Wine Banned In Alabama Because Of Its Label

The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board has told restaurants and stores not to sell Cycles Gladiator wine because the label violates state liquorregulations which prohibit labels that are offensive or immodest.

By: Jamie Burch | WKRG
Published: July 24, 2009

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A wine label showing a nude nymph is too
much for Alabama's liquor control agency, which has told
restaurants and stores not to sell the product.

The label on Cycles Gladiator wine, produced by Hahn Family
Wines in Soledad, Calif., shows a vintage 1895 bicycle advertising
poster with a nude nymph flying beside a winged bicycle.

The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board recently sent a
letter to stores and restaurants telling them not to sell the wine
because the label had been rejected by the agency. Alabama liquor
regulations prohibit labels that are offensive or immodest.

The president of Hahn Family Wines, Bill Leigon, says the wine
has been sold nationwide without any complaints until now.

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