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Three-Tier System

No Surprise: Supreme Court Won't Hear Retail Challenge to Wine Shipping Ban

The news: The U.S. Supreme Court again rejected an attempt to overturn a state's ban on direct-to-consumer shipments by out-of-state retailers. That the court rejected an appeal in Wilson v. Miller is a surprise to anyone is hard to understand. Wine retail advocates,

Retailer Asks Fed. Court to Overturn Ill. Ban on Direct Shipping by Out-of-State Retailers

Illinois’ liquor law discriminates against out-of-state businesses, a Seattle-based wine retailer told a Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals panel. Full Pull Wines LLC challenged a provision of the liquor code that prohibits out-of-state retailers from shipping to Illinois consumers. Two Illinois oenophiles joined the Washington-

Calif. Curbs on Out-of-State Winery Challenged

A suit challenging California's alcohol beverage control rules that permit California wineries – but not out-of-state wineries – to sell direct to California retailers was cleared for trial by a Federal judge. Blue Sky Vineyards, an Illinois winery, and The Wine Country, a California retailer, brought the lawsuit

Virginia ABC Overturns Own Ruling, Aiding Wholesalers

Great Lakes W&S Swiftly Traces, Removes Mislabeled High Noon Beach Variety Pack

M.S. Walker's Doug Shaw to Chair WSWA, Calls for Strengthening Three-Tier System

Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) elected Doug Shaw, president, M.S. Walker, Inc. Chairman of the Board. Addressing the association at its annual membership meeting in Washington, D.C., Shaw urged distributors to continue strengthening the three-tier system, the most efficient and safest alcohol distribution system in

Tom Wark Launches Web Site Attacking Three-Tier System

Tom Wark, the publicist who put retailer direct shipping on the map, is at it again. He's created a website, "Fermenting Changes," to promote an alternative to the three-tier system of alcohol regulation. “The three-tier system was created in the early 1930s after repeal