Tennessee groceries may stock wine in near future

The year 2009 could be when wine comes to Tennessee grocery shelves.

State law currently requires any alcohol stronger than beer to be sold in liquor stores only.

The Tennessee Grocers and Convenience Store Association is trying to change that. They say the sale of wine at grocery stores could generate anywhere from $17-50 million in extra revenue from the state.

Liquor stores say that could put them out of business. At the very least, there would be a lot of jobs lost.

State Senator Bill Ketron of Murfreesboro introduced this legislation last year, but it failed.

Sen. Ketron said he will introduce it again and believes the measure has a fairly good chance of passing.