Archive for the ‘Shipping Wine’ Category
An article in the New Jersey Jewish News highlights why Retailer-To-Consumer shipping is every bit as important to consumer wine access as is Winery-To-Consumer shipping. The New Jersey Legislature is currently considering legislation that would allow in-state and out-of-state wineries as well as out-of-state retailers to ship wine into the Garden State. Among the arguments being made on behalf of the legislation is that it's difficult for Jews to get their hands on kosher wines other than Manischewitz and direct…
Illinoisans have the opportunity to have returned to them the right to purchase and have shipped to them wine from out-of-state wine stores, auction houses and non-winery wine clubs. HB 2462, introduced by Rep. Julie Hamos, would return to them that right that was stripped from them in 2007. As background to this bill, here is a run down of what HB 2462… WILL AND WILL NOT DO IT WILL RESTORE ILLINOIS CONSUMERS’ ACCESS TO ALL WINESIn 2007, via HB…
On Friday, Illinois State Representative Julie Hamos (D) from Evanston introduced House Bill 2462. If it becomes law it will right a wrong. In 2007 Illinois, which had allowed consumers to purchase wine from both out-of-state wineries AND retailers formalized their wine shipping laws via House Bill 429. The bill created a permit for out-of-state wineries that allowed them to ship wine to Illinois Consumers (VERY GOOD!!). However, at the same time, the bill prohibited out-of-state retailers to continue to…
In honor of the 46th anniversary of my birth, I present 46 things I want: 1. A time machine2. A full vertical collection of all Stony Hill Chardonnays3. A wine cellar with a couch in it4. A doubling in Fermentation's readership5. A national policy on wine direct shipment laws6. A fig tree7. A 1963 Warres port8. A marching band playing happy birthday using wine glasses and spoons.9. A new collection of heavy bottomed tumbler glasses10. One week in Burgundy11. One…
The process by which rules, laws and regulations concerning alcohol sales and distribution are created is, of course, the very best argument for public financing of campaigns—or at least for drastic reform of campaign financing.This assumes, of course, that legislation ought to be enacted with the goal of serving the broad public interests. It also assumes that laying waste to the democratic process by means of one group of constituents flooding lawmakers with money isn't the best way to communicate…
