WSWA spins the Court Ruling

[Jackie]

Yes. States may choose to ban all direct shipments but imagine what we'd be saying if the decision had gone 5-4 the other way... The Curmudgeon would be scowling all the way from whereever he landed...

Secondly, the national press is focusing on the positive aspects of this decision for wine loving consumers. If consumers see this decision as giving them the ability to order wine from any winery anywhere, especially via the Internet, they may just make a fuss when their state lawmakers try to take this away again, i.e. by prohibiting ALL direct shipments. That's what the 8 states that now allow in-state wine shipments but prohibit out-of-state wine shipments will have to do, since their current laws are now unconstitutional.

BTW, May 14th (Saturday past) was Bobby Darin's birthday. Some of Jerry's kids will still know what that means. Kind of appropriate that this ruling comes out now.

Jackie



[This message has been edited by Jackie (edited 05-17-2005).]