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At least according to speculation by the Financial Times. A recent advertisement posted on Amazon.com says that the company's consumables division is seeking a Senior Wine Buyer in its speciality foods group. Selling wine online is hard as Amazon found out in 1999 when it bought wineshopper.com which went belly-up a year later. Such endeavors are difficult because you have to deal with the complex laws and regulations of individual states, the majority of which do not allow direct shipment of wine to residents from out-of-state retailers. And the environment is getting tougher, a dispute is raging between protectionist wholesalers and free-trade retailers. But, the presence of Amazon in the online wine market may help to grow and legitimize online wine sales.