The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is about to uncork a new way of buying wine in the Keystone state.
If all goes according to plan, the Wegmans in Williamsport will be among 100 stores across the state that will be home to a wine vending machine. The kiosk would require a customer's driver's license proving the buyers are at least 21 years old. A camera would make sure you and your license match, and by breathing into a device the machine would measure your blood-alcohol level.
"Wooohoo!" exclaimed Shelli Bell of Lewisburg. "Because you have to go one place to get wine, one place to get beer, one place to get groceries and you want it all in one place." She is thrilled to think she will be able to pick up some wine along with her groceries at Wegmans and she is not alone.
"I believe in free enterprise. I think it's great that Wegmans, any store, is selling it instead of the state owned store," said Elizabeth Snyder of Hepburnville.
Before long, shoppers who come to Wegmans will not only be able to pick up wine to drink, but also wine that they can use in their cooking. It makes many people happy they will not have to run to two separate stores.
"It's a headache, really is a headache. I really enjoy having the convenience here," said Kay Tyberg of Williamsport.
Three stores in central Pennsylvania are slated to get wine kiosks including Weis Market near Lewisburg and Giant near Selinsgrove.
In northeastern Pennsylvania, wine kiosks could be coming to a number of Wegmans and Weis Markets in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties.
The state hopes to have the kiosks in the stores by the middle of next year.
If all goes according to plan, the Wegmans in Williamsport will be among 100 stores across the state that will be home to a wine vending machine. The kiosk would require a customer's driver's license proving the buyers are at least 21 years old. A camera would make sure you and your license match, and by breathing into a device the machine would measure your blood-alcohol level.
"Wooohoo!" exclaimed Shelli Bell of Lewisburg. "Because you have to go one place to get wine, one place to get beer, one place to get groceries and you want it all in one place." She is thrilled to think she will be able to pick up some wine along with her groceries at Wegmans and she is not alone.
"I believe in free enterprise. I think it's great that Wegmans, any store, is selling it instead of the state owned store," said Elizabeth Snyder of Hepburnville.
Before long, shoppers who come to Wegmans will not only be able to pick up wine to drink, but also wine that they can use in their cooking. It makes many people happy they will not have to run to two separate stores.
"It's a headache, really is a headache. I really enjoy having the convenience here," said Kay Tyberg of Williamsport.
Three stores in central Pennsylvania are slated to get wine kiosks including Weis Market near Lewisburg and Giant near Selinsgrove.
In northeastern Pennsylvania, wine kiosks could be coming to a number of Wegmans and Weis Markets in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties.
The state hopes to have the kiosks in the stores by the middle of next year.
