January 15, 2006
Indiana wholesalers attempt to buy the vote
The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Indiana Political Action Committee gave over $180,000 between 2000…
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Indiana wholesalers attempt to buy the vote
The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Indiana Political Action Committee gave over $180,000 between 2000…
January 12, 2006
IBG Announces REThink Wine Trade
Inertia Beverage Group announced today a new program called REThink Wine Trade. The program would…
January 8, 2006
Wine shipping fight begins in Illinois
Sound familiar? The Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois are pushing for a bill in Illinois…
January 8, 2006
Proposal from Virginia wineries might not make it out of committee
From the Richmond Times-Dispatch: The House ABC and Gaming subcommittee voted 4-1 to recommend that…
January 3, 2006
Costco case could set precedent for Arizona
Interesting editorial explaining why Arizona is watching the Costco case in Washington closely.
January 2, 2006
New California laws take effect today
California officially moves to a limited direct model for interstate wine shipping today. Out-of-state wineries…
January 2, 2006
Delaware lawyer and Pennsylvania winery sue over wine law
A federal lawsuit seeks to ease the direct shipping restrictions in Delaware. Currently, Delaware prohibits…
December 22, 2005
Costco wins key ruling in Washington
From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: “A federal judge said in two separate rulings Wednesday that Washington’s…
December 16, 2005
Granholm signs Michigan direct shipping bill into law
Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm signed into law the direct shipping bill passed by the state…
December 10, 2005
New York approves UPS for interstate shipping
After a long delay, New York finally approved UPS for interstate shipments. Permitted out-of-state wineries…