Many issues face the Washington wine industry, said Jean Leonard, executive director of the Washington Wine Institute in Olympia, and several key issues are on the institute’s radar screen for the 2008 legislative session. The industry is seeking changes to “fulfillment” laws that currently require a winery to do its wine club work on the winery premises, Leonard said. Changes to the law are being sought that would allow a winery the option of contracting with another entity to perform wine club fulfillment and on-line order requests, such as putting packages together and shipping bottles of wine to consumers, she […]