...no giant leap for wino-kind.

The Supreme Court decision legalizing cross-state wine shipments is limited.

First it applies only to states where delivery of wines to homes is legal in the first place. Georgia is not one of those states. (Although that law is not always enforced -- once I got some Michelob in a press packet.)

"If a state chooses to allow direct shipments of wine, it must do so on even-handed terms," Justice Anthony Kennedy said. If it doesn't you still got tough luck.

Second the case applies only to direct from-the-vineyard sales of U.S. wine. Imported wines aren't included. Importers can't ship to consumers, only vintners can.

But let's make this sporting, shall we?

I hereby offer a big tip (I won't say exactly how much because this might be illegal) to the first company that can legally deliver me a case of my distant family's fine vine-grown product (preferably the red -- any German can make white but I'm told Roy Blankenhorn does a nice merlot) here to my home in Georgia.

Let me know in advance so I can print up the party invitations.