http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/2006/05/13/vermont-opens-for-direct-wine-shipment/ Untangling the complex world of wine direct shipping and compliance Wed, 08 May 2013 16:58:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/2006/05/13/vermont-opens-for-direct-wine-shipment/comment-page-1/#comment-152940 Tennessee keeps the ball rolling on direct shipping - ShipCompliant Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:39:48 +0000 http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/?p=91#comment-152940 [...] channel: Tennessee is the first state to reverse its stance on direct shipments for wine since Vermont in 2006. The effective date of this legislation is less than a month away, however, there is no [...] [...] channel: Tennessee is the first state to reverse its stance on direct shipments for wine since Vermont in 2006. The effective date of this legislation is less than a month away, however, there is no [...]

]]> http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/2006/05/13/vermont-opens-for-direct-wine-shipment/comment-page-1/#comment-1125 » FedEx begins shipping to Vermont » Wine Direct Shipping Compliance Mon, 06 Nov 2006 14:07:22 +0000 http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/?p=91#comment-1125 [...] Vermont’s consumer direct legislation actually went into effect in May of this year, but this is the first time that a carrier has been approved to ship into Vermont. Licensed wineries can now officially begin shipping. The application requirements and license restrictions are spelled out pretty clearly in Vermont’s instructions on the permit application. In a nutshell, the permit costs $300, there are sales tax, excise tax, and reporting requirements, and a twelve case per calendar year per customer volume limit applies. [...] [...] Vermont’s consumer direct legislation actually went into effect in May of this year, but this is the first time that a carrier has been approved to ship into Vermont. Licensed wineries can now officially begin shipping. The application requirements and license restrictions are spelled out pretty clearly in Vermont’s instructions on the permit application. In a nutshell, the permit costs $300, there are sales tax, excise tax, and reporting requirements, and a twelve case per calendar year per customer volume limit applies. [...]

]]> http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/2006/05/13/vermont-opens-for-direct-wine-shipment/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Tricia Houston Wed, 17 May 2006 13:07:14 +0000 http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/?p=91#comment-108 I knew I should have stayed in Vermont. Well, this is a model we can take to the next legislative session in Kentucky and see if we can get some changes made to the present restrictive laws. Any move that can be made to open up concumer choice and wineries ability to reach out in their sales is a step in the right direction. I knew I should have stayed in Vermont. Well, this is a model we can take to the next legislative session in Kentucky and see if we can get some changes made to the present restrictive laws. Any move that can be made to open up concumer choice and wineries ability to reach out in their sales is a step in the right direction.

]]> http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/2006/05/13/vermont-opens-for-direct-wine-shipment/comment-page-1/#comment-104 JP Eastridge Mon, 15 May 2006 23:23:25 +0000 http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/?p=91#comment-104 There must be a balance between wholesaler's need to exist, and small wineries need to reach consumers. I think this may be a good compromise. If the cost seems too high for a winery to pay for access to consumers (and restaurants and retailers, it seems), maybe their business model needs adjusting. I think the amount traded to a wholesaler in exchange for distribution would at least equal the $500 annual cost, if not be worth several times that. If not, the winery may not want direct access. There must be a balance between wholesaler’s need to exist, and small wineries need to reach consumers. I think this may be a good compromise.
If the cost seems too high for a winery to pay for access to consumers (and restaurants and retailers, it seems), maybe their business model needs adjusting. I think the amount traded to a wholesaler in exchange for distribution would at least equal the $500 annual cost, if not be worth several times that. If not, the winery may not want direct access.

]]> http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/2006/05/13/vermont-opens-for-direct-wine-shipment/comment-page-1/#comment-103 WineFetch Wines » Blog Archive » Tasting Flight 5/15/06 Mon, 15 May 2006 12:24:33 +0000 http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/?p=91#comment-103 [...] Mountain Toasts Vermont is now accepting wine shippments. While direct shipping is not as simple as calling to order your favorite bottle, the door is at least starting to open. (Ship Compliant) [...] [...] Mountain Toasts Vermont is now accepting wine shippments. While direct shipping is not as simple as calling to order your favorite bottle, the door is at least starting to open. (Ship Compliant) [...]

]]> http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/2006/05/13/vermont-opens-for-direct-wine-shipment/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Brent Stiffler Sun, 14 May 2006 21:59:00 +0000 http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/?p=91#comment-102 Congrats to the VT legislators for writing up new wine shipping laws. Too bad very very few wineries will be able to afford the steep tariff. You may have passed laws that now comply with the Supreme Court ruling but you haven't done justice to the people of VT. This is either a case greedy politician's trying to raise more tax revenues or the wholesalers once again getting too close to our legislators. OUCH! Congrats to the VT legislators for writing up new wine shipping laws. Too bad very very few
wineries will be able to afford the steep tariff. You may have passed laws that now comply with
the Supreme Court ruling but you haven’t done justice to the people of VT. This is either a case
greedy politician’s trying to raise more tax revenues or the wholesalers once again getting too
close to our legislators. OUCH!

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