Creative Commons licensed image from Flickr user Storm Crypt The Maryland Comptroller is hard at work holding hearings and meetings studying the effect that direct wine shipping will have on the shippers and retailers of Maryland. One of their goals is to draft a paper on issues surrounding direct wine shipping. A noble cause, indeed, [...]
What’s the problem? The issue at hand is that wine consumers in Maryland cannot order a bottle of wine from an out of state retailer and have it shipped to their house. This is because Maryland law dictates that alcohol retailing in Maryland flows through the Three Tier System: producer-distributor-retailer-(you) For more on the three [...]
I got a lump of coal in my decanter this year. Vinfolio, my former employer and current wine retailer of choice, has stopped shipping wine to Virginia. Word is that previously un-enforcable tax laws and laws governing third-party shippers are suddenly getting lots of attention. Many retailers who wish to play by the rules are [...]
Creative Commons licensed image from Flickr user protographer23 Last week, Wine Business broke the sad news that uber-retailer Amazon is ending their push into the online wine retailing space. This comes on the heels of the much quieter news that Costco.com is ending their online wine sales. These two companies, Amazon and Costco, total $92 [...]
Drink Local: MD & VA Wine Seminar and Tasting – October 8, 6pm A seminar, wine tasting, and cheese tasting with proceeds to benefit a cause near-and-dear, Maryland direct wine shipping. More info. October 8 – 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM Drink Local: MD & VA Wine Seminar and Tasting ($49) Whittemore House (WNDC) – [...]
Commenter Regina gets a gold star for excellence in sending stuff to me that I can blog about. The latest was a letter sent by some Maryland liquor retailers to Mike Miller, President of the Maryland Senate. The letter encapsulates arguments against SB 338 and HB 1262, both of which which would bring direct wine [...]
