THIS! "...how about simply helping clean up the domestic rules and help our craft producers here in our own country where the regulatory “no” folks are creating domestic harm to our industry?"
This is the best write up about the debacle we faced this year with Glut of imported cheap bulk wines that, not only contributed to the glut, but caused many growers and craft wineries to abandon their fruit on the vines, and in some instances declared bankruptcy, while the main federal Congressional TAX beneficiaries were distributors and very large wineries. I was wondering where were our representatives in congress during this time?
Yep, we just need to give them a prod. Maybe they are doing things behind the scenes, but hey, they should share that news. What we are pretty sure about is that they are not doing anything to help our domestic business. There are three parts to change. Educate, Legislate, or Litigate and it is such a shame it always falls to litigate.
THIS! "...how about simply helping clean up the domestic rules and help our craft producers here in our own country where the regulatory “no” folks are creating domestic harm to our industry?"
Thank you for this great article! Is there a short list that you can provide of current members of the Congressional Wine Caucus?
Darn it, I missed adding that to the article - here is the link to current members https://winecaucus-mikethompson.house.gov/about-the-wine-caucus/members
This is the best write up about the debacle we faced this year with Glut of imported cheap bulk wines that, not only contributed to the glut, but caused many growers and craft wineries to abandon their fruit on the vines, and in some instances declared bankruptcy, while the main federal Congressional TAX beneficiaries were distributors and very large wineries. I was wondering where were our representatives in congress during this time?
Yep, we just need to give them a prod. Maybe they are doing things behind the scenes, but hey, they should share that news. What we are pretty sure about is that they are not doing anything to help our domestic business. There are three parts to change. Educate, Legislate, or Litigate and it is such a shame it always falls to litigate.