One Midlands wine wholesaler was ordered to clear dust from a warehouse floor used only for cased goods, the association said.

When he returned, he worked as a salesman for a wine wholesaler and paid a call on Windows on the World, which was close to opening.

He entered business as a retailer of wines and spirits in partnership with a Mr. Prévost, later becoming a wine wholesaler on his own.

Through expansion and acquisitions, it would become the top wine wholesaler in South Africa, marketing about two-thirds of all wine consumed in the country.

He starting out as a wine wholesaler and soon after began producing his own liquor and liqueurs.

Maxime Double runs Wines Tree, a wine wholesaler, while Phanette Double is the current owner.

Direct in-state wine shipments from wineries to customers were legalized, allowing Oregon winemakers to partially bypass wine wholesalers.

No one paid much attention to these rules until recently, when more wineries started turning to direct marketing as their numbers increased while the number of wine wholesalers decreased.

During summer's dog days, Donald Kurtz, a wine wholesaler and importer in Manhattan, does not lose sleep over his 1,000-bottle personal collection.

Traditional wine wholesalers, fearful of losing business, may lobby states to ban all mail-order sales.