[ale] [OT] Out-of-state wine sales legalized

[Michael Mealling]

Its not clear that this applies to Georgia:

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/business/0505/17wine.html

On Mon, 2005-05-16 at 13:19 -0400, Sean Kilpatrick wrote:
> The supreme Court today ruled that internet wine sales are legal.
> 
> The Reuters story reads in part,
> 
> " WASHINGTON (Reuters) - States cannot ban direct out-of-state wine 
> shipments if they allow their wineries to sell directly to consumers, the 
> U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday in a decision that could lead to lower 
> prices and more easily available choices.
> 
> "By a 5-4 vote, the high court ruled that the bans involving out-of-state 
> wineries unconstitutionally discriminated against interstate commerce. Such 
> laws have been adopted in 23 states while the other 27 states allow direct 
> wine sales, industry officials said."
> 
> full story is here:
> 
> http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=761537
> 
> Should also apply to beer.  Woo-hoo!
> 
> Sean
> 
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