SPRINGFIELD – How wine is bought and sold in Illinois could change under a proposal lawmakers approved Tuesday and sent to Gov. Rod Blagojevich.And while most Illinois wine makers appear to welcome the changes, some suburban wineries fear the changes could price them out of business.

The proposed law would limit to 12 cases a year the amount of wine someone could buy directly from a winery, whether the winery is in Illinois, California or anywhere else. The limit had been two cases per person per year.

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