Comments on: Wine shops in states with supermarket sales – three views

By: Dr. Vino Boils Wine Controversy in NY | Viralvines

Dr. Vino Boils Wine Controversy in NY | Viralvines — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:43:20 +0000

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By: frank milan

frank milan — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:41:37 +0000

I would love to buy wine in nys Supermarkets most people would rather do all one shopping.

By: Awaiting for NYS Supermarket Wine Sales : Fight Nanny

Awaiting for NYS Supermarket Wine Sales : Fight Nanny — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:37:51 +0000

[...] expand to owning several shops rather than just one. New York retailers should also read another blog post by Dr. Vino highlighting wine shops in other states and how they compete with supermarkets. It [...]

By: Awaiting NY Supermarket Wine Sales | OpenMarket.org

Awaiting NY Supermarket Wine Sales | OpenMarket.org — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:23:25 +0000

By: Awaiting NY Supermarket Wine Sales : WinePolicy.Com

Awaiting NY Supermarket Wine Sales : WinePolicy.Com — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:09:38 +0000

By: Daniel Posner

Daniel Posner — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:41:57 +0000

Drinkriesling,

Fascinating name, BYW.

I am not bragging about neglecting local wines. I sell what I want to sell. Wines that I think represent good value in the marketplace. Typically we stock 1-2 FLX Rieslings at a time.

Should I sell the over oaked terrible Chards from LI because they are local?

Why wouldn’t supermarkets sell NYS wines? Is there study to show that they will not?

And, if they do not, which, I am sure they may not, isn’t it their right not to sell them? It is also the customer’s right to buy wine anywhere, as well…oh except in NY…my bad.

By: drinkriesling

drinkriesling — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:01:39 +0000

Mr. Posner,
My “consumer advocate” friend. You brag about neglecting local wines? There are several wine shops that don’t. That is why most local wineries support the wine stores, not some percieved threat(Fox Run, Anthony Road and Red Newt are still sold in many of the “Last Store on Main Street” stores). If you remove the outlets that sell NY wines and replace them with box grocery outlets that won’t sell NY wines, it will have a negative impact on sales. This is common business sense.

By: Supermarkets selling wine, and liquor store insanities « Staten Island Libertarian Party

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:10:06 +0000

[...] in supermarkets and liquor stores? Blogger Dr. Vino asked some retailers questions related to this (Wine shops in states with supermarket sales – three views). The responses from those retailers is interesting; the comments to the blog post are [...]

By: Craig

Craig — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:43:38 +0000

Actually, we’re recording it tomorrow, and I just got word that it’ll air either next Thursday, March 4th or the following Thursday, March 11th. I’ll let you know when I get the word.

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:10:25 +0000

Hey, that is great, Craig! Given her newfound love of wine (speaking at the WSWA convention) I wonder if Sarah Palin will interview you? Oh wait, I guess she over with Papa Bear on Fox News, not the business network…

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:48:40 +0000

This subject will be on Stossel on the Fox Business channel Thursday night, 2/24. I’ll be a guest representing my small independent store which has thrived amid Big Box stores and grocery stores selling wine by specializing and being creative.

By: Daniel Posner

Daniel Posner — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:27:17 +0000

Some studies are showing that consumers want wine in supermarkets.

http://www.whec.com/news/stories/S1429916.shtml?cat=565

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:58:49 +0000

The Post had a brief item about this today: Booze giant fights wine bid ALBANY -- The big-money booze industry is secretly bankrolling the organized whining over Gov. Paterson's plan to let grocery stores sell wine, The Post has learned. An internal letter sent to liquor stores recently by the London-based liquor wholesaler Diageo reveals it has been quietly subsidizing The Last Store on Main Street, the self-proclaimed "mom and pop" coalition pushing to cork Paterson's wine-in-groceries plan. "Together with our lobbyists and government-relations team at Diageo, we have remained fully engaged in lobbying to fight the governor's recent proposal," reads the Jan. 28 letter.

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:48:11 +0000

Re Duncan’s question: Michigan is a WIGS state, and although its wine industry is smaller than New York’s, it’s more comparable to it than California’s. I can only speak from a consumer standpoint, but my experience is grocery stores mostly stock low-end sweet wines, both fruit and wine-grape based, in their “Michigan sections” – not the wines around which the industry wants to build. Those you need to buy from the winery or from specialty wine stores. Most Michigan wineries are still very small, so it may be that retail distribution is not yet a big priority for most of them. But, I see no reason to think the local Kroger stores will ever stock the state’s good stuff. That leaves the market open for wine stores to be the specialists in Michigan wine and build that part of inventory as production and consumer demand grow.