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Article: Free the Grapes! Opposes Bill Favoring Wholesalers: H. 4477 Gives Wine Wholesalers More Power, Likely to Jeopardize State's Family-owned Wineries.
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- November 9, 2005
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NAPA, Calif. -- Massachusetts legislators are considering a bill this week that will prevent the state's wine lovers from purchasing most wines directly from in-state and out-of-state wineries, and will adversely impact some of the state's 25 family-owned wine farms, according to Free the Grapes!, a national coalition of thousands of wineries and 300,000 wine lovers. (www.freethegrapes.org)
On November 3, H. 4477 was voted out of the Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee and into the House Ways and Means Committee. The House is expected to vote on the measure tomorrow. H. 4477 prohibits any winery from shipping directly to a Massachusetts ...