HOPING FOR REGULATION COMPROMISE IN FLORIDA

Now that direct wine shipments are legal in Florida, Senators are haggling over regulations such as shipping licenses, taxes and those pesky minors. The main difference between the two bills up for approval is that one would not allow wineries that produce over 250,000 gallons a year to sell to Florida consumers. Sen. Steve Geller supports the 250,000 gallon cap arguing that mass-produced wines are more likely to fall into the hands of minors. But the other side argues that