"Dick Adams" > wrote in message
...
> > Unfortunately there is no legal way to make brandy in the US
> > without expensive permits.
>
> Damn, that means I can't do it. My friend is a Canadian working
> on a contract here for another six months - then back to British
> Columbia. Maybe he can do it there.

Now, if he moved to New Zealand...

It's all about the missed tax revenue here.

Steve