The Supreme Court has struck down laws that prohibit shipments from out of
state wineries.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/16/sc....ap/index.html

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"Peter Aitken" > wrote in message
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> The Supreme Court has struck down laws that prohibit shipments from out of
> state wineries.
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/16/sc....ap/index.html
>
> --
Great News!

Elisa (coming live from the lovely NYS Finger Lakes, home of some of the
best Chardonnays and even Pinot Noirs!)

Peter Aitken wrote:
> The Supreme Court has struck down laws that prohibit shipments from
out of
> state wineries.
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/16/sc....ap/index.html
>
> --
> Peter Aitken
> Visit my recipe and kitchen myths page at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm

This may or may not be good news, depending on future actions by your
local state legislature. The way I read this, what this ruling says is
that a state may not discriminate by allowing intrastate shipments
while barring interstate ones. There would be two ways of complying:
by allowing shipments from out-of-state (the good news everybody seems
to be assuming) or by banning all wine shipments including from within
the state (not-so-good news).

- Mark W.

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>
> Peter Aitken wrote:
>> The Supreme Court has struck down laws that prohibit shipments from
> out of
>> state wineries.
>>
>> http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/16/sc....ap/index.html
>>
>> --
>> Peter Aitken
>> Visit my recipe and kitchen myths page at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm
>
> This may or may not be good news, depending on future actions by your
> local state legislature. The way I read this, what this ruling says is
> that a state may not discriminate by allowing intrastate shipments
> while barring interstate ones. There would be two ways of complying:
> by allowing shipments from out-of-state (the good news everybody seems
> to be assuming) or by banning all wine shipments including from within
> the state (not-so-good news).
>
> - Mark W.
>

Given the political muscle of in-state wineries I think (hope) that the
latter eventuality will not come to pass. Unfortunately it does not, AFAIK,
apply to shipments from out of state distributors which are, at least here
in NC, the only way to get many unusual wines from overseas.


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In article >,
"Elisa" > wrote:

> "Peter Aitken" > wrote in message
> om...
> > The Supreme Court has struck down laws that prohibit shipments from out of
> > state wineries.
> >
> > http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/16/sc....ap/index.html
> >
> > --
> Great News!
>
> Elisa (coming live from the lovely NYS Finger Lakes, home of some of the
> best Chardonnays and even Pinot Noirs!)

Not to mention Bully Hill Winery's world famous Love My Goat wines.
Hard to believe old Walter (Taylor, black sheep of the Taylor Wine
family) has been gone over 10 years now. He was quite a character.

Cindy, formerly of the Finger Lakes

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"Cindy Fuller" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Elisa" > wrote:
>
>> "Peter Aitken" > wrote in message
>> om...
>> > The Supreme Court has struck down laws that prohibit shipments from out
>> > of
>> > state wineries.
>> >
>> > http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/16/sc....ap/index.html
>> >
>> > --
>> Great News!
>>
>> Elisa (coming live from the lovely NYS Finger Lakes, home of some of the
>> best Chardonnays and even Pinot Noirs!)
>
> Not to mention Bully Hill Winery's world famous Love My Goat wines.
> Hard to believe old Walter (Taylor, black sheep of the Taylor Wine
> family) has been gone over 10 years now. He was quite a character.
>
> Cindy, formerly of the Finger Lakes
>
> --
> C.J. Fuller
>
Hi Cindy!

Love My Goat was my first red, er well sorta red wine that I could drink.
Usually after the first or 2nd winery on a wine tour, I don't really
remember where I've been or where I'm going! (Don't worry, I'm not driving)

Elisa

In article >,
"Peter Aitken" > wrote:

> The Supreme Court has struck down laws that prohibit shipments from out of
> state wineries.
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/16/sc....ap/index.html

Not quite. What the ruling said was that restrictions could not be put
into place that are intended only to give in-state wineries a
competitive advantage over out-of-state wineries.

"Peter Aitken" > wrote in message
om...
> The Supreme Court has struck down laws that prohibit shipments from out of
> state wineries.
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/16/sc....ap/index.html
>
> --
> Peter Aitken
> Visit my recipe and kitchen myths page at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm
>

Before you get in too much of a celebratory mood, really consider what the
Court said. They merely said all this variation on the law around the
country is wrong. OTOH, they did make a ruling which clearly states that
they can make a universal law which bars all shipments, period. That is ok
under their ruling.

Alan