Federal law may impact Nevada wine drinkers
By Steve Timko, Reno Gazette-Journal
Wine lovers fear a new law being reviewed in Congress will end their convenient access to high-end wineries.
Industry groups pushing the law say the fear is unfounded. The goal isn’t to restrict shipping but to end a string of costly lawsuits they feel is chewing away at alcohol regulation, the groups say.
Wineries have sold directly to consumers for decades, but access was limited based on state law. In 2005, wineries won a major decision when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that if a state allows direct shipment of wine inside its borders it must also allow direct shipment to customers outside state borders. The number of states allowing direct shipment is now 38.
This is blatently “restraint of trade”. If I want to buy a case of water and have it shipped, no problem. If I want to buy a case of wine, I will be constrained. The backers of the law claim they want to prevent teens from buying alcohol. In reality they want to force the purchase through the chain of winery to distributer to retail store to you where you also pay the local sales tax.
True. I know the teens can’t buy alcohol. When cases of wine are shipped, an adult signature is required for delivery. It IS about retail and taxes.
Yep, it’s a big pain when I have wine shipped, cause they need an adult signature, or I have to go pick it up at UPS.
The whole teens buying wine on the internet is a false argument. We didn’t have no stinking internet when I was a teen, we shoulder-tapped, or had our 21 year old friends buy us booze. we certainly weren’t going to wait at best days to receive our alcohol, and we didn’t like wine.
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