See what I did there in the headline? Wine, made from grapes… got crushed. Get it? Anyway. The backdoor slider that got Direct Wine Shipping onto the Winery Modernization Act got withdrawn on Tuesday. Daily Record Records: In the end, Zirkin acquiesced to those who asked him to withdraw his amendment – “I wish you [...]
Attended a well-appointed cookout this weekend and a blind wine tasting broke out. Some of the most respected wine critics in Washington DC my friends bagged six wines and drank up, recording our data on my freshly printed wine tasting sheets. The theme was Syrah/Shiraz. Guests were asked to bring a wine where Syrah was [...]
Just as WordPress published my scheduled post on Maryland Winery Modernization (SB-858), word came from MBBWL Facebook page that the bill has been tagged with an amendment to allow direct wine shipping. Marylanders for Better Beer & Wine Laws: THIS JUST IN: Hooray for Sen Bobby Zirkin! He offered an amendment today to SB 858 [...]
Lost in all the crying in my Merlot over wine shipping has been the progress of another wine bill casually making its way through the Maryland House this spring. The Maryland Winery Modernization Act (HB-921) is the major legislative effort from the Maryland Wineries Association. Running a winery includes a lot more than just making [...]
My first-ever futures purchase was back in 2007 when The Wife and I were tooling around Northern California’s Anderson Valley. It was one of those patented California days where it’s gloriously sunny, not too hot, perfect conditions to pop open the convertible top and ride around. We stopped into Breggo on the recommendation of the [...]
A brief summation of what is going on outside of Maryland Wine Shipping. Richard Leahy reports that the first-ever Virginia Wine Week is coming up starting March 22. Kinda cool how whenever the tourism office wants to promote something, then just make it a week. Wine sales down? Wine week! Local farmers complaining? Buy local [...]
Tom Wark over at Fermentation posted his summation of testifying in front of the Maryland Delegates on Friday. Good read, and Tom says a lot of things that I’m too chicken tactful to say here. The situation is downright glum. When all the yelling was done not getting started, the hearing ended, the committee chair [...]
Marylanders for Better Beer and Wine Laws will be holding a press conference on Friday, March 5 at 12:15 PM on Lawyers’ Mall in Annapolis. The press release mentioned that there has been “an understanding reached with the alcohol industry concerning HB 716/SB 566.” Sounds juicy. The hearing to follow will be at 1pm before [...]
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