The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has ended its ill-fated wine vending program after a year’s experiment with statewide grocery stores. The wine kiosks located at 21 stores throughout the state required customers to swipe their ID, blow into a breathalyzer and look into a security camera to buy their wine. The program [...]
Category Archives: Wine News of Interest
The Pinnacle Of Professional Achievement In The Wine World Takes In New Members
The Institute of Masters of Wine (IWM) has announced its newest members. As covered in my earlier post, Does The Pinnacle of Professional Achievement In The Wine World Excite You?, this accomplishment is considered the “hardest test of knowledge” in the wine world. Congratulations to all of this year’s newest members. For [...]
Is Your Pennsylvania Wine Ready To Take Flight?
Does your Pennsylvania wine have a distinct taste and flavor that will come through if sipped at 30,000 feet? Is so, the airline industry may be the place for your wine to take flight. It appears that U.S. airlines have taken note that passengers keep coming back to their airline based on the [...]
Pennsylvania Wine Bloggers:Want To Know Who’s Got The Juice?
The public voting is complete for the 2011 Wine Blog Awards! Over 3011 people voted for their favorite finalists. The social media wine blog winners were announced at the 2011 North American Wine Bloggers Conference. The public has spoken. These folks have got the juice!
Best Overall Wine Blog–Fermentation
Best New [...]
Does The Pinnacle Of Professional Achievement In The Wine World Excite You?
Does The Pinnacle Of Professional Achievement In The Wine World Excite You? Do you have a serious interest in wine? If so, perhaps you are Pennsylvania’s future Master of Wine! A Master of Wine is someone who has demonstrated through rigorous examination, a knowledge or all aspects of wine and ability to [...]
Shout Out To Pennsylvania Winery and Hospitality Bloggers: Whose Got The Juice?
It’s that time again folks! The nomination period is open for the 2011 Wine Blog Awards. We can look forward again to seeing which social media wine bloggers are giving American media a run for its juice. Will your winery’s blog be chosen to be amongst this year’s nominees?
Go now and make your [...]
Pennsylvania’s Privatization Battle For The State’s Liquor Stores Continue
State Rep. John Payne, R-Derry Twp plans to introduce a bill to allow the the state’s 1200 beer distributors to apply for a free permit to carry wine and spirits at your local beer distributor. Permits to wholesalers would cost $50 million. Payne’s proposal in the debate on privatization of the state’s liquor [...]
Pennsylvania’s Liquor Control Board’s Advocacy For Modernization Continues
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s Chief Executive Joseph Conti appeared before the Pennsylvania Senate Law and Justice Committee this week to address its plan to modernize the Board’s operations. Ten proposals were offered to law makers as an effort to stave off privatization of the state’s Wine and Spirit stores. For more read: [...]
Beer, Wine & Spirit Producers Fight Back Petitioning Congress To Reject HR1161.
The wine wars continue.
Members of the Beer, Wine & Spirit Industry joined together recently to urge members of Congress to oppose the “Community Alchohol Regulatory Effectiveness” Act of 2011 (CARE), the legislation (H.R. 1161) sponsored by the wholesellers tier of the Alcohol Beverage Industry.
Wine America, The Brewers Association, Distilled Spirits Council of the [...]
Pennsylvania’s Restaurant and Hospitality Industry “Happy Hours” Are Looking To Get Happier
A legislative bill by state Rep. John Payne, R-Dauphin was unanimously approved by the state’s House Liquor Control Committee and now moves to the full House for consideration. The bill would allow the restaurant and hospitality industry in Pennsylvania to have longer “happy hours”. The bill is aimed at giving restaurants and bars [...]
