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There is a bill on Capitol Hill (H.R. 5034) that could lead some states to ban direct shipping of wine and introduce a host of other regulations on wine and spirits. CEI is organizing a letter from nonprofits, consumer groups, wine and beer clubs, and similar groups pointing out the anti-consumer impacts of this bill. The other side has 125 sponsors on this crazy bill and momentum is growing. They are holding hearings July 14 and I hope to have a letter to send out early that week before… Continue

A legislative proposal on the Hill threatens to limit direct-to-consumer wine/beer sales from wineries/breweries via the U.S. mail. The legislative proposal–apparently a draft developed by beer

wholesalers–would grant states more authority to impose

interstate restrictions on alcohol trade. It challenges Supreme Court

rulings designed to prevent interstate protectionism by requiring states

to treat intrastate and interstate wineries the same. Hence, if a

state allows… Continue