Comments on: Wine Shipping Permit System Passes via Badger Budget Bill http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/2007/10/25/wine-shipping-permit-system-passes-via-badger-budget-bill/ Untangling the complex world of wine direct shipping and compliance Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:46:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Fred S. http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/2007/10/25/wine-shipping-permit-system-passes-via-badger-budget-bill/#comment-26079 Fred S. Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:32:16 +0000 http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/2007/10/25/wine-shipping-permit-system-passes-via-badger-budget-bill/#comment-26079 Oops, new update on the MJ blog affecting WI wineries: A state law that would have forced Wisconsin wineries to use wholesalers to sell their wines was vetoed today by Gov. Jim Doyle. "That's great news," said Kyle Gomon, co-owner of Mason Creek Winery, in Pewaukee. Gomon said that proposal "could have had a really negative effect on our business, and on Wisconsin wineries as a whole." Many Wisconsin wineries use wholesalers, which buy their vintages and then sell them to restaurants, taverns, liquor stores and other retailers. But wineries also sell directly to retailers, which bypasses the wholesaler and allows wineries to earn higher profit margins. Wine wholesalers say the provision is needed to comply with a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that state laws regulating alcohol shipments must provide equal treatment to in-state and out-of-state wineries. Current law allows only Wisconsin wineries, not out-of-state wineries, to sell their vintages without using wholesalers. Oops, new update on the MJ blog affecting WI wineries:

A state law that would have forced Wisconsin wineries to use wholesalers to sell their wines was vetoed today by Gov. Jim Doyle.

“That’s great news,” said Kyle Gomon, co-owner of Mason Creek Winery, in Pewaukee. Gomon said that proposal “could have had a really negative effect on our business, and on Wisconsin wineries as a whole.”

Many Wisconsin wineries use wholesalers, which buy their vintages and then sell them to restaurants, taverns, liquor stores and other retailers. But wineries also sell directly to retailers, which bypasses the wholesaler and allows wineries to earn higher profit margins.

Wine wholesalers say the provision is needed to comply with a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that state laws regulating alcohol shipments must provide equal treatment to in-state and out-of-state wineries. Current law allows only Wisconsin wineries, not out-of-state wineries, to sell their vintages without using wholesalers.

]]> By: Fred S. http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/2007/10/25/wine-shipping-permit-system-passes-via-badger-budget-bill/#comment-26077 Fred S. Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:57:44 +0000 http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/2007/10/25/wine-shipping-permit-system-passes-via-badger-budget-bill/#comment-26077 According to the Milwaukee Journal website, Governor Doyle signed the bill this morning with no line item vetoes affecting this part of the legislation. I guess the two best parts are that the senate's $1000 "protection" fee was lowered to $100 and the verification responsibility is on the individual and not the winery. It looks like the wholesalers can now focus their entire attention on providing bland products for the masses. According to the Milwaukee Journal website, Governor Doyle signed the bill this morning with no line item vetoes affecting this part of the legislation. I guess the two best parts are that the senate’s $1000 “protection” fee was lowered to $100 and the verification responsibility is on the individual and not the winery. It looks like the wholesalers can now focus their entire attention on providing bland products for the masses.

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