ST. PAUL, Minn. -- State Sen. Linda Scheid, D-Brooklyn Park, and Rep. Phyllis Kahn, D-Minneapolis, introduced the “Wine With Dinner” bill in the State Capitol here that, if passed, would allow consumers to buy wine at grocery stores in Minnesota. “Consumers don‘t understand why they can buy a bottle of wine with their other dinner items at supermarkets in 33 states, including Wisconsin, Iowa and South Dakota, yet they can‘t do it here,” Scheid said. “Wine With Dinner will give Minnesotans the convenience, choice and lower prices that consumers in other states have enjoyed for years.” The bill would allow only grocery stores with at least 8,000 square feet of retail space to sell wine. An independent, scientific study conducted by Decision Resources, Minneapolis, showed that Minnesotans support Wine With Dinner by a margin of 68% to 31%, according to the Minnesota Grocers Association. “It‘s time to change our 70-year-old liquor laws so they protect consumers, not higher liquor profits,” Kahn said.
Minnesota Wine Sale Proposal Gains Steam
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- State Sen. Linda Scheid, D-Brooklyn Park, and Rep. Phyllis Kahn, D-Minneapolis, introduced the "Wine With Dinner" bill in the State Capitol here that, if passed, would allow consumers to buy wine at grocery stores in Minnesota.
