Colorado recently passed Proposition 125, which will allow grocers with a license to sell beer to begin selling wine on March 1, reports the Colorado Sun. Stores will also be permitted to offer beer and wine tasting.
“We’re pleased that Coloradans will soon be able to pick up a bottle of wine when purchasing groceries,” Rick Reiter, campaign director for Wine in Grocery Stores told the Colorado Sun. “Consumer habits are evolving, and it was inevitable that either this election, or one soon thereafter, that Colorado would become the 40th state to have wine in grocery stores.”
The voting data shows that rural counties voted largely against the rule while more populated areas like the Denver metro area and El Paso County voted in favor. In the end, the margin was narrow, with 50.6 percent voting in favor.
The proposition states that, although wine can now be sold in grocery stores, it cannot be sold at self-checkout. Existing rulings like the prohibition of sales between midnight and 8 a.m. are still intact.
Other alcohol-related propositions in the state failed, such as Proposition 124 which would have allowed liquor retailers to operate eight locations instead of three, and Proposition 126 which would have permitted alcohol delivery from sources like DoorDash and Instacart. Full Story
Related: Teamsters Approve Kroger Contract; SBA Releases $83M in Restaurant Grants