NEWS OF GRAPES AND WINES IN EASTERN NORTH AMERICA
Privatization Bill Makes History
Pennsylvania House votes to end government monopoly; senate approval still needed
H
arrisburg, Pa.—On the evening of March 21, the Pennsylvania
House of Representatives passed a bill that would gradually
end Pennsylvania's monopoly of the sales of wine and
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liquor. The distribution and sale of beer would
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also be affected if the legislation passes the
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Pennsylvania state Senate and is signed into
law by Gov. Tom Corbett. This is the first time that privatization
legislation has been passed by either legislative body since the
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) was established in 1933.
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What would privatization mean for the wineries in Pennsylvania?
How did Pennsylvania end up as a monopoly state? What
regulations govern how Pennsylvania wineries currently sell wine
in the state? How do the wineries feel about the potential changes
privatization would bring? As the saying goes, the devil is in the
details, and the impact for wineries will depend on the exact
language of any bill that passes the Senate.
The Pennsylvania Wine Association has never taken a position
regarding the issue of state store privatization. While some of the
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