HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board announced it will expand its recently introduced curbside pickup service to 389 more Fine Wine & Good Spirits locations across the commonwealth today, to serve more customers seeking wine and spirits while maintaining social distancing practices in the interest of public health and safety.
Stores located in the following towns are among those that will be open for curbside pick-up today:
CAMERON COUNTY
• 54 E. Fourth St., Emporium, (814) 486-0433
ELK COUNTY
• 305 N.Broad St. Ridgway, (814) 772-8305, Limited Pickup Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
• St. Marys Plaza Shopping Center, 832 S. St. Marys Road., St Marys, (814) 834-2919
MCKEAN COUNTY
• 38 Davis St., Bradford, (814) 368-0400
• 124 N. Fraley St., Kane, (814) 837-2301, Limited Pickup Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
• 433 W. Main St., Smethport, (814) 887-3401, Limited Pickup Hours: Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
POTTER COUNTY
• 151 Route 6 West, Coudersport, (814) 274-9179
For a complete list of stores that will be open, visit https://www.lcb.pa.gov/Consumers/Documents/Store_List_Phase_2.pdf
“Beginning Monday, we’ll have 565 Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores across Pennsylvania accepting orders by phone for curbside pickup,” said PLCB Chairman Tim Holden. “We acknowledge that Pennsylvanians are frustrated with busy signals and want broader access to wine and spirits, so after learning from our experiences this past week, we’ve made improvements to process orders faster, expand the hours we take orders by phone, and be more flexible in scheduling pickups, even the same day, if pickup appointments are available.”
Most stores will support curbside service Monday through Saturday — taking a limited number of orders on a first-call, first-served basis beginning at 9 a.m. each day and scheduling pickup appointments between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. — but some stores will operate on more limited days and hours.
Each store has its own unique inventory and staff will guide callers through the products available for purchase before finalizing each order and taking payment by phone. At pickup, customers will be required to present identification before the order is delivered.
Curbside pickup orders will be limited to up to six bottles per order, and credit cards are the only accepted form of payment. Orders will also be limited to one order per caller, per store, per day, and all curbside pickup sales are final.
Stores will continue to accept the first 50 to 100 orders placed each day, on a first-call, first-served basis, until fulfillment capacity grows to accept more orders per day. Orders will only be accepted by the store’s published phone number; no orders will be accepted by email or voicemail.
On April 20, the first day curbside pickup was introduced at 176 Fine Wine & Good Spirits locations across Pennsylvania.
The PLCB also continues to grow e-commerce sales at www.finewineandgoodspirits.com
More than 100 locations are picking and packing e-commerce orders. Website access continues to be randomized to avoid overwhelming the site with high traffic and prolong access throughout the day, although daily orders have increased exponentially.
Pennsylvanians are also reminded of the following places and means for obtaining beverage alcohol during the current public health crisis.
• Nearly 1,000 licensed producers in Pennsylvania – including breweries, wineries, and distilleries — may still sell their own products for off-premises consumption.
• Restaurant and eating place licensees (bars, taverns, bottle shops, pizza/sub shops, supermarkets, convenience stores, etc.) can sell beer to go, up to 192 ounces (generally two six packs) per transaction.
• Restaurant licensees that also have wine expanded permits — including grocery stores and convenience stores — may also sell up to three liters of wine to go, per transaction.
• Beer distributors in Pennsylvania may continue sales for off-premises consumption.
• Residents remain able to purchase wine from more than 1,200 licensed direct wine shippers.
The PLCB is not considering reopening stores to the public at this time, although the agency continues to monitor the situation in consultation with the Wolf Administration and public health officials.
Consumers are reminded that the sale of alcoholic beverages without a license is strictly prohibited under Pennsylvania law.