Wine shipping applications drip in
It's not yet time to pop the champagne in celebration of Maryland's new wine-shipping law.
As noted in Sunday's business section, the law takes effect Friday, but just 11 wineries have applied for a permit. Comptroller Peter Franchot said there's also a "learning curve." He predicted it would "take a while for the wine community to adjust" to direct shipping.
Maryland is home to 50 wineries, and there are about 6,500 across the country.
"People need to get comfortable with the new law once it kicks in," he said. "For decades, the wine industry has seen Maryland as a medieval regulatory state. They slapped their foreheads and wondered what we were thinking."
Wineries must submit an application, pay $200 per year to the state and post a $1,000 bond to ship to residences in Maryland.
So who's in? List of wineries on the jump.
Wine shipping applications received
Black Ankle, Frederick County
http://www.blackankle.com/
Boordy Vineyards, Baltimore County
http://www.boordy.com//
Elk Run Vineyards, Carroll County
http://www.elkrun.com/
Far Eastern Shore Winery, Talbot County (Mesozoic Technologies)
http://www.fareasternshorewinery.com/
Fiore Winery, Harford County
http://www.fiorewinery.com/
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard, Frederick County
http://www.smvwinery.com/
Terrapin Station Winery, Montgomery County (Diamondback Wine)
http://www.terrapinstationwinery.com/
Tilmon's Island Winery, Queen Anne's County
http://www.tilmonswine.com/
Pride Mountain Vineyards, California
http://www.pridewines.com
Spanos-Berberian Winery, California
no website found
Westport Winery, Washington
http://www.westportwinery.org/
Categories: 2011 legislative session
Comments
This sounds like it is wineries only, what about wine clubs such as Williams-Sonoma and others?
Posted by: Lowell Bogard | June 27, 2011 6:21 PM
Unfortunately, wine clubs were specifically excluded from the legislation. Please remind your elected officials that you want them to fix the law to include retailers and wine clubs.
Adam Borden
President, Marylanders for Better Beer & Wine Laws
Posted by: Adam Borden | June 28, 2011 10:08 AM
I can't help but contrast the decisions made by Mr. Franchot to selectively enforce the ban on cigar shipping, while vigorously enforcing the ban on retail wine shipping.
Maryland is truly lucky to have such consistently enlightened leadership!
Posted by: David | June 28, 2011 12:19 PM
Is there a State website I can go to to determine who has a permit? Wouldn't want to commit a felony by ordering a bottle of wine from someone without a $200 State permit.
Posted by: Wayne | June 28, 2011 5:10 PM