One GIANT leap !!!!!!!

[Kcwhippet]

They were against the original version of H4477, which limited shipment to wineries (both in-state and out-of-state) of 30,000 gallons or smaller. It also had a restriction that any winery that had any wines handled by a distributor within the previous six months couldn't ship. Nashoba and Westport are the largest wineries in the state and they depend quite a bit on in-state customers. However, they're both over the size limit and they're both repped by distributors, so they and their supporters lobbied heavily against those restrictions. That's mainly what Free the Grapes were opposed to, so this version is a bit better - not perfect, but better. I suspect, though, that someone may sue because this bill discriminates against large wineries and therefore is unconstitutional. Oh, I understand the Senate may be getting the bill to vote on as early as today. Sounds like they're fast tracking this one.