Marylnd Senate Bill 248 passed last Friday (now on the way to The Gov’s desk) and it is a major step towards allowing Marylanders to have wine shipped to them from out of state. Now, I’m going to whine a bit in this post but I want to preface it by restating what I said [...]
Have you seen the new marylandwine.com? The Maryland Wine Association announced the bold redesign of their flagship site earlier this week. It now integrates the fancy new Maryland Wine Passport system, encouraging you to collect unique codes from wineries across the state, enter those codes on your online profile, and receive rewards for visiting Maryland [...]
Maryland Senate Bill 248 has passed will be on its way to Governor Martin O’Malley’s desk in due time. The bill, as passed, is a comical farce of how special interests (the distributors) can weasel in and destroy something that has every indication of passing on its own. But enough of that mopey-ness! There will [...]
Looks like tomorrow is the big day. After years of “almost theres” and “maybe soons”, the full Maryland House of Delegates and Senate are set to vote on a piece of legislation that would allow direct shipments of wine to consumers on Friday, March 25. Some wines, that is. The house and senate bills cleared [...]
On a recent dreary and cold Saturday night I found myself scanning for something interesting among the shelves at Casa Mia’s in White Marsh. Bypassing the usual this or the usual that–Casa Mia’s, to their credit, has an entirely adequate wine selection—I came upon a Boordy Vineyards release with an unusual price tag: $25. The [...]
On 3/4 both the house and senate committees responsible for alcoholic beverage legislation will examine the direct wine shipping bill. Click here to look up and contact your elected officials about this issue now > While you’ve heard in the media that some form of direct shipping is likely to pass this year, the respective [...]
Doing anything this Thursday? How about an evening of bottles and boffins? The Maryland Science Center is hosting an event they’re calling “Que Syrah, Shiraz” as part of their Science Uncorked series. It sounds like a great evening for anyone who knows enough about wine to enjoy it, but would like to dig in a [...]
A press release landed at Vinotrip HQ this week: BROAD COALITION SUPPORTS HB234 / SB248 TO ALLOW DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER SHIPMENT OF WINE Yeah! Bolded! Take that! As I told Matt Kircher, I’m tired of hearing myself talk about this. Matt will post about it, and you, dear readers, are more than welcome to sound off in [...]
Maryland HB234 and SB248 were introduced to the 2011 legislative session today by Delegate Jolene Ivey and Senator Jamie Raskin, respectively. The companion bills, if passed, would finally clear the way for the creation of a direct wine seller’s permit, issued by the state comptroller’s office. A quick click through on either bill reveals a [...]
Helloooo Vinotrippers! Ah, the holidays. A time for some rest and relaxation. Nothing important going on. Just spend some time on the couch with a good… wait, what’s that? All sorts of news about the Comptroller’s final report on direct wine shipping? Yes, that’s right. In case you somehow missed the coverage already in the [...]
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