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Georgia customers may soon be able to order beer and wine online for “curbside pickup”

Customers may soon be able to get curbside pickup of wine and beer
Customers may soon be able to get curbside pickup of wine and beer
By Kristina Torres
Oct 13, 2017

Georgians may soon be able to order beer and wine online for "curbside pickup" at their local grocery and liquor stores.

Approval for just such a proposal may come by year's end, just in time for the holidays.

State officials said they are likely to make their decision after a Nov. 17 public hearing.

To find out how to have your say on the matter and just what the new rules would be, click here to read our premium story only on myAJC.com.

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