US: New Jersey winemakers worried by bottleneck on direct shipping
US: New Jersey winemakers worried by bottleneck on direct shipping
Jun 18, 2011 6
In the midst of a busy summer sipping season, New Jersey wineries can't expand and new wineries can't open because of a stalemate in the Legislature over a bigger issue: allowing the direct shipping of wine from out of state.
"It's costing me at least $3,000 a week," said Tom Sharko, owner of Alba Vineyard in Milford, who recently won the Governor's Cup for the best wine in New Jersey (a 2010 Gewürztraminer). "I've got four outlet licenses pending that I can't get."
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