Thanks to the efforts of the Wine Institute, Free the Grapes, and consumer wine advocates, Governor Doug Ducey of Arizona signed Senate Bill 1381 into law on March 30, 2016. The new law takes effect on January 1, 2017 and revises the old, extremely limited direct shipping law restricted to wineries producing less than 20,000 gallons of wine annually. The new law removes that restriction entirely, opening direct shipments of wine to any winery holding a federal basic permit issued by TTB and a current license to produce wine issued by Arizona or any other state.
The law includes a couple of new wrinkles as well. Read the full details here.




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