Maryland's wineries are facing the very real threat of having their right to sell wine directly to wine stores and restaurants taken away. This would be devasting for our state's wineries.

We're asking all friends of Maryland Wine to sign a petition - http://www.petitiononline.com/mdwine06/petition.html - that urges Maryland legislators to support S. 812/H.B. 1122, which would end any alleged discriminatory effect of Maryland's laws about wineries, and would protect our local wineries. The petition will be submitted this Friday (March 3), so please sign it today.

To learn more, visit http://www.marylandwine.com/mwa/laws/peril.shtml and http://www.marylandwine.com/mwa/laws/contactlegislators.shtml .