DIRECT SHIPPING WOES IN OHIO

Ohio’s new direct wine shipping law goes into effect Oct. 1 and winery advocates are not happy. In June, an Ohio law was passed that bars medium and large wineries from shipping directly to Ohio consumers. (The official cap is 150,000 gallons). Furthermore, Free the Grapes, a winery trade group, says confusing language in the bill may scare off vintners.The so-called confusing language has to do with the annual shipping limit. The bill sets a 24-case limit per “family household,”