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Article: Wineries want to ship to in-state buyers
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
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- November 18, 2005
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Nine Indiana wineries are asking a court to stop the state from enforcing a directive that says shipping wine directly to consumers is illegal.
The Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission sent a letter May 20 to Indiana's 31 wineries warning them in-state shipment of wine is a misdemeanor.
The letter followed a May 16 U.S. Supreme Court Ruling that overturned laws in Michigan and New York that prohibited out-of-state wineries from shipping wine to customers in those states. In the lawsuit filed Tuesday in Jefferson Circuit Court in Madison, the wineries are asking for an injunction to prevent the state from enforcing the rule in ...