"That Wine is Out of Stock"

[Botafogo]

Guys, if you have the cajones, try this gambit:

Remind the distributor that in most jurisdictions, wine is a controlled substance, every bottle has a paper trail registered with the government, you can find out what he has and where and that the law in many places compells him to sell it to anyone who can pruduce a license and the money.

Yes he can OFFER it to his allocation list first but the legality of HOLDING it is questionable in most areas. Do a little reasearch and offer to fax the relevant statutes and inventory information to the State Attorney General and Alcoholic Beverage Agencies. This is playing REALLY hard ball but has been known to work from time to time.

I love the smell of Napalm in the morning, Roberto