Delta is the latest airline to let you check wine for free

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Wine-drinkers rejoice: Another airline has joined the list of carriers that make it easy to bring wine home from your trip to California's wine regions, including Napa Valley, Sonoma County and Livermore Valley.Beginning Oct. 6, Delta Air Lines will allow SkyMiles members who are at least 21 and departing from select airports in Northern California and Sacramento to skip the $45 checked bag fee when checking one case of wine.To be eligible for Delta's new SkyMiles "Wine Takes Flight" program, passengers must: be flying on a Delta or Delta Connection flight on a paid or an award ticket, be flying nonstop or connecting to a destination within the U.S., and be leaving from one of the program's participating airports.Delta says the list may expand, but for now, these are the originating West Coast airports where Delta Air Airlines will allow you to fly a case of wine for free:San Francisco International Airport (SFO)Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK)San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC)Sacramento International Airport (SMF)Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (STS)To ship your wine, you will need to follow some standard packing rules. Your box must weigh no more than 50 p...

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