A war over wine uncorked Thursday, as grocers once again urged Connecticut lawmakers to let them sell wine. But hundreds of liquor store owners fought back, arguing the move could kill their business. Grocery stores can sell wine in 42 states. At a marathon legislative hearing, they argued it’s time to change the law. “Connecticut…
DetailsLawmakers heard from the public Thursday speaking for and against a bill that would allow grocery stores to sell wine in Connecticut. Original article found at NBC Connecticut.
DetailsHARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – A coalition of lawmakers pushed to allow the sale of wine in grocery stores on Thursday. The Connecticut Food Association held a news conference with University of Connecticut Prof. Fred Carstensen and pollster Ken Dautrich to release the findings of research showed the economic benefits of and widespread consumer support for…
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You could not buy a bottle of wine at the state Capitol Thursday but you could hear plenty of chatter about the alcoholic beverage business as hundreds of package store owners converged on the Legislative Office Building to defend their franchises. The package stores faced off against supermarkets as lawmakers heard comments on whether Connecticut…
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Connecticut grocery store operators clashed Thursday with the state’s package store owners during an expected all-day public hearing on legislation that would change a longstanding law preventing the sale of wine at grocery stores. The bill, raised last month by the legislature’s General Law Committee, would permit supermarkets to sell cider and wine made by…
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More than a hundred residents testified Thursday on the issue of whether local grocery stores’ liquor permits should allow them to sell wine as well as beer. House Bill 5918 could allow grocery stores to sell cider and wine manufactured by small wineries, unless the store is located within 1,000 feet of a package store. The public forum…
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HARTFORD — A high-stakes battle came to a head Thursday between Connecticut’s supermarkets and package stores in the state Capitol’s most contentious public hearing so far this year. In a battle over wine and profits, the supermarkets have been putting on a full-court press in their stores and on the internet to allow wine to…
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Connecticut is one of only eight states in the country denying responsible adults the convenience of buying wine where they shop for food, requiring them instead to make a second trip to a package store. It is time to end the Prohibition Era quirk in Connecticut law preventing grocery stores from selling wine. The law…
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