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Bill Has the Potential to Crush Michigan's Wine Industry

Detroit News wine editor Sandra Silfven has a detailed report that the House Regulatory Reform Committee "rocketed" the anti wine shipping measure (House Bill 4959) out if its chambers to the House floor. The bill denies the wineries many long-standing rights including shipping to Michigan residents and acting as their own wholesaler. In the words of Ed Gerten of Pentamere Winery in Tecumseh: "It will literally kill our business. This bill will crush us."
You may have noticed Absolute Michigan spotlighting this issue. This is due to the fact that we feel winemaking is an industry vital to Michigan's future as it provides a high return for farmers and keeps land in agricultural production.

Read Michigan vintners lose Round 1 as punitive shipping bill passes out of committee in the Detroit News
Text of House Bill 4959
Wine Consumers Across Michigan site

Posted/updated Jun 30, 2005
by Andrew McFarlane (Absolute Michigan)