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NEW YORK's wineries have had the right to make direct home shipments since 2005, but is running into opposition now that includes distillers and has reached the governor for final ratification, reports the New York Post.
A group of ex-law enforcement officials wants Governor Kathy Hochul to veto a bill that would let New York micro distillers and cideries directly ship to customers, claiming it will increase underage drinking.
But some say the group of retired cops and regulators is fronting for the liquor store industry.
Opposed to the liberalisation is the Coalition for Responsible Alcohol Shipping, headed by former New York City Sheriff Edgar Domenech, also former deputy director of the US Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives.
"Investigations across the country have illustrated that alcohol shipment to underage consumers without age verification is commonplace where direct shipping is legal," the group said.
But State Senator Andrew Gounardes said: "They didn't exist before two months ago. They're a front group. If there was an actual safety concern - there's not - you would see legitimate police groups raise objections, and they haven't."
New York is home to about 200 craft distilleries whose alcohol products such as bourbon are sourced from local farms that would benefit from shipments in the online market.
Said Brian Facquet, president of the New York State Distillers Guild: "This bill is a step toward fairness. This will allow us to get bottles shipped across the country."
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