A nine-year-old law arbitrarily limits the availability of wine for shipment direct from U.S. wineries to NJ consumers’ homes or workplaces
Andrew Zwicker
It isn’t every day that lawmakers can make a policy decision that has only winners.
A bill in the Legislature to “free the grapes” in New Jersey offers just such a tradeoff-free proposition.
This legislation would increase consumer choice, bring in additional state revenue and do so without causing local retail beverage stores any loss in business or jobs.
At the heart of the issue is a nine-year-old New Jersey law that arbitrarily limits the availability of wine for shipment direct from U.S. wineries to consumers’ homes or workplaces. The law bans wineries that produce more than 106,000 cases of wine per year (that’s a medium-sized winery) from shipping directly to New Jersey consumers. Wineries making less than that amount are allowed to ship, as long as they pay an annual license fee and collect and remit the a
April 08, 2021
TRENTON (April 7, 2021) Passage of bills A 1943 and S 2683, which would allow US wineries that produce more than 106,000 cases of wine per year to ship directly to New Jersey consumers, would be a win for consumers, retailers and state government, a new report shows.
Key findings from the study on winery direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipments:
New Jersey would gain $3 to $4.4 million in tax collections per year in the short-term, and up to $6 million annually in the longer term.
The state would gain new fees from winery licenses and wine label registrations, as well as sales and excise tax remittances from wineries. (Note: Since the current limited law was adopted in 2012, New Jersey has lost nearly $30 million in potential wine tax and license fee collections.)
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Study Conducted in Partnership with Research Industry Leader, NielsenIQ February 18, 2021
NAPA VALLEY, CA, In partnership with NielsenIQ, the Wine Market Council (https://winemarketcouncil.com/) just completed a study on the role of wine in a Wellness Lifestyle. The primary goal of the research was to better understand how wine is perceived as compared to other beverage alcohol categories such as beer, spirits, and hard seltzers. Additional insights were gained on the interaction between the categories, the role of ‘dry months,’ and the importance of social circles and occasions. “As a natural, sustainable product, we believe wine can be part of a Wellness Lifestyle,” said Dale Stratton, Wine Market Council President. “This research was conducted to help us, and the wine industry we serve, understand if consumers share that perception.”
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Study Conducted in Partnership with Research Industry Leader, NielsenIQ
“As a natural, sustainable product, we believe wine can be part of a Wellness Lifestyle. This research was conducted to help us, and the wine industry we serve, understand if consumers share that perception.” - Dale Stratton, Wine Market Council President NAPA VALLEY, Calif. (PRWEB) February 17, 2021 In partnership with NielsenIQ, the Wine Market Council just completed a study on the role of wine in a Wellness Lifestyle. The primary goal of the research was to better understand how wine is perceived as compared to other beverage alcohol categories such as beer, spirits, and hard seltzers. Additional insights were gained on the interaction between the categories, the role of ‘dry months,’ and the importance of social circles and occ