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Article: KENTUCKY LEADS BOOZE-BY-MAIL BAN.(NEWS)
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- The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY)
- Article date:
- August 21, 1997
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Byline: Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- Glen Parker waited three years on a winery mailing list before he got a rare bottle of Napa Valley chardonnay shipped to his Florida home. His wait for the next bottle could be longer.
Florida is the latest state to make the direct shipment of alcohol - a $1 billion business nationwide - a felony.
''You'd think they'd have better things to do with their law enforcement,'' says the Boca Raton magazine publisher.
Vintage wineries and beer-of-the-month clubs, in fact, argue the felony laws do nothing but protect powerful wholesalers with a monopoly on alcohol distribution. Supporters of the laws say ...