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“If anything, it hurts the overall industry and that’s a negative for us,” he said.
“In the past, people have gone out and built up enough sales until they can use a distributor and even increase sales more,” Delmare said. “I don’t know if we would have ever been here if we hadn’t been able to go out and build that business in the beginning.”
Del. Chris Saxman, RStaunton, attempted to solve the legislative problem when he introduced a bill in the General Assembly last winter. Saxman’s bill would have allowed small wineries from all states to self-distribute in Virginia, but the legislation was killed in committee after wholesalers lobbied against it.
“In order for business to thrive, they have to be in a position where they have the ability to grow and expand within a given market,” said A1 Kellert, who owns Gray Ghost Vineyards in Amissville with his wife, Cheryl. “The legislature has handcuffed the industry where we can never hope to be more than a novelty item.”
E-mail the reporter at kallen@timespapers. com.
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