Our very own Terry Speizer, founder of Domaine Alfred, the world renowned winery he recently sold, was instrumental in bringing this issue to the U.S. Supreme Court. And yet, the battle rages, as the post-Prohibition fiefdoms struggle to maintain their control... and money.
Here's the latest installment of the saga by David Kesmodel from www.iSante.com, Santé Magazine's online edition.
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Alison Light and her husband fell in love with several small California wineries this summer while celebrating their wedding anniversary. But when Ms. Light tried to have bottles shipped to her Norfolk, Mass., home, she was miffed to discover that her state effectively barred most such shipments.
So she -- joining about 8,000 other Massachusetts residents -- became a member of Free the Grapes, a Napa, Calif., advocacy group for wineries and wine drinkers. Ms. Light, a 46-year-old university financial-aid worker, has written state lawmakers, urging them to overhaul the state's direct-shipping rules.
In the meantime, if you're trying to help friends and relatives who are wine touring on the Central Coast ship wines back home, check out our friends at www.SafeHavenWineServices.com.
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