Hoosiers for Wine Shipping

Direct Wine Shipment Facts

Only 3 States Require Face to Face before shipment: Indiana, Kansas and Arizona (Federal District Court Invalidated KY’s Face to Face)
37 States Allow Direct Wine Shipments
States Allowing Direct Shipments Generally Reported “Few, if any, Problems with Interstate Direct Shipments of Wine to Minors." (FTC Report 31)
“Enforcement of the Face-to-Face Transaction Requirement Will Depend on Voluntary Compliance by Out-of-State Wineries - or Extensive Travel by the State Excise Police”.
(Page 49 of US District Court, Southern District, Baude vs. Heath)

Free Trade Impediments Hurt Indiana Wineries

Most Indiana Wineries Shipping Totals Were Cut by 2/3rds or More
Only half of Indiana Wineries have Direct Sellers Permit
Terre Vin Winery (Rockville) Closed at End of 2006 – Owner Cited 2006 Law as 100% Reason for Closure
Increased Costs to Wineries to Comply with New 2006 Law

Free Trade Pressures working against in-state wholesalers

Wine Connoisseurs Want Wine Shipped to Their Homes
Out-of-State Retailers want to Ship to In-State Consumers
(2008 US District Courts in TX & MI ruled in favor of out-of-state retailers, allowing them to ship to TX and MI consumers)
Out-of-State Wholesalers want to Sell to In-State Retailers
(2007 US District Court in TX ruled in favor of out-of-state wholesalers that previously had to wait one year to be licensed)
Big Box Stores Want to Buy Directly from Wineries
(2006 US District Court in WA ruled in favor of a Big Box Store allowing out-of-state producers to sell directly to WA retailers)