REACH OUT TO ABC

[Jerry D Mead]

//The attached release comes from the organization known as Gree The Grapes.//
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>Dear Wine Lovers,
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>ABC News' coverage of the direct shipping issue is included on the
following web site address, along with a one-question survey which we
encourge you to complete at your earliest convenience.
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> >www.abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/booze990309.html
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>As you know, the wholesaler monopolists are encouraging the U.S. Senate to
pass harsh legislation that would allow individual states to use federal
courts to prosecute out-of-state winemakers for direct shipping you a
bottle of wine. The wholesalers never mention INTRA-state shipments, which
are legal in 30 states. California's regulatory agency has testified that
interstate and intrastate shipments do NOT contribute to underage access.
This is a red herring used by booze middlemen to protect their profits and
state-sanctioned monopolies, at your expense.
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>If passed, such legislation would halt creative, state-by-state solutions
underway to allow you access to wines not generally available in your local
stores.
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>Thank you for your support,
>Jeremy Benson
>executive director