Governor DeSantis signs legislation to increase wine purchasing options in Florida
Press release from the Office of Governor Ron DeSantis
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 583, which allows for the purchase and sale of wine in glass containers up to 15 liters.
“In Florida, we are always looking for ways to reduce regulation and improve our residents’ quality of life,” said Governor Ron DeSantis. “If Floridians can purchase a large bottle of wine online from another state, they should be able to buy one from their local wine or grocery store.”
“This legislation has been a priority for me over the past five years, because I never saw it as good public policy to criminalize the sale of wine based on the container size in the free state of Florida,” said Representative Chip LaMarca. “It allows Florida to be on the forefront of two important policy issues—economic freedom and criminal justice reform. I would like to thank all of the stakeholders through this process from Napa Valley to Tallahassee who made this a possibility. It is now time to FREE THE GRAPES!”
“Governor DeSantis has a long history of cutting red tape, and today’s signing of House Bill 583 is a testament to his commitment to Florida businesses,” said Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation Secretary Melanie S. Griffin. “This legislation will make it easier for more than 51,000 DBPR licensees to do business, and we thank Governor DeSantis, Representative LaMarca, and others that helped make it a reality.”
Under current Florida law, wine distributors and manufacturers are allowed to sell wine to other distributors and manufacturers in containers of any size, but everyday Floridians are prohibited from purchasing any wine in a container larger than one gallon. HB 583 increases the legal size of a bottle of wine available for purchase to 15 liters, which is almost four gallons.
Under the new law, wine can be sold to consumers in many commonly used sizes, including:
- Methuselah (6 liters)
- Salmanazar (9 liters)
- Balthazar (12 liters)
- Nebuchadnezzar (15 liters)
Sweeeeeet.. this helps Florida exactly 🤔how?? This is what the less fortunate complains about.. Wine 🍷 Choices.. what a joke
Would you be content if this bill allowed 40’s again?
You can now purchase more cheese if you like to go with your 15L purchase of blue WHINE.
How can we get any more wHINE than what our governor does everyday.
Make sure you get your full 15L today. Blue WHine may be catching on for liberals. RED wave is coming.
They make 15L wine bottles of glass, not boxed?
Microplastics are a serious health threat, and the acidity of wine in the bags that are tucked away in the boxed wine increases the microplastic problem.
This new law further restricts over regulation and at the same time give Citizens more choices that are free of microplastics.
Good move.
Finally