We used Amazon's new two-hour wine delivery - here's how it went

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Kate Taylor

When it was announced on Wednesday that Amazon was launching booze delivery in Manhattan, it was clear Business Insider needed to give the service a test run.

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Amazon launched Prime Now delivery of wine, beer, and spirits in Seattle in August, but New York is only the second city where users can use Prime Now to purchase booze.

Prime Now is more generally available in more than a dozen cities around the US. The mobile app-based service allows for one- and two-hour delivery from Amazon and local business, and is only available to Amazon Prime members.

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Here's how the process of ordering booze with Prime Now in Manhattan works.

Disclosure: Jeff Bezos is an investor in Business Insider through hispersonal investment company Bezos Expeditions.

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