Bensalem ShopRite Gets Approval To Sell Wine Under New State Law

Local retailers have been quick to capitalize on the new liquor reform laws recently passed in Pennsylvania.

The new law, approved in June and effective since Aug. 8, means approved grocery stores, restaurants and hotels can now sell up to four bottles of wine for takeout.

Four in Bucks County have been approved, including ShopRite in Bensalem.

The day the law went into effect, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board began accepting requests for various new licenses and permits allowed under the new legislation. So far, according to Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Director of Communications Elizabeth Brassell, 84 applications for expanded wine sales have been approved.

More stores will be added as approvals continue.

The following Bucks County grocery stores are among the 84 currently approved:

• ACME MARKETS, 480 N MAIN ST, DOYLESTOWN
• SHOPRITE, 2200 BRISTOL RD, BENSALEM
• SHOPRITE, 547 S OXFORD VALLEY RD, FAIRLESS HILLS
• GIANT FOOD STORES, 6542 LOGAN SQ, NEW HOPE

Other measures in place due to Pennsylvania's liquor reform include removal of Sunday restrictions and state-mandated holidays at state-controlled liquor stores, among other things. Click here to read more about the new law's impacts.

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