how to legally sell?

[Thomas]

If you haven't been dissuaded by now--think again.

The American government (fed and local) considers wine a sin and so it is highly regulated (costly licenses, etc.) and a great source of revenue for government too. In addition, wine is treated as a shady profession; you are fingerprinted, your financial records must be laid open to inspectors, the place where you intend to produce and sell the wine must conform to specific regulations, and be inspected--the list goes on.

Incidentally, I don't know what it is called now, but the federal agency that regulates alcohol was split off from firearms--something about homeland security...

[This message has been edited by foodie (edited 01-13-2004).]