(Bloomberg) - Arthur Goldman, the Philadelphia-area lawyer charged with illegally reselling wine, said 2,447 bottles seized and slated to be disposed of by Pennsylvania state police were just for him and his wife.

Goldman’s collection of European, Canadian and California wines held by authorities in a Philadelphia evidence room since January was obtained legally and wasn’t offered for sale, according to papers filed Nov. 17 in state court in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Forfeiture is excessive and “grossly disproportionate to the alleged wrongdoing,” lawyers for Goldman wrote.

The “personal wine collection was not contraband,” attorneys Barbara Darkes and Peter Kratsawrote.

Goldman was charged in January with buying alcohol outside the state system and selling liquor without a license. He resolved the charge by entering a first-offender program. Now he’s fighting to save the wine. Under Pennsylvania’s liquor code, illegal spirits must be destroyed or donated to a hospital.

Among his bottles were vintages from small-batch California producers such as Turley Wine Cellars, Martinelli Winery and Kistler Vineyards.

J.J. Abbott, a spokesman for Attorney General Kathleen Kane, declined to comment on Goldman’s filing. A forfeiture hearing hasn’t yet been scheduled, Abbott said.

Police Accusation

State police officers said that Goldman, 50, sold wine out of his home in Malvern, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of Philadelphia. He sent an undercover agent a 97-page e-mail of wines available for purchase, most of which weren’t available in the state, according to court documents.

Goldman and his wife, Melissa Kurtzman, legally purchased wine, accepted gifts and received bottles from wineries in California from 2006 until July 2013 at their former home in New Jersey, according to the filing.