Article: Florida Legislators Defy Two Years of Successful Wine Shipping, Introduce Bills to Ban Winery Direct Shipments.

Article: FTC report supports internet sales and direct shipping for wine.
Modern Brewery Age;  July 14, 2003 ;     700+ words ......like a bombshell among beer industry direct shipping opponents, also asserted that internet...The study found that state bans on direct shipping prevent consumers from saving as much...one of them. In its opposition to direct shipping, the beer industry has held to the...

Article: Parties prepare for direct shipping case.(Brief Article)
Modern Brewery Age;  November 15, 2004 ;     277 words ......political interests when it hears the direct shipping cases on December 7th. The court will...consolidated cases challenging bans on direct shipping of wine in Michigan and New York...sides in legal briefs. Supporters of direct shipping say the Constitution's commerce clause...

Article: Wine Direct Shipping: Texas Consumers Gear Up to Fight for Choice in Fine Wine.
Business Wire;  February 5, 2001 ;     543 words ......choice in fine wine: Interstate wine direct shipping is set to be one of the hot issues...Currently in Texas interstate wine direct shipping is illegal. This means that a Texan...1999 editorial, stated it best: `The (direct shipping) ban needs to be lifted and new rules...

Article: Free the Grapes! Toasts Connecticut Legislators for Supporting Consumer Choice in Wine; Many States Looking Forward with Solutions, but Michigan Looks Backward with Threats to Local Family Wineries.
Business Wire;  June 17, 2005 ;     415 words ......version of the wine industry's model direct shipping bill, a proven solution to the direct shipping wine wars that removes Connecticut...thoughtfully considering the model direct shipping bill, including New York and Rhode...

Article: Consumers Win in 2003, a Banner Year for Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping; Free the Grapes! Reviews The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
Business Wire;  December 3, 2003 ;     700+ words ......according to an annual review of the wine direct shipping issue by Free the Grapes!, the consumer...The Majority of States Now Allow Direct Shipping. Four states -- Texas, North Carolina...coalitionforfreetrade.org. -- FTC Endorsed Direct Shipping. The Federal Trade Commission's ...

Article: REPEAT/Freethegrapes.org Now Features the Latest Wine Direct Shipping News.
Business Wire;  November 15, 2000 ;     247 words ......consumers who want to know the latest wine direct shipping news can now go to FreetheGrapes.org...news source. The battle over wine direct shipping laws is one of the hottest issues...can now keep updated on the latest direct shipping news, and visit our activist-oriented...

Article: Point & counterpoint on direct shipping.
Wines & Vines;  November 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ......laws erected by states to regulate direct shipping to consumers. The (so-called) Coalition...demand-driven. This is ridiculous. Once direct shipping is legalized nationwide, everyone...country. In the age of free-for-all direct shipping there will be even fewer wholesalers...

Article: Brewers and distribs sing praises of three-tier at NBWA.(National Beer Wholesalers Association)
Modern Brewery Age;  September 20, 2004 ;     487 words ......industry prepares for court verdicts on direct shipping cases and the Costco challenge in...defend the three-tier in the recent direct shipping court cases. In the Supreme Court...president David Rehr said that the direct shipping controversy is the result of small...

Article: Fate of Wine Direct Shipping in Florida Legislature's Hands - State Alcohol Regulators May Revoke Ruling That Opened State in 2006.
Business Wire;  April 6, 2007 ;     465 words ......Free the Grapes!, the consumer and winery grassroots coalition, reports that...whether it will continue allowing direct-to-consumer shipments from out...would impose a complete ban on winery-to-consumer shipments from any winery or wine company producing more...which tracks the ...

Article: One Vintage Later: Free the Grapes! Toasts Improvement in Consumers Choice in Wine Following May 2005 U.S. Supreme Court Ruling.
Business Wire;  May 11, 2006 ;     700+ words ......For wineries, the number of legal direct shipping states increased from 25 to 33, and...retail market represented by the legal direct shipping states increased from 50 to 78, between...and MI (December) passed the model direct shipping bill. -- OH (July) and FL (Feb '06...

Article: Family Winemakers Files Amicus Brief in Indiana Appeal to Preserve Consumer Choice in Wine.
Business Wire;  December 18, 2007 ;     514 words ......of the landmark Granholm v. Heald direct shipping decision, Family Winemakers of California...invalidated portions of Indiana's direct shipping statute, said Paul Kronenberg, FWC...Oregon and Washington) from obtaining a direct shipping permit because their home states extend...

Article: New York and Connecticut Governors Sign Wine Direct Shipping Bills: First States to Adopt Legal, Regulated Wine Direct Shipping Following U.S. Supreme Court Ruling.
Business Wire;  July 15, 2005 ;     347 words ......passed, the bill will remove intra-state direct shipping for Michigan consumers and wineries...29 states allow for legal, regulated direct shipping. Consumers who support wine direct shipping may sign-up at www.freethegrapes.org...

Article: Texas will not appeal ruling on direct shipment of wine.(Brief Article)
Food & Drink Weekly;  September 8, 2003 ;     123 words ......step forward in the battle for direct shipping, which has been taken up in a number...first complete legal victory in the direct shipping issue. Texas is the largest state opened to direct shipping, said Jeremy Benson, executive...

Article: Coalition for Free Trade in Licensed Beverages Prepares for Supreme Court Challenge.
Business Wire;  August 6, 2001 ;     401 words ......wine industry's exclusive voice in direct shipping litigation, the Coalition for Free...substantive direction of the nationwide direct shipping litigation effort. A long time recognized...of wholesale distributors contract, direct shipping has become an increasingly important...