Amazon.com launches Amazon Wine

Amazon.com (AMZN) today announced the launch of Amazon Wine, a marketplace offering customers more than a thousand wines crafted by wineries around the country. Starting today, customers can ship up to six bottles of their favorite wine for $9.99, Amazon.com said. At launch, shipping will be available to California, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming and the District of Columbia, with more coming soon.