Most major national events have a Virginia connection. The Supreme Court’s decision yesterday to strike down discrimination in direct shipments of wine is yet another example.

The Washington Post has a nice profile of Juanita Swedenburg, the Middleburg winery owner who convinced Clint Bolick, counsel for the Institute of Justice, to take the case.

Virginia is not one of the states with restrictive laws and wineries in the Old Dominion should benefit from the ruling. Rick Sincere has complete coverage.