Post by Logan on Jun 9, 2016 0:04:27 GMT -6
HARRISBURG - For the first time since before Prohibition, Pennsylvanians will be able to buy wine at grocery stores.
Barely a day after it sped through the House and unexpectedly landed on his desk, Gov. Wolf on Wednesday signed a law to let hundreds of restaurants, hotels, and grocery stores sell wine.
The bill takes effect in 60 days, though it might take months for consumers to see the impact.
Besides granting by-the-bottle wine licenses for stores that already sell beer, the measure takes steps to loosen the state's oft-criticized control of the alcohol market.
Read more at www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20160609_Wolf_to_sign_bill_allowing_Pa__grocers_to_sell_wine.html
Barely a day after it sped through the House and unexpectedly landed on his desk, Gov. Wolf on Wednesday signed a law to let hundreds of restaurants, hotels, and grocery stores sell wine.
The bill takes effect in 60 days, though it might take months for consumers to see the impact.
Besides granting by-the-bottle wine licenses for stores that already sell beer, the measure takes steps to loosen the state's oft-criticized control of the alcohol market.
Read more at www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20160609_Wolf_to_sign_bill_allowing_Pa__grocers_to_sell_wine.html