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Published: July 10, 2007
Ruling blocks direct sales of wine from producers to stores, restaurants
By Trisha Evans
Gene Clifton , owner of Canadian River Winery & Vineyard near Norman , has more on his mind than this year's grape harvest.

He's worried his business will go belly-up because of a recent court ruling prohibiting wineries from selling directly to retailers and restaurants. For Clifton, direct distribution makes up 65 percent of his sales.

"Like most wine makers, we based our business plan on outside sales, so n...

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