Buying wine in Miami on Sundays?

[sj cruiser]

Can you buy wine in Miami on Sundays? Is it available in grocery stores?

[BBsails]

Interesting question. From Wikipedia:

 

State law prohibits selling of alcohol between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m., unless the county chooses to change the operating hours later; such as for Sunday morning; Ormond Beach stays open until 7pm on Sundays. Miami-Dade County liquor stores may operate 24 hours a day.

 

Supermarkets and other licensed business establishments may sell beer, low-alcohol liquors, and wine. Liquor must be sold in dedicated liquor stores which may be in a separate part of a grocery or a drug store. Beer must be sold in quantities of 32ounces or less or greater than 1gallon. 40 and 64 ounce beverages are illegal.

 

Betsy

[BBsails]

OK, sj cruiser, you sent me on a web search. We're overnighting in Fort Lauderdale prior to sailing out of Miami in April, and I was planning to shop at Total Wine or Publix for champagne. Sorry to report we may be out of luck :-( Publix (if they have a liquor department--some locations do, others don't) and Total Wine start selling liquor at noon on Sundays. We plan to arrive at the port by 11:00 am for our late afternoon departure. You may be able to make a last-minute strike if you can wait until noon to shop. Maybe someone has further information.

 

BTW, I'm in Silicon Valley also.

 

Betsy

[sj cruiser]

Thanks, Betsy, for doing the research! Is there anybody who lives in Miami who may have the answer?

 

Also, what about Costco? Is there one near the port of Miami?

[andrzej5914]

OK, sj cruiser, you sent me on a web search. We're overnighting in Fort Lauderdale prior to sailing out of Miami in April, and I was planning to shop at Total Wine or Publix for champagne. Sorry to report we may be out of luck :-( Publix (if they have a liquor department--some locations do, others don't) and Total Wine start selling liquor at noon on Sundays. We plan to arrive at the port by 11:00 am for our late afternoon departure. You may be able to make a last-minute strike if you can wait until noon to shop. Maybe someone has further information.

 

BTW, I'm in Silicon Valley also.

 

Betsy

 

Why not get it on Saturday?

[Tangocherie]

Last October, I purchased my liquor at Costco on a Sunday. It was not too far from MIA.

[latnballer]

You can purchase wine/beer from Publix on Sundays. However, in some cities, like Coral Gables it's after 8/9am. Only a few Publix's have a liquor store but most are down south on US1.

[John&John]

Can you buy wine in Miami on Sundays? Is it available in grocery stores?

 

We bought wine in a Publix last month in the early morning, but the store was in Doral, FL.

 

I would suggest that you make it easy on yourself and call the store you are interested in.