Comments on: Sizing Up Supermarket Wine http://wineeconomist.com/2011/05/09/sizing-up-supermarket-wine/ Tue, 21 May 2013 21:21:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ed Draves http://wineeconomist.com/2011/05/09/sizing-up-supermarket-wine/#comment-2522 Wed, 11 May 2011 11:10:04 +0000 http://wineeconomist.com/?p=3903#comment-2522 As a person who makes his living selling NY wine, I have followed this issue very closly. The reason the vast majority of wineries are against this ill concieved plan to sell wine in gas stations, groceries and box stores is that it would close many of thier retail partner wine shops. The New York wine industry, under current rules and laws, is thriving! There are new wineries opening evey year. Closing the outlets for these wineries and replacing them with box storesgrocery stores and gas stations that have all but ignored (with the exception of 3 day perishables)local agriculture makes no economic sense. We need to support local, support jobs and foster taxable revenue in NY State. Uncork NY and say no to out of state interests!

]]> By: Gordon http://wineeconomist.com/2011/05/09/sizing-up-supermarket-wine/#comment-2520 Wed, 11 May 2011 01:39:20 +0000 http://wineeconomist.com/?p=3903#comment-2520 New York state has 1/3 the fatalities of people under 21 due to alcohol related deaths compared to Fl. Tx. and Ca. The wine industry suffered due to a bad image for years and selling wines in grocery stores and gas stations will not help .

New York has a better representation of wine brands because each mom and pop retailer is free to sell what they want not what corporate dictates.I would rather support the little guy than let Walmart dictate my choices.

A family farm/winemaker should understand that his best customers live near his farm and the best retailer for his product is neighboring stores that understand the locals. When the big retailers buy from the big suppliers he will be lucky to get a job stocking the shelves because he wont be able to make a dime growing/selling his wine. A Farmer should know about Corporate farms!

]]> By: Grape Grower http://wineeconomist.com/2011/05/09/sizing-up-supermarket-wine/#comment-2519 Tue, 10 May 2011 18:37:49 +0000 http://wineeconomist.com/?p=3903#comment-2519 Thank you for a fun article Mike! Yes, we here in New York are waiting, and hoping, and praying we can make wine in grocery stores happen. As a family winegrape farm, we have lobbied for many years for the cause. We are not giving up, and stories like yours help tell the story. It is truly a no brainer, and benefits all. Whether you are a consumer looking for $2 or $200 wine, and the state is pocketing the tax money.

]]> By: Wine Curmudgeon http://wineeconomist.com/2011/05/09/sizing-up-supermarket-wine/#comment-2517 Mon, 09 May 2011 18:07:29 +0000 http://wineeconomist.com/?p=3903#comment-2517 The supermarket business is crucially important to the future of wine in the U.S., and the Mainstream Wine Media mostly ignores it. Why is the average price of a bottle of wine about $6 in the U.S. (from Nielsen)? Because grocery stores sell a lot of those 5-liter boxes of Franzia.

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