| Grape News Archives |
| Arizona: New bill to allow wine shipments |
| 6.2.06 - Gov. Janet Napolitano on Thursday gave wine drinkers cause to clink their glasses in celebration, signing legislation that allows Arizonans to get shipments from out-of-state wineries. |
| Indiana: New shipping law opens the door for wine lovers |
| 5.29.06 - Nobody likes to jump through more hoops, but it's certainly something we can live with," said Larry Satek, president of the Satek Winery in Fremont and president of the Indiana Winegrowers Guild. |
| Florida: Consumer Choice in Fine Wine Protected ... For Now |
| 5.15.06 - The Florida Legislature Refused to Pass a Bill Related to the Direct Shipment of Wine to Consumers During the Past Legislative Session; Shipping Continues. |
| Washington: New Direct Shipment Laws in Washington State will be implemented |
| 5.11.06 - The fee for a wine shipper permit will be $100, unless the winery is already licensed with Washington as a Certificate of Approval for wine (COA). If so, the COA will need a "no fee" endorsement from Washington to ship to consumers. |
| Colorado Law Uncorks Interstate Wine Sales |
| 5.5.06 - Adult Coloradans now can order wine directly from any winery -- within or outside the state -- on the Internet or by telephone. |
| Florida: House passes bill to regulate mail-order wine |
| 4.26.06 - A bill passed unanimously Wednesday by the House would allow for most wines to be shipped through the mail to Florida, unless they're made by the biggest winemakers. |
| Delaware legislators working to uncork wine laws |
| 4.12.06 - Legislation intended to help small vintners passed unanimously in the House April 6. With strong support in the Senate, it is a bill House lawmakers hope will bear fruit for Lewes's Nassau Valley Vineyards. |
| Maryland: Winery bill expected to be approved |
| 4.7.06 - A bill allowing small Maryland wineries to continue selling directly to restaurants and retailers was expected to pass the House of Delegates either late Wednesday or today, according to Kevin Atticks, executive director of the Maryland Wineries Association. |
| Iowa House presses forward on wine bill |
| 3.31.06 - The Iowa House has given final legislative approval to a bill sought by the state's wine industry. Representative Betty De Boef says the state's wine industry is growing and could have a big economic impact on the state. |
| Maryland: Senate passes winery legislation |
| 3.31.06 - The Maryland Senate unanimously passed legislation Tuesday that would allow small wineries in the state to continue to sell their wines directly to retailers and restaurants. |
| Kansas: Wine by mail moves a step closer to legality |
| 3.30.06 - Under a measure approved by the House in an initial vote Wednesday, Kansas wineries could ship to out-of-state customers. |
| Protect Florida wine consumers' choices |
| 3.29.06 - There are still those in Florida who are looking for ways to limit consumer choice. |
| Texas Hill Country: The Next Napa? |
| 3.19.06 - All across the region, sophisticated restaurants take Texas cuisine to new heights. Vintners plant new wineries every year. Well-established artists are generating a groundswell of interest in cutting-edge art. |
| Va-Va-Va-Viognier! |
| 3.17.06 - A "new" white wine is catching the eyes of wine lovers practicing their ABCs (Anything But Chardonnays). |
| New York: Wine Industry on the Rise |
| 3.17.06 - Long Point Winery owner Gary Barletta believes New York's wine industry is experiencing a trend similar to what California's wine industry saw during the 1960s. |
| Red wine may help gum disease |
| 3.13.06 - Red wine polyphenols may help fight gum disease, according to two Canadian studies presented this weekend at the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) annual meeting, in Orlando, Florida. |
| Maryland: Lawmakers consider proposals regulating direct sales to restaurants and retailers |
| 3.10.06 - Maryland winemakers and distributors sparred this week in Annapolis, as lawmakers considered bills that winemakers say could determine the fate of their burgeoning industry. |
| Oklahoma Wine & Spirits Wholesalers File Suit in Defense of State's Alcohol Safeguards |
| 3.09.06 - Yesterday, a group of Oklahoma's wine & spirits wholesalers -- Central Liquor Co., Jarboe Sales Company and Action Wholesale Liquor Company -- filed suit to prevent the deregulation of wine in Oklahoma following a U.S. Supreme Court decision. |
| Arizona: Wholesalers and wineries grapple over wine sales |
| 3.07.06 - The argument that's being bandied about by wine wholesalers -- that the ability of small Arizona wineries to take orders directly from consumers boosts minors' access to alcohol -- is, quite frankly, absurd. |
| Pennsylvania: Fruit of wine sales court ruling dying on the vine so far |
| 3.06.06 - The state established a limited license for use by out-of-state wineries interested in making direct shipments into Pennsylvania. So far, no winery has applied to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board for the license, which costs about $1,000. |
| Proposal to restrict wine Indiana shipments has wineries worried |
| 2.22.06 - As H.B. 1190 left the House, it would ban direct shipment of wine to customers, forcing small Indiana wineries to ship their products through wholesalers. |
| Florida Now Open to Direct Wine Shipping |
| 2.19.06 - Secretary Simone Marstiller, who heads Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation, announced Thursday that the state is now allowing out-of-state wineries to make direct shipments of wine to adult consumers in Florida, the second largest wine market in the U.S. |
| Wine Still Not Flowing Across State Lines |
| 2.19.06 - Nine months after the court ostensibly opened up the market for direct wine shipments, nearly half of all states still prohibit them. And while Michigan and New York have cracked open their doors under the court's pressure, California vintners have yet to see a bountiful harvest. |
| Massachusetts Consumers Lose Wine War |
| 2.17.06 - A vineyard that produces more than 30,000 gallons of wine each year must rely on the powerful network of wholesalers to sell their wares. |
| Maine: Wine lovers want to legalize shipments; state police oppose bill |
| 2.14.06 - Vintners say they could make more money if the state allows wine to be shipped directly to Mainers' homes, but state police and substance-abuse counselors are opposing a bill to ease the state's present restrictions. |
| Massachusetts: Lawmakers override Romney veto of wine sale bill |
| 2.16.06 - A bill making it easier for small vineyards to sell their wines directly to consumers is now state law. |
| Arizona: Wine debate uncorks this week |
| 2.14.06 - The wrangle over who can sell and ship wine in Arizona is slated to come to a head this week at the state Capitol. |
| Idaho joins states in uncorking wine shipment legislation |
| 2.13.06 - Under legislation that cleared a House committee Tuesday, Idaho would allow out-of-state wineries to ship up to 24 cases a year directly to customers here for personal consumption -- as long as the wineries buy a $50 Idaho permit. |
| Texas: Lone Star wines are growing up! |
| 1.13.06 - It wasn't that long ago that if you mentioned Texas wines in polite society, you got, at best, a polite "yeah, sure" or, at worst, an impolite guffaw. |
