New York and Connecticut Governors Sign Wine Direct Shipping Bills: First States to Adopt Legal, Regulated Wine Direct Shipping Following U.S. Supreme Court Ruling.NAPA, Calif. -- New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Governor George Pataki George Elmer Pataki (born June 24, 1945) is an American politician who was the 57th Governor of New York serving from January 1995 until January 1, 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party and was seen as a possible 2000 and 2008 Presidential candidate. and Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell each signed legislation Wednesday making their states the 28th and 29th to allow interstate, direct-to-consumer wine shipments, and the first two states to correct discriminatory laws ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court on May 16. (www.freethegrapes.org) "2005 has been a vintage year vintage year n. 1. The year in which a vintage wine is produced. 2. A year of outstanding achievement or success. vintage year n it's been a vintage year for plays → for wineries and wine lovers Noun 1. wine lover - a connoisseur of fine wines; a grape nut cognoscente, connoisseur - an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts , but a disastrous one for the wine wholesaler cartel who want to strengthen their state-sanctioned monopolies," said Jeremy Benson, executive director of Free the Grapes!, a consumer and winery win·er·y n. pl. win·er·ies An establishment at which wine is made. Noun 1. winery - distillery where wine is made wine maker grassroots coalition. "First, Texas issued regulations allowing for legal interstate shipments in May. Then the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can regulate, but not discriminate. And now in July, two important wine producing and enjoyment states have passed proven, reasonable legislation," he added. The signatures remove discriminatory statutes that allowed in-state wineries to ship to their consumers and denied that same privilege to out-of-state wineries. For a more complete description of the implications of the ruling, review the white paper at www.coalitionforfreetrade.org. Michigan legislators, on the other hand, are considering House Bill 4959. If passed, the bill will remove intra-state direct shipping for Michigan consumers and wineries, which is vital to the economic livelihood of the state's 42 family-owned and operated wineries. Michigan wineries, consumers and successful grassroots organizations It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. such as WineCAM (www.winecam.org) are joined by the editorial boards of 10 Michigan newspapers denouncing the wholesalers' strategy--eliminate the state's flourishing wine industry, a valuable tax revenue base, and a source of state pride in order to maintain a vice grip on wine distribution. A wine war pits wine consumers--who want to purchase wine directly from wineries--against the $32 billion dollar wholesaler cartel, who want all purchases to flow through them. Now, 29 states allow for legal, regulated direct shipping. Consumers who support wine direct shipping may sign-up at www.freethegrapes.org and send a personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. message directly to their state legislators. |
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