Chronic Negress

The folks at the website StopHR5304 explain it this way : “House Resolution 5034 is a contemptible piece of special interest legislation that would harm small, family wineries, harm specialty wine stores, kill jobs and prevent consumers from legally accessing wines they can’t find locally by leading to bans on the legal, well regulated direct shipment of wine. Learn about the legislation, who supports it, who opposes it, and how it’s being covered in the media.”  Contact your representative to vote NO on HR 5034. I’ve already bugged my local politicos and you should too. Right now living in Maryland, we don’t have direct shipping but our legislators are supposed to cave on this in the next session (see story here). This is wrong on a lot of levels so do you part and speak up. Direct shipping will not turn underage drinkers into alcoholics, nor will it destroy the wine businesses in all of the states. In fact, it will help local wineries reach customers all over the country without having to worry if their wine gets picked up by a distributor. A lot of wineries produce wine in small quantities and don’t fit in with the usual distributor business model. This bill is a bad idea since direct shipping is now legal in 37 states and counting. Write. Call. E-mail. Make yourself heard on this issue.