30% growth in web wine sales

Wine.com, Inc. (formerly eVineyard) announced a 30 percent growth in sales for fiscal year ended 2002. Wine.com attributed its increase in sales to enhanced search engine optimization, expert merchandising and its ability to service 80 percent of the U.S. market.

Citizens of Oklahoma, if you are wondering where the 20% of the US market they aren't serving is...it starts at home. Ours is a rare state indeed, as not only do we restrict our residents from purchasing wine over the internet...Oklahoma winemakers are also prevented from selling our products over the web.

A report this summer by the Federal Trade Commission found that direct shipping states with safeguards against shipments to minors were reporting few problems. For more information visit Free the Grapes!