One of the lingering effects of America's abortive experiment with the prohibition of alcohol in the early twentieth century is the arcane and complex set of laws regarding the shipment and sale of wine, beer and spirits between states. (You can read much more about the state of such things here.)
A year ago, when the Supreme Court ruled that it is illegal to allow in-state shipments without allowing out-of-state shipments, I thought that an excellent way to celebrate would be to try to get some wine from every state in the union.
I've been beaten to the punch. Every Friday, Lenn Thompson (who also runs the marvelous Lenndevours blog) updates the Wine Sediments blog with the latest in his "50 States. 50 Wineries. 50 Weeks" project.
He's on week six today (a pineapple wine from Hawaii), and it is looking like a very interesting trip. I'm particularly curious to see how and when he deals with California, as it is rather the big gorilla in the room. I'm also wondering about Alaska, as when I was considering doing this myself, I couldn't find any Alaskan wineries.
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