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Texas Proposes to Change State Wine Law Regarding Appellations of Origin

Lindsey A. Zahn, June 20, 2017June 20, 2017

Recently, the state of Texas saw some interesting action with respect to wine and the law. House Bill 1514, sponsored by Rep. Jason Isaac, relating to the labeling of wine as originating from the state is causing a significant amount of concern among winemakers. The bill proposes to change the Texas Alcoholic…

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Empire Wine Bill Passes in New York Senate

Lindsey A. Zahn, June 27, 2016June 24, 2016

The “Empire Wine Bill” (version 2.0) passed in the New York State Senate on Friday, June 17th per the New York State Assembly website. The matching Assembly bill, A10248, passed earlier on June 15th. The summary of the Senate bill is as follows: Relates to clarifying the basis upon which the state liquor authority has…

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Empire Wine Bill Passes in Assembly

Lindsey A. Zahn, June 17, 2016June 16, 2016

The “Empire Wine Bill” (version 2.0) passed in the New York State Assembly on Wednesday, June 15th per the New York State Assembly website. The matching Senate bill, S07728, has not yet passed and shows no action on the bill’s page other than an entry for May 12, 2016. The summary…

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Empire Strikes Back: New Bill Appears in New York’s Senate and Assembly

Lindsey A. Zahn, May 23, 2016May 21, 2016

Two new bills have been introduced to New York’s Senate and Assembly on May 12th and May 18th (respectively), sponsored by New York State Senator Phil Boyle and Assembly Member Philip Steck. The bills are very similar to the “Empire Wine Bill” that appeared in both the Senate and Assembly last…

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Empire Wine Bills Delivered to Governor Cuomo

Lindsey A. Zahn, December 4, 2015December 4, 2015

On November 30, 2015, the two talked about bills, A05920 and S04446, in New York’s Assembly and Senate were delivered to Governor Cuomo. A05920 was introduced to the Assembly in March of this year by Assemblyman Phil Steck and proposes to amend New York State’s alcohol beverage laws.  See Bill Supports Empire Wine Sales; Bill Would Curb…

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New York Legislature Amends Tax Law To Help Small Wineries

Lindsey A. Zahn, June 29, 2015June 28, 2015

In recent news, the Assembly and Senate of New York both passed a bill to amend the state’s tax law. The bill proposed a change to the current law which would significantly help small wineries within the state. The summary of the bill provides that it “[e]xempts certain wineries from…

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Empire Wine Bill Passes in New York State Senate

Lindsey A. Zahn, June 16, 2015

In case yesterday’s news wasn’t good enough for industry members, today we are here to repot something even better: the acclaimed Empire Wine bill passed today in New York’s Senate. That’s quite a successful move for a bill that was only introduced a day ago. The bill now awaits Governor…

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Empire Wine Bill Passes in New York State Assembly

Lindsey A. Zahn, June 15, 2015June 15, 2015

In promising news for industry members, the much talked-about “Empire wine bill” pending in both New York’s Assembly and Senate passed in the Assembly on Monday, June 15, 2015. See A05920 Summary. Its sister bill, S04446A, is currently still pending in the state’s Senate and, according to Capitol Confidential, “has advanced to the third…

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Bill Introduced to New York State Assembly Supports Empire Wine

Lindsey A. Zahn, March 13, 2015March 13, 2015

As reported by The Albany Times Union and Capitol Confidential, a bill was introduced this week to the New York State Assembly by Assemblyman Phil Steck that proposes to amend New York State’s alcohol beverage laws. See Bill Supports Empire Wine Sales; Bill Would Curb SLA’s Power Over Out-Of-State Wine Shipments. The bill will reportedly stop…

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South Dakota Opens Doors to Direct Shipping of Wine

Lindsey A. Zahn, February 25, 2015February 24, 2015

Last week, the South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard signed a bill (HB 1001) into law allowing the direct shipment of wine and making South Dakota the 43rd state to allow direct-to-consumer shipping of wine. See South Dakota Governor Signs Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping Bill into Law. According to The Financial, the law’s provisions go into effect…

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