Wine.com toasts Michigan court ruling lifting shipping ban

Wine.com Inc. has entered the Michigan market now that a ban on wine shipping has been lifted.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan recently ruled that Michigan laws that ban direct-to-consumer wine shipments by out-of-state retailers are unconstitutional. Shipments of wine by out-of-state retailers to Michigan residents now are legal and consumers can begin receiving wine from Wine.com immediately.

"The support free trade, and state laws against out-of-state wine retailers are anti-consumer,"says Rich Bergsund, Wine.com CEO.  They pleased by the federal court ruling and are delighted to open our doors to Michigan residents.?

The ruling was handed down at a particularly good time, allowing Wine.com to increase market penetration in time for the holidays, Bergsund adds.

Wine.com is No. 207 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide. It also is the most-visited wine e-commerce site, according to comScore Media Metrix, which tracks web traffic.