Sangria Well On the Way to Legalization in VA

You can’t accuse Virginia Lawmakers of being lazy. After hearing that yummy yummy Sangria was somehow still illegal in the state due to an obscure law dating back to the thirties, the Virginia House passed a law to legalize the drink with overwhelming approval.

From NBC4 here:

The House of Delegates has approved legislation to make sangria legal in Virginia.

The House voted 89-10 Friday to pass the bill, which wipes out an obscure state law that prohibits restaurants from serving drinks that mix wine or beer with hard liquor. Sangria is a staple of Spanish tapas restaurants. It usually includes red wine, fruits, brandy and triple sec.

The ban on sangria dates to 1934. It came to light after an Alexandria restaurant, La Tasca, was cited for violating the law and was fined $2,000.

Still no word on the bumper-nuts law, however.