(People) - Over the span of the last year, carriers like FedEx and United Parcel Service have told retailers that they will no longer accept out-of-state shipments of alcohol unless they are headed to one of the 14 states which allow it. (If you live in Alaska, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska. Nevada, New Hampshire. New Mexico. North Dakota, Oregon, Virginia, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, or Wyoming you’re one of the lucky ones.)

Without the ability to shop from a variety of online retailers, consumers, especially those who live outside of big cities, will likely struggle to find the wine options they desire. The Times credits the sudden increase in cracking down to wine and spirit wholesalers looking to dominate the industry.

Daniel Posner, president of the National Association of Wine Retailers, and owner of Grapes the Wine Company, told the newspaper, “As in anything in business, this is pure greed. There are very few industries that are so regulated. We have an authority that looks over us, that makes sure we pay our bills on time. We have a very rigid system in place, state by state,” he said. “These wholesalers, they hold all the cards.”