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Posts from the Wine Institute Category

North Dakota Makes Direct Shipping Easier for Wineries and Retailers

By Sarah Werner - ShipCompliant Research Team

North Dakota legislature has passed, and its Governor has signed into law on April 1, new legislation that will allow wine orders to be shipped from any fulfillment house that obtains a North Dakota “logistics shipper” license, require licensure of common carriers, and make other related changes to the state’s direct shipping law. These new [...]

April 5th, 2013

To Stay Afloat, Here is a Life Buoy of Wine Compliance Legislative Updates

By Jessamyn Boltz - ShipCompliant Research Team

As the snow melts here in Boulder, it’s time for a status update on the direct shipping bills we expected to see in 2013, as well as other notable legislation. 1. How are Direct Shipping Bills Stacking Up? Massachusetts has seen six direct shipping bills introduced this session, and though there hasn’t been much movement [...]

March 29th, 2013

Wine Retailers Can Only Ship to 14 States

By Jessamyn Boltz - ShipCompliant Research Team

Since the 2005 Granholm v. Heald Supreme Court decision addressing the interstate direct shipment of wine, the number of states allowing out-of-state wineries to ship directly to consumers has increased from 31 states to 40. The experience for licensed wine retailers (for example: brick and mortar wine shops, California Type 85 or 20 licensees and [...]

February 6th, 2013

Texas Eases Requirement for Direct-To-Consumer Licensing

By Annie Bones, State Relations - Wine Institute

The direct shipper permit application process has just become a little easier. The Texas Alcohol Beverage Control Commission (TABC) has determined that it is no longer necessary or appropriate to require every Out-Of-State Direct Wine Shipper permit applicant to submit a bond with its application. As of November 15, 2012, the only direct shipper applicants [...]

January 17th, 2013

Virginia DTC Fulfillment House Regulations; ABC Endorses Winery/Fulfillment House Contract Addendum Format

By Terri Cofer Beirne, Eastern Counsel, Wine Institute

In July, 2009, Virginia ABC notified Virginia Wine Shipper licensees they were prohibited from contracting with third parties for selling and shipping wine into Virginia. Since then industry has been working with Virginia ABC to outline allowable uses of third parties. The culmination of these efforts was a new Virginia regulation which took effect in [...]

January 16th, 2013