"Joe \"Beppe\"Rosenberg" > wrote in
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> The decision will be made by the wholesalers.

The wineries in Washington State have a lot of clout too.

A couple hundred wineries want to be able to ship directly to retailers,
and consumers.

> If they have the money
> and/or clout they will vote with their donation dollars to keep the
> status quo.

The status quo is dead.

Either the wholesalers will lose or the in-state wineries.

> If they step aside and let consumers push for direct
> shipping, the system will change BUT watch out for how the new regs
> are written. A winery can do direct shipment to MD but the paperwork
> is a great disincentive, especially if we talking about orders for a
> case or less. Here in MD its the retail stores with great inventories
> of older wine and in state wineries who want to sell out of state. MD
> stored juice can only be shipped to a State with direct shipping.
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/busine..._costco23.html
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>> Friday, December 23, 2005
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>> Judge's decision will trigger wine-distribution changes
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>> It seems a cut-and-dried decision: Either the Legislature can allow
>> both in-state and out-of-state beer and wine producers to ship
>> directly to Washington retailers, or forbid any suppliers from doing
>> so.
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>> That was the choice presented by U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman's
>> ruling on Wednesday.
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>> http://seattlepi.com/business/253042_costco22.html
>> Costco wins rulings over state's beer, wine laws
>> Thursday, December 22, 2005.
>>
>> Distribution setup violates Sherman Act, judge says.
>>
>> The way beer and wine is sold in Washington is going to change -
>> though it isn't known how just yet - after a federal judge said in
>> two separate rulings Wednesday that Washington's system for
>> distribution...
>>
>> http://seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_costco_wine.html
>> Judge: State discriminates against out-of-state wineries and
>> breweries
>>
>> Wednesday, December 21, 2005 ·
>> SEATTLE (AP)- A federal judge has concluded that the state may not
>> allow in-state wineries and breweries to sell alcohol directly to
>> retailers unless it extends the privilege to out-of-state producers.
>>
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