KANSAS COMPROMISE BILL SENT TO GOV. SEBELIUS

The Kansas governor is likely to okay a bill that will allow direct delivery and the selling of wine at the state fair. The Senate passed the compromise legislation 36-2 after the House approved it 87-36. If the governor approves the bill, wineries throughout the nation will be allowed to ship directly to consumers of age who made the purchase at the winery. The bill would also allow wineries to ship wine to a liquor store where the consumer could pick it up when it’s ordered by the phone or over the internet.

In addition, the compromise would also allow restaurant goers to take home an open, unfinished bottle of wine if it’s placed in a tamperproof transparent bag. Kansas law currently prohibits direct wine shipping of any sort, although its 13 “farm wineries” are allowed to deliver their products directly to retail stores.