No matter the stated trade agreement, wine Protectionism lives on

A recent story in Wines and Vines Magazine (W&V), Made me think way back to the 1980s when, in an effort to help New York grape growers whose livelihoods were on the line because of the collapse of the state’s large wineries, the New York legislature and governor had a bright idea: limit sales of wine coolers in grocery stores to products produced with grapes grown only in New York.