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Category Archives: Pennsylvania Wine Law
Pennsylvania Governor Unveils Plans To Privatize State Liquor Stores
Governor Tom Corbett (R) is expected to unveiled his plan to privatize Pennsylvania’s state liquor stores. The Governor proposes one stop shopping by allowing consumers to purchase wine and beer at grocery stores or big box store. The plan anticipates that prices would be driven down and calls for the auctioning off of some [...]
I have a dream. You have a dream. Or do you?
Every year when the New Year rolls around I’m reminded of the folks that have approached my practice at the beginning of every year to discuss their desire to open their own winery, restaurant, or other wine based business. We typically discuss how to best proceed in their mission. I listen respectfully [...]
Pennsylvania Wine Shipment Legislation Gains Momentum
On March 28, the Pennsylvania State Senate unanimously passed 48-0, Senate Bill 790 which would allow consumers to have domestic wines from U.S. wineries shipped directly to their homes in the state. Under the legislation, consumers would be allowed to purchase by phone, mail or internet as many as 24 domestic wines per month. [...]
Calling All Pennsylvania Winemaker’s With No Dirt
Do you happen to be a Pennsylvania Winemaker with no vineyard? No Problem. Perhaps your real calling is that you’re a city dwelling vintner. Besides, the grapes only care about where they are grown and not where they are crushed. With that in mind, have you considered that maybe [...]
How To Ensure Your Wine and Hospitality Business Success In 2012
If you’re preparing to open your own winery or hospitality business you have no doubt heard the warnings “its a jungle out there” or that “most businesses fail within the first five years”.
Whether your winery, restaurant, or hospitality business success or fails, the one sure truth is that you’ll be guaranteed to [...]
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Proposes To Modernize It’s System Of Wine and Liquor Sales
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board officials advocated modernization changes today as it faces the threat of privatization by Gov. Tom Corbett and others to privatize the system.
The changes were discussed today at a state Senate appropriations hearing. The proposed changes include:
–Increasing Sunday store closing hours from noon until (currently 5pm) 7 or 8 pm
–Erasing [...]
How Not To Have Your Winery or Hospitality Business Lawyer-Up!
Recently I took an unforeseen hiatus from posting to this blog to tend to the needs of my oldest child who was recently injured this January in an automobile accident at the hands of a drunk driver. Like most of the mothers of MADD, I too experienced the anguish that comes with that dreadful [...]
What’s Your Wine’s Pedigree?
The geographic location where your wine is grown, can often signal quality or add pricing value to your customers. Commercial advantage can be gained from a consumer’s appreciation of wines originating from a particular “viticultural area.” The tagging of a wine from an “American Viticultural Area” or AVA can be an important factor to [...]
Pennsylvania Wine and The Law: Hey William Penn! Pennsylvania Inquiring Minds Still Want to Know
I’m still amazed at the number of times I’ve met new people and engaged in a conversation about Pennsylvania’s wine industry only to find them quite surprised to discover that Pennsylvania wineries are serious industry players that are here to stay.
I get a certain level of enjoyment steering their minds off of California and New [...]
