Last May the United States Supreme Court ruled that legislation preventing out-of-state wineries from shipping directly to customers was unconstitutional.

Now, according to an editorial in The Wall Street Journal (December 24-25, 2005) Alan Wiseman of Ohio State University and Jerry Ellis of George Mason University concluded that "while average bricks-and-mortar prices still exceeded average online prices in 2004, the size of the price difference decreased by nearly 40% compared to 2002."

Once again we have evidence of how the Internet is constantly changing pricing and industries. I am sure that the above referenced price differential will continue to favor the consumer for several years to come.