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Article: Law favoring in-state wineries ruled unconstitutional: Not having to go through distributors an unfair advantage, judge decides.
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- The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
- Article date:
- December 23, 2005
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Byline: Sam Taylor, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
Dec. 23--U.S. District Court Judge Marsha J. Pechman ruled Wednesday from Seattle that a Washington law allowing in-state wineries to sell directly to retailers, bypassing distributors, is unconstitutional because out-of-state wineries cannot do the same.
But Moscow, Idaho, winemaker Stuart Scott said he won't change the way he does business any time soon at the Camas Prairie Winery, the oldest independent winery in Idaho.
Scott said he does not believe most wineries in Idaho or other states will leave behind their distributors for the sake of profit. Scott, in his 23rd year of business, ...