On Friday June 1st 2012, Washington State completely privatized wholesale and retail liquor sales. So now you can get your Gin and Bourbon along with your Chards and Cabs at the corner store or Costco, the proud primary sponsor of the initiative.

Wine World and Spirits and Winelaw.ca have both written about the end of state-run liquor sales in Washington State, so rather than go on about it, these folks have written plenty well on the subject.