad. A few times I have found a winetag off a bottle left in a cart or on the ground. Those I have no problem picking up.

Last weekend I went to NH and checked out the wine section at Price Chopper. For a minute I thought I had found a goldmine. There were winetags everywhere! Unfortunately every one I looked at required a wine purchase and many were only good in NH :( Guess it's back to my local stores for winetags.

Carol

wow, i never knew this existed til now. is it really ok to get them off the bottles, or is it a grey area kind of thing? pm me someone if you don't feel ok posting!

[angeleyeza]

PA dont have them *cry*

[gizzelle1111]

It figures!!! Minnesotans will snowmobile drunk playing chicken with trees, fish on frozen lakes, swim mid-winter......but we can't have wine tags on our hooch!!!:hysterical: Is there a HWC Trading for Dummies somewhere? I want some of these very very very much!!!!!! Gizz

[PirateQueen]

I've only found MIR on the winetags here in GA. I've only found 2 that did not require a wine purchase, one for pasta and one for chocolate & ice.

[Beandippy]

The CVS I went to in IL today had a couple of wine tags in their liquor dept.

[chriscree]

CVS had the $1 off american greetings card today in TX.

[sarabean]

In NC they are NWPN so I don't feel like I need to buy the wine to use the wine tag. My store only has them on rare occasions, but this month they have had them for $2 off Rottisserie chicken... I take 1 or 2 each trip if there are more there. I don't get them to sell. I have used one in a coupon train, but usually I get what I can use and no more.

[carisal]

I'm in the northern tip of SC and the WTs I have found are mostly junk. WPN.
:(
found some off random things like $1/BIC luminere, $3 off pine mountain firewood, $1/fujifilm camera $6 minimum purchase....

[vloglady]

Can someone in New Hampshire please help me?

I live in NY, travel to Maine several times a year. We stop at the New Hampshire Liquor store, on both sides of the highway.

NEVER have I seen any winetags in this enormous store. Why? I understand NH is a yes on winetags, but why don't these liquor stores ever have any?

Is it just supermarkets? Where are the nearest Shaws and Hannafords to these liquor stores?

thanks.

Susan

[kval07]

Haven't found a single one here in MI. I thought they weren't allowed here until I found this thread. I want some!

[cheynesnana]

I've found a few at Meijer... not alot.. LOL.. but some anyway so I know they're out there !!

[smiles]

I've never seen one in IN even though it says we have them. When I was in IL I never came accross them either.

[neener130]

Can I "buy" winetags like coupons from clipping services or something similar? Is there anything like that? No winetags in NJ. :(

[cheynesnana]

Hmmm.. I don't think I've ever seen any winetags at the clipping services.. anyone else?

[neener130]

Can I "buy" winetags like coupons from clipping services or something similar? Is there anything like that? No winetags in NJ. :(

[disabledvetswife]

I rarely ever see them in Florida. I got a couple on Mike's Hard Lemonade today.

I always see them in FL, but 99.9% of the time they are WPN.

[darmomof2]

can i use wine tags even though they are not in UTAH (cause ya know we are all Mormons) just kidding.

[cheynesnana]

Yep ya can... of course they have to be NWPN..:hysterical:

[lazy1608]

you can't find them in NJ since it is illegal to sell wine/alcohol/beer here in the grocery stores. I too live in NJ and have to trade for any that I get (as well as beer NBPN MIR's). I wish that they were available here... it would make my life so much easier!

[YouPdWhat]

I haven't found any in Va. since I've moved here. Sure do miss the WT's! :sad3:

[MichiganMark]

Here in the Flint and Detroit MI areas, I have noticed that over the years, winetag availability has dwindled down to just about nothing.

The very few that do show up are usually wine purchase necessary. And by very few I mean maybe one or two a month.

I can remember back about 8 or 9 years ago, you could find several of these at Kroger, Meijer, VG's every week, no purchase necessary. I used to get some good ones. So sad anymore.

I even wonder if the distributors keep them for themselves for personal use, or to sell?

[clamre]

I talked to a Wine rep in Bi-Lo. He said companies are doing away with wine tags as stores are tired of dealing with them.

[CouponAmy]

According to IL law, NO wine/alcohol purchase required. HTH

Namaste ~

Amy

(*I live in CO now, but am a Chicago native, so have friends/family there!)