Comments on: “Domestic farm winery” bill passes Arizona legislature http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/2006/05/29/domestic-farm-winery-bill-passes-arizona-legislature/ Untangling the complex world of wine direct shipping and compliance Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:40:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: tom merle http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/2006/05/29/domestic-farm-winery-bill-passes-arizona-legislature/#comment-116 tom merle Thu, 01 Jun 2006 05:03:43 +0000 http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/?p=97#comment-116 I agree with these comments. Wine glasses are now half full with many more wines previously unavailable. Yet I do think that some coalition should have pushed for the Connecticut ceiling of 100,000 gallons--such a nice round number. 42,000 cases is far more acceptable than 8,400 cases. I disagree with Wine Institutes all or nothing approach. Had there been an advocate for a cut-it-down-the-middle alternative, a real compromise might have been achieved. I agree with these comments. Wine glasses are now half full with many more wines
previously unavailable. Yet I do think that some coalition should have pushed for the
Connecticut ceiling of 100,000 gallons–such a nice round number. 42,000 cases is far
more acceptable than 8,400 cases. I disagree with Wine Institutes all or nothing
approach. Had there been an advocate for a cut-it-down-the-middle alternative,
a real compromise might have been achieved.

]]> By: Cory Whalin http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/2006/05/29/domestic-farm-winery-bill-passes-arizona-legislature/#comment-115 Cory Whalin Thu, 01 Jun 2006 03:03:41 +0000 http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/?p=97#comment-115 I believe SB1276 is a step in the right direction. For those of you that expected Arizona to go from one extreme to the other, you're disappointed, but look at the potential for the small wineries throughout the United States. This opens the door and provides opportunities which were not previously available. Glass half-full is the right mindset to be in! Cory I believe SB1276 is a step in the right direction. For those of you that expected Arizona
to go from one extreme to the other, you’re disappointed, but look at the potential for the small
wineries throughout the United States. This opens the door and provides opportunities which
were not previously available.

Glass half-full is the right mindset to be in!

Cory

]]> By: Rod Keeling http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/2006/05/29/domestic-farm-winery-bill-passes-arizona-legislature/#comment-113 Rod Keeling Wed, 31 May 2006 18:39:23 +0000 http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/?p=97#comment-113 The Wine Istitute had a losing formula in Arizona. Their message to the legislators was: pass SB1276 and we will sue. Didn't make too many friends with that one. Even those legislators that wanted direct shipping in Arizona wouldn't do it without some differentiation between big and small producers. This opens the Arizona market to about 50% of all the wineries that are paying dues to the Wine Institute and about 70% of the wineries in the USA. Not a bad start for direct shipping in what has been a "closed" three-tier state. Maybe the glass is half-full! RK The Wine Istitute had a losing formula in Arizona. Their message to the legislators was: pass
SB1276 and we will sue. Didn’t make too many friends with that one. Even those legislators
that wanted direct shipping in Arizona wouldn’t do it without some differentiation between big
and small producers. This opens the Arizona market to about 50% of all the wineries that are
paying dues to the Wine Institute and about 70% of the wineries in the USA. Not a bad start
for direct shipping in what has been a “closed” three-tier state. Maybe the glass is half-full!
RK

]]> By: tom merle http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/2006/05/29/domestic-farm-winery-bill-passes-arizona-legislature/#comment-112 tom merle Tue, 30 May 2006 23:57:23 +0000 http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/?p=97#comment-112 I happen to think that capacity limits, if they apply both to in state and out of state producers, would withstand judicial scrutiny. But it mystified me that everyone was down in Florida fighting their 100,000+ case limitation when AZ, with 1/12 this limit, was being ignored. And Arizona is a not insignificant market. TOM I happen to think that capacity limits, if they apply both to in state and out of state producers,
would withstand judicial scrutiny. But it mystified me that everyone was down in Florida
fighting their 100,000+ case limitation when AZ, with 1/12 this limit, was being ignored.
And Arizona is a not insignificant market. TOM

]]> By: Wholesomedick http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/2006/05/29/domestic-farm-winery-bill-passes-arizona-legislature/#comment-111 Wholesomedick Tue, 30 May 2006 18:58:11 +0000 http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/?p=97#comment-111 YAY!! POWER TO THE PEOPLE! YAY!! POWER TO THE PEOPLE!

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