Byline: Kate Adamson Oct 19, 2005 (The Weekly Times - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A mandatory code of conduct is needed in Australia's wine industry to protect grape suppliers. ...
The New York State Senate approved legislation authorizing the direct shipment of wine into and out of the state. The bill reflects a three way agreement between the Senate, the governor and the Assembly. The legislation will put in place the necessary regulatory, reporting and revenue-collecting systems to...
Byline: Amy Lane Wineries would need state permits to ship to Michigan consumers and face penalties for not complying with age verification and other shipping requirements, under bills introduced last week in the state Senate and House. Senate Byline:...
INTRODUCTION Trying to purchase a highly rated, limited-production wine(1) from a local wine retailer can be a fruitless endeavor. In most states, wine retailers are permitted to purchase stock only from a state-licensed wholesaler. If a licensed wholesaler does not carry the particular label...
The Association for Interactive Media submitted testimony last week to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary against proposed legislation that would make it illegal for wine-makers, retailers and wholesalers to offer Internet-based sales transactions. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Mike DeWine (R-OH) sponsored the bill, S. 577....
Byline: Amy Lane Bills approved Thursday by the Michigan Senate set up a structure and rules for in-state and out-of-state wineries to ship their products to individual consumers and to Michigan retailers and restaurants. The much-debated measur Byline: Amy Lane ...
Byline: Amy Lane The wine war has officially begun. Identical state House and Senate bills introduced last week would ban all direct shipments by Michigan wineries to individual consumers and retailers, as first reported June 13 in Crain's. H...
The Maryland Senate unanimously passed legislation yesterday that would allow small wineries in the state to continue to sell their wines directly to retailers and restaurants. Comptroller William Donald Schaefer in February ordered wineries to deal through distributors as of June 1, ending a long-standing exemption for Maryland-based wineries. Winery...
NAPA, Calif. -- A Senate bill in the Arizona House Rules Committee will prevent adult consumers from ordering wine directly from wineries producing more than about 20,000 cases. Wine from these wineries could only be shipped to Arizona if a consumer purchases it while visiting the winery, according to Free...
The Napa Valley Vintners NVV, a non-profit trade association comprised of over 300 Napa Valley wineries, applauds Senator Pat Wiggins, Assemblymember Noreen Evans and the California Legislature for their continued advocacy of truth in labeling rights of wine consumers and their ongoing support of the California wine industry. ...
Free the Grapes: Don't Cap My Wine! NAPA, Calif. -- Florida legislators have introduced bills that promise to ban winery-to-consumer shipments, eliminating a consumer privilege that has been enjoyed by Floridians since March 2006, according to Free the Grapes!, the national consumer and winery grassroots coalition (www.freethegrapes.org). ...
NAPA, Calif. -- House Bill 1260 will be heard by Maryland's House Economic Matters committee on February 18 at 1:00 p.m., and promises to significantly improve consumer choice in wine, according to Free the Grapes!, the national grassroots coalition on wine direct shipping. (www.freethegrapes.org) House Bill 1260 and...
NAPA, Calif. -- If Senate Bill 59 passes next week, New Mexico's wine lovers may want to raise a toast to the Committee on Corporations and Transportation, according to Free the Grapes!, the national consumer-winery grassroots coalition. (www.freethegrapes.org) Senate Bill 59 would replace the state's outmoded 'reciprocal' direct...
Raise a glass The Maryland Senate unanimously passed legislation yesterday that would allow small wineries in the state to continue to sell their wines directly to retailers and restaurants. Comptroller William Donald Schaefer in February ordered wineries to deal through distributors as of June 1, ending a...
- Annual "Pinot Noir Celebration" is at 6:30 p.m. April 11. Winemakers who love "the heartbreak grape" talk about their wines and experiences at a reception and dinner. Speakers tentatively include Larry Brooks of Campion Wines, Nancy Walker and Bob Foley of School House Vineyards and Ron Lachini of Oregon's...
NAPA, Calif. -- Hawaii wine lovers may have greater choice if either House Bill 1968 or Senate Bill 2109 pass the Legislature. The bills replace Hawaii's existing wine direct shipping law with updated language that will lead to greater consumer choice, will provide tax collection mechanisms, and will enable proven...
Across the U.S., control state liquor commissions and state legislatures are moving to come into compliance with last year's Supreme Court ruling on the direct shipment of wine to consumers. Generally speaking, the decision posits a level playingfield; that is, if states allow in-state wineries to...
BOULDER, Colo. -- With today's passage of HR 3, the Transportation Equity Act, by both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, craft brewers across the country are poised to begin spending less time behind a desk filling out government forms and more time out in the brew...
AP--Wineries could not ship wine directly to Michigan consumers under bills introduced last week in the state Legislature, but the measure's outlook is unclear because at least one top Republican opposes it. Senate Minority Leader Bob Emerson, a Flint Democrat, and Rep. Chris Ward, a Brighton Republican, introduced...
NAPA, Calif. -- With Governor Rick Perry's signature on Senate Bill 877, Texas became the 27th state to support limited, regulated direct-to-consumer wine shipments. "We should all toast the Texas legislature, who stood up in support of consumer choice in wine," said Jeremy Benson, executive director of Free...
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