What is known as the 3-tier system for alcohol sales was set up after Prohibition. It separates producers, wholesalers, and retailers. During Prohibition you had mobsters bootlegging alcohol and they moved into the wholesales business after legalization (plus into other fields) and took their corrupt practices with them.
Here's a good read on the modern day problems with this system.
Alcohol Sales Control & Corruption
from the Fermentation wine blog.
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