Archive for August, 2008

7th Circuit Court Gives Wine Shipping a Boost

Monday, August 11th, 2008

A very interesting thing happened on the way to Baude v. Heath Last week Judge Easterbrook of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals issued their ruling in a case that challenged Indiana's requirements 1) wine be purchased in a face-to-face transaction before being shipped and 2) anyone licensed as a wholesaler ...

Illinois and its Payoffocracy

Friday, August 8th, 2008

Since 2005 when Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich declared it so, September is Illinois Wine Month in that state. That month is coming up and the outstanding Illinois wine industry will get some well deserved recognition. The industry has come a tremendous distance in the past 20 years producing outstanding wines ...