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Monday Feb 17, 2020
Here's why a mega liquor store is trying to move to Indiana
Monday Feb 17, 2020
Monday Feb 17, 2020
A ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court last year could open the door to out-of-state liquor stores moving into Indiana.
In fact, Maryland-based Total Wine & More, the nation’s largest retailer of beer, wine and spirits with 206 superstores, has filed an application to open a store at 1460 E. 86th St. in the Nora Corners Shopping Center. An Indiana Alcohol & Tobacco Commission hearing is scheduled for March 2.
IBJ reporter John Russell explains the Supreme Court's ruling, which struck down another state's law prohibiting out-of-state ownership of liquor stores. And he details how Total Wine & More is different than most liquor stores in Indiana and what its move into the market could mean for mom-and-pop shops.
Read more about the issue in John's story at IBJ.com.
The IBJ Podcast is brought to you by the law firm Krieg DeVault.
Sunday Sep 16, 2018
IBJ Podcast: The experts behind Indiana's wine resurgence
Sunday Sep 16, 2018
Sunday Sep 16, 2018
Just two decades ago, Indiana had no grape and wine industry worth talking about. But today, more than 100 wineries dot Indiana.
The annual harvest (and the 2.4 million gallons of wine it makes) generates an economic impact of $600 million, sustains 4,000 full-time jobs, and pays $37 million in state and local taxes and $38 million in federal taxes.
The growth is thanks in part to the Purdue Wine Grape Team, a group funded by a 5-cent excise tax on every gallon of wine sold in Indiana. Founded in 1991, the team is an agricultural extension program composed of enology, viticulture and marketing specialists who assist Indiana winemakers and grape growers.
IBJ Podcast host Mason King talks to two of them — Bruce Bordelon and Jill Blume — about Indiana's wine industry, what makes it special and what to expect in the future.
You can read more about the Indiana wine industry at IBJ.
Photo for this episode by Tom Campbell, courtesy of Purdue Agricultural Communication .
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