{"id":43518,"date":"2024-03-29T13:20:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T17:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=43518"},"modified":"2024-03-29T13:20:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T17:20:49","slug":"free-the-grapes-and-drink-more-wine-the-new-law-will-allow-wine-to-be-sold-in-4-5-6-9-12-and-15-liter-glass-bottles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/03\/29\/free-the-grapes-and-drink-more-wine-the-new-law-will-allow-wine-to-be-sold-in-4-5-6-9-12-and-15-liter-glass-bottles\/","title":{"rendered":"Free the Grapes and Drink More Wine: The new law will allow wine to be sold in 4.5-, 6-, 9-, 12- and 15-liter glass bottles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People in Florida will soon be able to buy wine in jugs of more than a gallon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\u201cFree the grapes,\u201d Rep. Chip LaMarca (R-100th Dist.) wrote in a statement announcing Gov. Ron DeSantis signed off on the recently passed bill. LaMarca explained he worked for five years on the legislation, calling it a matter of economic freedom and criminal justice reform.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"609\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/wine-bottle-sizes-920x609-1.jpg?resize=920%2C609&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/wine-bottle-sizes-920x609-1.jpg?w=920&amp;ssl=1 920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/wine-bottle-sizes-920x609-1.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/wine-bottle-sizes-920x609-1.jpg?resize=768%2C508&amp;ssl=1 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the new law goes into effect, the cap on wine bottle size jumps nearly four-fold, from one gallon to 15 liters (3.96 gallons), the Governor\u2019s Office stated. Its release offered a list of some of the commonly used sizes Florida customers could soon see dotting their shelves, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Methuselah (6 liters\/1.59 gallons)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Salmanazar (9 liters\/2.38 gallons)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Balthazar (12 liters\/3.17 gallons)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nebuchadnezzar (15 liters\/3.96 gallons)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\u201cIn Florida, we are always looking for ways to reduce regulation and improve our residents\u2019 quality of life,\u201d Governor Ron DeSantis said. \u201cIf Floridians can purchase a large bottle of wine online from another state, they should be able to buy one from their local wine or grocery store.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People in Florida will soon be able to buy wine in jugs of more than a gallon. &nbsp;\u201cFree the grapes,\u201d Rep. 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