I had a nice chat this week with Jean Cronin, executive director of the Connecticut Package Store Association, which is bracing for a huge legislative battle this year over allowing wine sales in grocery stores. “It will be quite a fight, and we are looking forward to it,” the pleasant Cronin told me, as she…
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Could this be the year Lucy’s conscience catches up with her and she actually holds the football long enough for Charlie Brown to boot it toward the goalpost? Since the early days of the Malloy administration, it seems like every year, either the governor or lawmakers offer a bill that would reform part of Connecticut’s…
DetailsMANCHESTER, CT (WFSB) – It’s been a debate for decades, but it hasn’t been this intense until now. Grocery stores are pushing hard to be able to sell wine. Package store owners don’t want it to happen. It’s allowed in 42 states, but not in Connecticut. Grocery stores say they should be allowed to. They…
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Buying wine in a supermarket counts as one of those activities we do in other states, which causes us to wonder, why can’t we have that in Connecticut? The reason is that the owners and employees of this state’s 1,250 package stores have persuaded lawmakers over the decades that we’re better off keeping wine and…
DetailsWhat’s on Bob’s Plate?!?!Soup, Salad and Salmon?!?! Yup! Healthy version of Lobster Bisque subbing cream for pumpkin 🎃 and using lobster meat Straight Outta Maine! Local greens from Food for Thought in Torrington, CT Faroe Island Salmon from our friends @gulfshrimpcompany@forrestknowsseafood Wine pairing: Cali Chardonnay @stagsleapwinery Follow @ctwinenow to help get wine in your local…
DetailsAre you sick of Holland House cooking wines too? I always thought it was odd that I could buy small bottles of White and Red Holland House products in Connecticut grocery stores, but they’re forbidden to sell the real deal. Isn’t it time to allow wine sales in grocery stores too? I saw the sign…
DetailsIn one of the quieter recounts following a noisy November election, voters in Colorado okayed the sale of wine in grocery stores. Proposition 125 passed by a slim margin following a protracted vote tally, meaning that grocery stores that already have a beer license can sell wine starting on March 1, 2023. According to the…
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