Kansas Wineries Concerned About New Law
Associated Press - Sat 12:28 PM 09/22/2012
The new law went into effect in May and cuts the amount of Kansas products required in Kansas wine from 60 percent to 30 percent.
Some Kansas winery owners are concerned about a new state law that cuts the percentage of Kansas-grown ingredients that wineries are required to have in their products.
The new law went into effect in May and cuts the amount of Kansas products required in Kansas wine from 60 percent to 30 percent. The new provision applies to a winery's overall products, rather than each bottle. Under the law it would be acceptable, for example, for a winery to make one type of wine using 100 percent Kansas grapes and two other types with no Kansas grapes.
Supporters say lessening restrictions promotes growth of Kansas wineries.
Opponents say fostering regionality in the wine is more important than spurring large numbers of new wineries.
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Associated Press information from: Lawrence Journal-World
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Ouray161
Saturday 22 September 2012 12:59 Report this comment
Yet another example of something the government has NO F#CKING BUSINESS being involved with! That is the real news story here!
troy
Saturday 22 September 2012 16:00 Report this comment
How about doing this the old fashioned way. The local/state/federal governments stay out of it, and I decide if the winery succeeds or fails. If the wine sucks then the winery fails. If the wine is good then the winery succeeds. I don't care where the grapes are from. This has become an ever increasing problem in all aspects of life today. We have the city telling us we have to rent our properties to homo's, the state is concerned with making decisions regarding grapes, and President Obama wants to redistribute what little wealth I have EARNED to someone who hasn't.
2gud4u
Sunday 23 September 2012 00:11 Report this comment
161 calm down. Good old todd will have you off here in a click.
localyokel
Sunday 23 September 2012 15:23 Report this comment
In most states the requirement only applies to if the bottle of wine can be said to be a wine from that state. ie a "Virginia wine" must be made with 30% grapes from Virginia. To require a wine-making operation to have any amount of domestic grape to even create a wine in our state is ridiculous. That would lessen the amount of wine-making here since most grapes aren't grown in Kansas.
Victory2012
Sunday 23 September 2012 17:02 Report this comment
They make wine in Kansas?????????
troy
Sunday 23 September 2012 21:47 Report this comment
I'm amazed grapes even grow here. So much for the cheeze and cracker crowd.
GETALIFE674
Monday 24 September 2012 01:49 Report this comment
You drink enought of it redneckwatch opps sorry victory2012 using your old id before ksal kicked you off of here.