Good News for Wine Aficionados

The U.S. Supreme Court today struck down, 5-4, a Second Circuit Court decision that forbid out-of-state wineries to ship wine directly to consumers in Michigan and New York. The outcome could affect similar wine restriction laws in approximately 20 other states.

Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote the opinion for the majority, in which he stated, "This discrimination substantially limits the direct sale of wine to consumers, an otherwise emerging and significant business," also saying that the restriction "is neither authorized nor permitted by the Twenty-first Amendment."

More on the opinion here. Ahh...time for a drink.