The updated Direct Wine Seller’s Permit Application for Indiana is now available on the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission (ATC) website. To qualify for a Direct Wine Seller permit the applicant must not have distributed wine through a wine wholesaler in IN within the 120 days preceding their initial application or the applicant must be […]
Indiana Improves Direct-to-Consumer Law
On May 4, Governor Mike Pence signed legislation (SB 113) into law removing several impediments to direct wine shipping to Indiana consumers, including the existing requirement that all consumers must have made a one-time face-to-face visit to the winery prior to placing any subsequent orders. Instead, licensed direct shippers are allowed to use standard age […]
Indiana Enforces Face-To-Face Transaction Requirement
The Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission is now enforcing the statutory citation concerning the initial face-to-face transaction requirement in Section 7.1-3-26-6. The face-to-face requirement originally became effective on July 1, 2006, but was later stayed by the Court on August 24, 2007. However, the stay has expired and it is recommended that direct shippers comply […]
Indiana Clarifies Direct Shipping Rules: Wine Institute Recommends that Wineries Begin Shipments
The Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission, in response to a series of inquiries from Wine Institute’s Regional Counsel Nino Ciaravino and its local counsel John Keeler, today clarified their position with regard to an enforcement component of that state’s direct-to-consumer shipping statutes. Originally passed in March of 2006, Indiana’s DTC shipping statute contained provisions which […]
