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« Hungry, but what to do? | Main | Truffle-mania » Friday, October 27, 2006The wine snob's guide to voting Coming soon to a ballot near you: rows upon rows of Carlo Rossi jugs of blush. Question 1, as anyone who's gone near a grocery store in the past year knows, concerns a proposed law that would allow supermarkets and most convenience stores to sell wine. I'm sure there are many complex questions surrounding the issue: Would the proposal put booze in underage hands? Is the current setup unfair? (The ballot's "in favor" argument in the "Information for Voters" packet accuses package stores of having a "virtual monopoly" on wine, which seems similar to the way pharmacies have a "virtual monopoly" on antibiotics.) Here's another question: Does the building in the above photo look like a palace of fine wine? That answer, at least, is clear-cut. I don't want drunk driving fatalities to increase, as the con side claims they would. And I don't want consumers to be denied choice, as the pro side claims is the case now. I also don't want more jugs of blush in the world. If they change the fine print on the question to stipulate that supermarkets and convenience stores must carry only boutique wines made by small-scale producers, then we'll talk. Posted by Devra First at 05:32 PM
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