Controlling distribution has always been a good way to make a good buck. And protecting that buck has not been too difficult for wine distributors, it didn’t cost them very much to maintain the favour of those who made the rules that disallowed direct sale from wineries to consumers. Good news for wineries (particularly the smaller ones), they previously were forced by law to hand over a significant portion of their earning to distributors.
It looks official. The State of New York, after being told by the Supreme Court that their direct shipping laws were discriminatory and unconstitutional, will send a bill to the governor’s desk that opens the State to direct shipping of wine to consumers.
