The Maryland Wineries Association provides as a public service the following information about the State's laws as they affect Maryland's wineries.

• Preamble to Article 2-B – "It is the policy of the State of Maryland ... to obtain respect and obedience to law and to foster and promote temperance."
• Three-Tier System – the system through which all alcohol flows in Maryland. Created after prohibition, the three-tier system is venerated by State administrators, and detested by advocates of free and open markets.
• Direct Shipping – consumers' abillity to order and have wine delivered to their home. Despite the Supreme Court's recent decision (Granholm v. Heald), Maryland does not allow consumers to receive wine through the mail. Wineries commit a felony when they ship wines to a Maryland consumer – thus, no wines may be ordered by consumers for delivery to their homes.
• Bushnell v. Ehrlich – a lawsuit that attempted to open the state to direct shipments of wine, but its unintended consequences would have harmed the Maryland wine industry.
• Price filing – the State's requirement that all alcohol items and prices be listed with the state to prevent discounting of alcohol to any one store. READ: no store can get quantity discounts from a supplier – thus, all stores purchase items for the same price.
• Maryland Wine and Grape Commission – created by Governor Robert L. Ehrlich in 2004 to study ways to grow the Maryland wine and grape industry. A 50+ page report was created with specific recommendations to support the industry.