Honestly, I didn’t even know that some Americans do this until I took a trip for several days out of state. Some college friends and I swung by the local grocer to avoid constantly eating out, and there, beyond the meats and cheeses and baked goods, was beer and wine. I was shocked. Apparently this [...]
I had the opportunity this evening to attend a meeting of the Prince George’s County House Delegation of the Maryland General Assembly, where (among other things) the delegates heard testimony from the community for a PG County bill designed to make corkage legal. See my post from earlier this week for some of the back-story [...]
12/06 Update: The Baltimore Sun published an op-ed today about the “flawed” laws banning corkage in Maryland. Did you know that it’s illegal in Maryland to bring your own wine to dinner at a restaurant, a practice known as “corkage”, if that restaurant is already licensed to sell beer, wine or spirits? It’s true (although [...]
Leaders in the Maryland Legislature, via a Baltimore Sun article by Annie Linskey, just gave wine lovers in the state an extra reason to give thanks this holiday season with some positive news regarding the possibility of passing the direct wine shipping bill in 2011. Read the full article in today’s paper or click on [...]
It’s election season in Maryland (I highly recommend early voting – no lines!) and that means it’s time to re-elect all of our state legislators. Will your vote be influenced by the direct wine shipping legislation? If you live in Senator Conway’s district, you should strongly consider it given her pocket veto of the consumer-friendly [...]
As you may recall from this post on the Free State Wine Project, Adam Borden resigned as executive director of consumer advocacy group Marylanders for Better Beer and Wine Laws (MBBWL) back in March amid accusations of… “aggressive” tactics in support of a bill that would have allowed direct shipments of wine to Maryland consumers [...]
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 [...]
Marylanders for Better Beer & Wine Laws (MBBWL) is holding a press conference to circle the wagons and announce some good news. The press conference will be held Wednesday, February 3rd at 3 PM in the Southern Maryland Delegation Room (318) of the House Office Building The as-yet-un-numbered direct wine shipping bill has gathered a [...]
An appeal comes from Karla Horton asking for help at this weekend’s Wine in the Woods festival in Columbia, Maryland. Would anyone be able to spare a few hours this weekend to sign up new members for the organization at Wine in the Woods in Columbia? We really need help on Sunday with shifts open [...]
