2011 Promises to be a Year of Change in the Massachusetts Wine Market
New Englanders will tell you: If you don’t like the weather wait a few hours - it will change. This winter might be the exception to the rule (it’s been relentlessly cold for months it seems) but the Massachusetts wine market bears similarities to the weather. Just when you think you’ve got it figured out [...]
Massachusetts Alcohol Sales Tax Repealed But How Will it Affect Purchase Patterns Long-Term?
The two bottles of wine I bought on December 30th, 2010 hopefully be the last alcoholic beverage purchase I’ll ever make in Massachusetts subject to sales tax. A bottle of sparkling wine for New Year’s Eve was understandably time sensitive, but the other bottle – a highly recommended 2009 Beaujolais - won’t be opened for [...]
Massachusetts Question 1: Sales Tax on Alcoholic Beverages:
Why Deciding How to Vote is Harder Than You’d Think
History tells us Massachusetts voters are willing to support tax increases, especially when they’re convinced it’s for a good cause. Need to build a new high school in your town? Chances are the tax increase will find support because folks in Massachusetts think highly of public [...]