Legislation headed to the full Idaho House would allow the state’s wineries to store extra wine in-state.
The House State Affairs Committee on Thursday advanced the measure the state’s wine industry says would save it tens of thousands of dollars.
Idaho has some 60 wineries, but state law doesn’t allow extra wine they produce yet don’t have room for to be stored in Idaho, and companies have had added costs of storing their wine out of state. The legislation would allow the use of third-party bonded warehouses in Idaho that could store wine.
Backers say it would save Idaho wineries money while also creating new business. (AP)
