Most state residents who drink wine are probably satisfied with the 10,000 or so kinds on offer at the state's liquor stores, and not interested in the 80,000 or so American wines unavailable here. Comparatively speaking, not that many spend vacation time visiting wineries, keep up to date on the latest vintages, or want to join an online wine-of-the-month club.
And most state residents also have no direct ties to the 40 or so Maryland wineries, which...
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Wine Shipping Ban - 2010-02-06 11:24:28
Follow the money. Watch the lobbyists.
The existing law is an oldstyle Maryland political giveaway to the very few wholesalers remaining, and to a group of myopic store owners. With a proper change in the law, smart store owners could buy botique wines directly from producers, bypassing the wholesalers many of them claim to loathe. Don't hold your breath waiting for repeal.
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Wine Shipping Ban - 2010-02-05 16:37:20
I believe the article and Mr Hoppe's comments are totally on point. Additonally to bring us further along in Anne Arundel county - how about beer and wine sales in grocery stores and the big box stores.
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Wine Shipping Ban - 2010-02-05 11:37:43
Another archaic ineffective law that adds to the argument to retire to another state.
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