DIRECT SHIPMENT FALLS UNDER SCRUTINY IN INDIANA

If passed, Indiana’s House Bill 1190 will halt all direct wine shipping and limit sales to retailers. However, the law will allow wine-makers to sell bottled wine to consumers at three locations other than their winery, and increase the number of days a year that wineries may participate in a trade show from nine to thirty. As expected, most vintners believe the proposed law is bad for business. Dorothy Gahimer, owner of Terre Vin winery in Rockville, says, “Being able