In 40 other states, you can buy wine in local grocery stores. But New York State law prohibits it.
We’ve got more work to do this fall.
Earlier this year, thousands of New Yorkers took the time to tell Governor Hochul and state lawmakers to pass legislation allowing wine to be sold in New York State grocery stores.
This common-sense change will bring New York in-line with more than 40 other states, help our state’s wineries and agriculture industry, generate new revenue, and increase customer convenience.
The State Legislature ended its session without passing the bill, but the fight goes on. The bill earned nearly two dozen legislative sponsors, along with the support of newspapers and organizations from Buffalo to Montauk. We’re closer than ever to this important change!
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In the News
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Come on, Albany. Let NY grocery stores sell wine
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Let NY grocery stores sell wine: Tell liquor-store lobby to soak off
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Siena College Poll: New York Voters Support Grocery Stores Selling Wine 75-18%
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Wine in grocery stores: Liquor lobby rhetoric vs. reality
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Poll questions find NY voters want wine sold in grocery stores
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Raise a glass to grocery wine sales: Supermarket and food stores should be able to sell vineyard products
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State legislator from Syracuse among lawmakers pushing to allow wine in grocery stores
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Grocery Wine Sales Up for Vote Again in New York? New bill aims to permit vino at traditional grocery stores, but not mass or c-stores
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Bill Would Allow Wine Sales at Grocery Stores
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New York State lawmakers consider bill to allow grocery stores to sell wine
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NY liquor stores mount effort to cork wine in grocery stores proposal
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Wine sales in NY grocery stores? Legislators unveil bill in final weeks of session
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Senator Krueger & Assemblymember Hunter: It’s time for Greater Consumer Choice in Buying Wine
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Hunter & Krueger Introduce New Bill Allowing Consumers to Buy Wine in NY Grocery Stores, Joining 40 Other States
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FAQs
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Right now, New York State only allows wine to be purchased in liquor stores. But there’s momentum in Albany to change that and allow you to buy wine in your local grocery store.
Tell your state legislators to help pass the law now, before this year’s legislative session ends. -
More than 40 states allow consumers to buy wine in grocery stores, including Florida, Massachusetts, Texas, Virginia, California, Washington DC, NorthCarolina and more.
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Yes, overwhelmingly. A recent survey from the respected Siena College Poll found that 76% of New Yorkers support the idea.
That includes Democrats, Republicans, independents, upstaters, downstaters, and all races and genders. -
No. While this law would expand consumer choice to allow the purchase of wine in grocery stores, it will be limited to only grocery stores.
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No. The expanded sale of wine would only be in grocery stores, not stores that sell clothing, electronics, furniture and also food.
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Yes. Grocery stores would have incentives to sell New York wines – from the Finger Lakes, Hudson Valley and Long Island – opening new opportunities for New York wine makers.
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No. This bill only applies to wine.
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Absolutely not. Grocery stores currently sell beer and hard cider and vigilantly require legitimate proof for every purchase. Everybody knows someone well over the legal age who has been proofed while purchasing beer at a grocery store, to their surprise.
