Currently, New York State restricts wine sales to liquor stores. But there’s momentum in Albany to change that and allow you to purchase wine with your weekly groceries. Sign up for coalition updates to help support this common-sense change. 

More than 40 states allow consumers to buy wine in grocery stores, including Vermont, Florida, New Hampshire, Virginia, California, Tennessee, North Carolina and more.

Yes, overwhelmingly. A recent survey from Siena College found that 76% of New Yorkers support the idea. That includes Democrats, Republicans, independents, upstaters, downstaters and all ethnicities and genders.

The scale and diversity of this coalition is unprecedented. From a major supermarket chain to your local, family-owned grocer, store owners are aligned and eager to provide their customers with convenience and bolster New York’s wine industry across their shelves.

From 2019-2023 alone, wine sales in New York decreased by $10 million, directly impacting New York’s vineyards and winemakers. The major retailers are already able to sell New York wines in other states, and they want the option to sell the product to New York-based customers too. Vineyards and wineries from the Finger Lakes to Long Island would be able to sell and promote their products to a broader customer base in the state. 

No. In other states that allow wine sales in grocery stores, liquor stores are still thriving. Our proposal would only allow for wine sales. Spirits, which drive the majority of revenue for liquor stores, would not be sold in New York grocery stores.

Absolutely not. Grocery stores take the safety of our customers seriously. We currently sell beer and hard cider and vigilantly require legitimate proof for every purchase. Everybody knows someone well over the legal age who has been proofed while purchasing beer at a grocery store, to their surprise.