Senate President Sweeney, one of the bill's sponsors, commented on the importance of this issue, "Allowing direct shipments of wine to and from New Jersey will not only enhance consumer choice, but would provide essential inroads for our budding wine industry. With our wineries producing better and better wines and winning prestigious awards, we should be expanding, not limiting, access to New Jersey wines."
We would like to sincerely thank the following individuals and organizations who testified at the committee hearing in favor of S766:
Steven E. Some, on behalf of UnCorkNJ
Jon Holt, on behalf of the Wine Institute
Charlie Tomasello, co-owner of Tomasello Winery in Hammonton, NJ, and on behalf of the Garden State Wine Growers Association
Rory Philipson, owner of The Blue Bottle Cafe in Hopewell, NJ
Bruce Smith, wine enthusiast
We would also like to thank the following individuals and organizations who were not able to testify but wrote-in their support for the direct shipping bill:
Joe Broski, national secretary of the American Wine Society
Phyllis Deroian, wine enthusiast
Barbara and Murry Kirch, wine enthusiasts
Please continue to encourage your friends, family, neighbors, and colleagues to
contact their legislators and support direct shipping.

