Tag: Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution

As always, direct shipping is a hot topic, with wineries and retailers at the center of the debate; wine could be coming to a movie theater, stadium, art gallery or bookstore near you; Virginia wants a license plate with a special wine message; and much more. Oklahoma is considering allowing tastings at wineries. And in South Carolina, a bill would allow a winery to hold a license for a separate venue where they could sell their wine on-premise, as long as it is not in the same location as said winery. As it stands, wineries will be able to ship up to six 9-liter cases of wine a year to Oklahoma consumers if they acquire a $350 permit. In New York, the proposed bill would allow reciprocal shipping, meaning only licensees in states where retailer-direct shipping is also legal may ship into New York. It's been long debated, but has never become reality: A bill would allow grocery stores to sell wine in New York state. In West Virginia, where selling wine in grocery stores is legal, a proposed law would allow stores to sell West Virginia wine without a license. Lawmakers in Indiana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia and Maryland's Baltimore County are considering bills that would allow Sunday off-premise alcohol sales. New York currently permits Sunday sales, but not until noon for off-premise; a proposed bill would allow sales to begin at 10 a.m. Another bill would allow sales to begin at 8 a.m. and also permit sales on Christmas Day. A Kansas bill would extend the state's overall alcohol sales hours from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oklahoma has two additional bills on this subject: One that would allow sales from 8 a.m. (currently 10 a.m.) and one that would push back the 10 p.m. limit to midnight.