Article: Clinton urges legislature to help NY wine industry


New York Beacon, The
06-01-2005
At a press conference last week, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton was joined
by Long Island wine producers in urging the New York State legislature to
pass legislation allowing New York State wine producers to ship their
products directly to consumers in other states. New York State is the third
largest wine producing state in the U.S., and the largest wine producing
state that does not allow direct shipment. Currently, state law prohibits
wine producers from shipping wine directly to consumers in other states,
greatly impeding New York's fastest growing agricultural industry. However,
the Supreme Court ruled earlier this week that state laws banning or
restricting ...

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