MAINE POLICE FIGHT AGAINST DIRECT DELIVERY BILL

Vintners in Maine are supporting a bill to do away with the state’s current restrictions on direct delivery. The bill held over from last session would allow licensed wineries to ship a maximum of 24 cases to in-state wine drinkers. However, Maine State Police and the Maine Association of Substance Abuse believe the proposed law is a bad idea because of the availability to under-age drinkers. Currently, consumers in Maine can get specialty wines through retailers or request special permission from the Department of Public Safety’s Liquor Licensing Unit to have wine shipped directly to them.