In-State Shipping

[hotwine]

It is indeed an incredible environment, IK. The wholesalers have a VERY cozy first-name relationship with many state officials (elected and otherwise), and are adept at using the media to sway public opinion and legislative agenda toward their single-minded objective: that of preserving and protecting their extremely lucrative cartel from governmental interference. And you're right: intrastate shipping is currently disallowed by Texas state law. Breaching that barrier is the first goal of those in favor of home delivery because it's such an obvious first step, and directly affects little mom & pop wineries in the Hill Country that currently can't even get the wholesalers to distribute their products. (I'm sitting here shaking my head at the absurdity....)
It will take time, but we'll get there. And we'll eventually be offering job training to wholesalers who need to find another line of work.

[This message has been edited by hotwine (edited 04-26-2001).]