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Fairless Hills ShopRite Gets Approval To Sell Wine Under New State Law

Bucks County grocery stores in Doylestown, Bensalem, New Hope and Fairless Hills have been approved 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 the Fairless Hills ShopRite.

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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.

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

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  • 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.

Here's a look at additional Pennsylvania grocery stores that have received approval to sell wine under the new law:

Adams County

  • GIANT FOOD STORES, 44 NATURAL SPRINGS RD, GETTYSBURG

Allegheny County

  • CAMPUS BOOKSTORE INC, 3610 5TH AVE, PITTSBURGH
  • GIANT EAGLE, 100 SETTLERS RIDGE CENTER DR, PITTSBURGH
  • GIANT EAGLE, 155 TOWNE CENTRE DR, WEXFORD
  • GIANT EAGLE, 1029 WEST VIEW PARK DR, WEST VIEW
  • GIANT EAGLE, 9901 MOUNTAIN VIEW DR, WEST MIFFLIN
  • GIANT EAGLE, 420 E WATERFRONT DR, HOMESTEAD
  • GIANT EAGLE, 4010 MONROEVILLE BLVD, MONROEVILLE
  • GIANT EAGLE, 7000 OXFORD DR, BETHEL PARK
  • GIANT EAGLE, 1671 BUTLER PLANK RD, GLENSHAW
  • GIANT EAGLE, 5055 LIBRARY RD, BETHEL PARK
  • GIANT EAGLE, 5 QUAKER VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER, LEETSDALE
  • GIANT EAGLE, 9805 MCKNIGHT RD, PITTSBURGH
  • GIANT EAGLE, 998 HAYDEN BLVD, ELIZABETH
  • GIANT EAGLE, 5550 CENTRE AVE, PITTSBURGH
  • GIANT EAGLE, 5990 UNIVERSITY BLVD STE 4, CORAOPOLIS
  • GIANT EAGLE, 410 CHESTNUT ST, CARNEGIE
  • GIANT EAGLE, 910 FREEPORT RD, PITTSBURGH
  • OCH SUPERMARKETS, 600 TOWNE SQ WAY, PITTSBURGH
  • PITT'S DOGG'N IT, 260 ATWOOD ST, PITTSBURGH
  • SUPER 8 CORPORATION, 400 NORTH TOWNE SQ, GIBSONIA
  • SUPER 8 CORPORATION, 400 NORTH TOWNE SQ., GIBSONIA

Berks County

  • WINEDOWN CAFE AND WINE BAR, 622-624 PENN AVE, WEST READING

Blair County

  • GIANT EAGLE INC, 181 SOPHIRA LN, ALTOONA

Butler County

  • CRANBERRY MALL 20111 RTE 19, CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP

Carbon County

  • BEER ZONE, 643 DELAWARE AVE SUITE 3, PALMERTON

Centre County

  • GIANT FOOD STORES, 255 NORTHLAND CTR

Chester County

  • 2017 D & J ENTERPRISES729 E LINCOLN HWY, COATESVILLE
  • ACME MARKETS, 700 W LANCASTER AVE, WAYNE
  • GIANT FOOD STORES, 141 E SWEDESFORD RD, EXTON

Clearfield County

  • SUPER SUB & SIX PAK, 85 MCCRACKEN RUN RD, DUBOIS

Columbia County

  • DAWG BEER DELI, LLC, 1444 W FRONT ST, BERWICK

Cumberland County

  • BLACK N BLEU, 6108 CARLISLE PK STE 108-112, MECHANICSBURG

Dauphin County

  • GIANT FOOD STORES, 2300 LINGLESTOWN RD, HARRISBURG

Delaware County

  • ACME MARKETS, 101 BYERS DR, GLEN MILLS
  • ACME MARKETS, MEDIA
  • GIANT FOOD STORES, 116 WEST TOWNSHIP LINE RD, HAVERTOWN

Erie County

  • GIANT EAGLE, 4265 BUFFALO RD, ERIE
  • GIANT EAGLE, 2501 W 12TH ST, ERIE
  • GIANT EAGLE, 1655 W BAYFRONT PKWY, ERIE
  • GIANT EAGLE, 6005 KNOWLEDGE PKWY, ERIE

Indiana County

  • GIANT FOOD STORES, 1570 OAKLAND AVE UNIT 400, INDIANA

Lackawanna County

  • SUMMIT BEER, 800 MORGAN HWY, SOUTH ABINGTON TOWNSHIP

Lancaster County

  • THE BELVEDERE INN, 402 N QUEEN ST, LANCASTER

Lawrence County

  • GIANT EAGLE, 1700 NEW BUTLER RD, NEW CASTLE
  • GIANT EAGLE, 3230 WILMINGTON RD, NEW CASTLE

Lehigh County

  • BIG WOODY'S, 1218 W LIBERTY ST, ALLENTOWN
  • BIG WOODY'S, 1841 S 4TH ST, ALLENTOWN

Luzerne County

  • DOOLEYS DELI, 2203 STATE RTE 118, HUNLOCK CREEK
  • WEIS MARKETS, HAZLETON

Mercer County

  • GIANT EAGLE, 2365 EAST STATE ST, HERMITAGE
  • GIANT EAGLE, 3150 SHENANGO VALLEY FWY, HERMITAGE

Monroe County

  • 107 KINSLEY DR, BROADHEADSVILLE
  • GIANT FOOD STORES, 3560 RTE 611 STE 105, BARTONSVILLE

Montgomery County

  • 681 COMPLEX, 680 N EASTON RD, HORSHAM
  • ACME MARKETS, 1640 BETHLEHEM PK, FLOURTOWN
  • GIANT FOOD STORES, 1874 BETHLEHEM PK, FLOURTOWN
  • GIANT FOOD STORES, 1201 KNAPP RD, NORTH WALES
  • GIANT FOOD STORES LLC, 315 YORK RD, WILLOW GROVE
  • THE BOAT HOUSE, INC, 113-115 FAYETTE ST, CONSHOHOCKEN

Northampton County

  • BIG WOODY'S, 1855 SULLIVAN TRL, EASTON
  • TWISTED OLIVE, 51 W BROAD ST, BETHLEHEM
  • TWISTED OLIVE, 51 W BROAD ST., BETHLEHEM
  • WEIS MARKETS, 3825 SULLIVAN TRL, EASTON

Philadelphia County

  • PORT RICHMOND THRIFTWAY, 2497 ARAMINGO AVE, PHILADELPHIA

Susquehanna County

  • ARARAT TAVERN, 10340 STATE RTE 171, UNIONDALE

Union County

  • GIANT FOOD STORES, 224 HARDWOOD DR, LEWISBURG

Washington County

  • COUNTRYSIDE DELI, 935 HENDERSON AVE PO BOX 228, WASHINGTON
  • GIANT EAGLE, 4007 WASHINGTON RD, MCMURRAY
  • GIANT EAGLE, 2840 WASHINGTON RD, MCMURRAY
  • GIANT EAGLE, 331 WASHINGTON RD, WASHINGTON
  • FISHER HEIGHTS GIANT EAGLE, 1300 COUNTRY CLUB RD, MONONGAHELA
  • FINLEYVILLE GIANT EAGLE, 3701 RT 88, FINLEYVILLE

Westmoreland County

  • DENUNZIO'S RESTAURANT, 700 LOWRY AVE, JEANNETTE
  • GIANT EAGLE, 6204 RTE 30, GREENSBURG
  • GIANT EAGLE, 200 TARENTUM BRIDGE RD, NEW KENSINGTON
  • GIANT EAGLE, 41 TOWNE CENTER DR, LEECHBURG
  • GIANT EAGLE, 8901 STATE RTE 30, NORTH HUNTINGDON

York County

  • HOLY HOUND TAPROOM, 55-57 W MARKET ST, YORK
  • GIANT FOOD STORES, 2415 E MARKET ST, YORK

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