Bill aims to bring equity for Iowa distilleries among breweries and wineries
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2/24/2017
WISHER — Jeff Quint, co-owner of Swisher’s Cedar Ridge Winery and Distillery, for years has been asking lawmakers to ease regulations on Iowa distilleries, to bring them closer to rules on breweries and wineries in the state.
Iowa law, for example, prohibits the sale of alcohol by the glass at distilleries — but allows the same practice in breweries and wineries.
“Really, only distilleries in Iowa have not been given that privilege, so really we just see that as a way to make us more competitive,” Quint said Thursday.
And this might be the year, Quint said.
Read the full article on the Cedar Rapids Gazette website.
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