Southern goes to NY

[Thomas]

KC, there are regulations, but there are also corruptions--the latter usually wins over the former.

I have to say, the times that I have seen NY regs applied against industry people (fines, etc.) has generally been when a bigger entity complains about a smaller one--hardly ever in the other direction. I wonder why???

Southern has already made an impact on the SLA regs; it is likely to take a lot of control by the mere force of its market power. And yes, retail shelves will reflect that power, except in small stores that are focused on certain wines or genres. But small is a thing of the past in the USA. I fear the idea of small retailers in NY (anywhere) is nearing that condition.

Has anyone seen the Frontline program about Walmart? Scary stuff. The interesting thing about these large conglomerates is, by their nature, and by their activities, they not only reduce choices to sameness, and reduce quality to price-only products, they also lower our general standard of living where those who work for these companies can afford to buy only from them. I suppose the wine industry is not immune.


[This message has been edited by foodie (edited 11-18-2004).]