Posts from the Arizona Category
An Accident On The Way To Court
The February 26, 2008 decision by an Arizona federal district court in Black Star Farms LLC v. Oliver supports an in-person purchase requirement, one of the principal legislative attacks on the level-field principle enunciated in Granholm. In-person purchase as a precondition to direct shipment solves a fundamental political problem for the middle tier. Although Granholm [...]
March 25th, 2008
Free The Grapes! legislative update
Free the Grapes! recently provided an update on direct to consumer shipping legislation and litigation for 2007. As you can see below, many changes are likely to come this year. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Wine Institute provided the following summary of direct shipping legislation around the country. Alaska –House Bill 34 (Ledoux) would specifically allow in-state wineries [...]
March 19th, 2007
“New Vintage” of Wine Litigation
There’s an excellent article on law.com titled “New Vintage of Wine Litigation is Fermenting”. The article summarizes the “next wave” of wine lawsuits that will continue to shake up the landscape of direct shipping. New suits and amended complaints filed in the past year are attacking requirements that consumers must purchase wine in person, with [...]
February 5th, 2007
"New Vintage" of Wine Litigation
There’s an excellent article on law.com titled “New Vintage of Wine Litigation is Fermenting”. The article summarizes the “next wave” of wine lawsuits that will continue to shake up the landscape of direct shipping. New suits and amended complaints filed in the past year are attacking requirements that consumers must purchase wine in person, with [...]
February 5th, 2007
Arizona permit available, FedEx begins shipping
The new wine shipping laws took effect yesterday in Arizona. Arizona has posted the Application for Out-of-State Domestic Farm Winery or Domestic Microbrewery on their website. Currently, only wineries that produce less than 20,000 gallons per year can ship directly to Arizona residents. Wineries that produce more than 20,000 gallons must “Provide the names and [...]
