The Central Coast Wine Portal Project Jim Faith Program Director May 5, 2006
Setting the Stage 2004 U.S. wine exports $794 million, a 28 percent increase from May 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled for direct shipping of wine to consumers. March 2006 trade agreement with European Community (EC) on wine trade talks that began in 1983.
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