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10th Circuit decision on lack of insurance coverage for wine collection means taking inventory and ensuring off-site purchased and stored collectible wines, spirits and beer may be best bet to ensure you’ll have coverage in case of a loss.

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September 5, 2019

A “Ponzi scheme for wine” – that’s how the government summarized the operations of...

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UPDATE – Governor signs Illinois bill allowing craft distillers greater freedom, self-distribution, and distilling “pubs.”

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August 23, 2019

It’s officially a public act. As we wrote about before on this bill, many new...

UPDATE Scotch Whisky Association drops lawsuit against Virginia Distillery Co., over Virginia-Highland whisky.

Beer / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Suits / Trademark
August 22, 2019

Here’s the link to our previous piece about this suit over that Scotch Trooper...

Don’t miss the Wine, Beer & Spirits Law Conference in Charlotte, NC

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August 16, 2019

Want to have a fun time in a great place surrounded by beverage lawyers?...

amazon of liquor? Mississippi wine shipping case could have big impacts for shipping alcohol to consumers

Briefing is done in that Mississippi wine shipping case that could result in “Amazon of liquor.” Here’s why you should be paying attention to it.

Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Cider / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Retailers / Sales / Suits / Vineyard / Wine / Winemaking
August 15, 2019

Justice Gorsuch’s much vaunted “Amazon of liquor” comment from the oral argument on the...

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Platform – the beer that recently sold to AB-Inbev – is in a trademark dispute with Bottle Logic over lightbulb marks for craft beer. What do you think?

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August 13, 2019

The recent reports that Ohio’s Platform Beer Co. has sold/partnererd with AB InBev aren’t...

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Court opinion shows the uphill battle beverage producers face in looking to claim health benefits for alcoholic products and finds that TTB regulations prohibiting those claims withstand First Amendment scrutiny.

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August 12, 2019

Bellion Spirits petitioned the TTB to make health statements about the positive effects of...

The Scotch Trooper branded Virginia-Highland whisky draws the ire and a lawsuit from Scotland’s Scotch Whisky Association

Advertising / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Labeling / Regulations / Sales / Standards of Identity / Statutes / Suits / Trademark
August 5, 2019

Scotch, Champagne, Tequila, Cognac don’t just enjoy certification mark status, they’re also tied to...

Court TOTALLY WRONG about why beer skunks… and it dismissed that Atlas lawsuit over TTB not processing COLAs during government shutdown.

Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Cider / Craft Beer / Delivery and Shipping / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Distribution / Freshness / Labeling / Opinions / Regulations / Sales / Statutes / Suits / TTB / Vineyard / Wholesalers / Wine / Winemaking
August 2, 2019

Let’s start with a matter of science and not the thoroughly drafted opinion denying...

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Should administrative rules that keep paperwork down for alcohol regulatory agencies be enforced to the detriment of pricing to consumers? Massachusetts thinks so.

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July 29, 2019

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court just upheld the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission’s fine...

Complaint arguing federal preemption of state restrictions on bonded transfers (in-bond) transfers of alcohol between like producers.

New case challenging state efforts to restrict federally authorized bonded transfers arguing preemption could have vast implications for states prohibiting alcohol transfers in bond between producers like breweries, wineries, and distilleries.

Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Cider / Commerce Clause / Craft Beer / Delivery and Shipping / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Licensing and Permits / Regulations / Sales / Statutes / Suits / TTB / Vineyard / Wine / Winemaking
July 25, 2019

If you’re not following the excellent coverage of alcohol related issues over at Alcohol...

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Get ready for the package sizing your marketing department wants! New TTB proposals would grant greater freedom to wineries and distilleries by eliminating onerous standards of fill requirements.

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July 22, 2019

The TTB is currently requesting public comments on a proposed rulemaking to eliminate the...

Category: Distilled Spirits

10th Circuit decision on lack of insurance coverage for wine collection means taking inventory and ensuring off-site purchased and stored collectible wines, spirits and beer may be best bet to ensure you’ll have coverage in case of a loss.

UPDATE – Governor signs Illinois bill allowing craft distillers greater freedom, self-distribution, and distilling “pubs.”

UPDATE Scotch Whisky Association drops lawsuit against Virginia Distillery Co., over Virginia-Highland whisky.

Don’t miss the Wine, Beer & Spirits Law Conference in Charlotte, NC

Briefing is done in that Mississippi wine shipping case that could result in “Amazon of liquor.” Here’s why you should be paying attention to it.

Platform – the beer that recently sold to AB-Inbev – is in a trademark dispute with Bottle Logic over lightbulb marks for craft beer. What do you think?

Court opinion shows the uphill battle beverage producers face in looking to claim health benefits for alcoholic products and finds that TTB regulations prohibiting those claims withstand First Amendment scrutiny.

The Scotch Trooper branded Virginia-Highland whisky draws the ire and a lawsuit from Scotland’s Scotch Whisky Association

Court TOTALLY WRONG about why beer skunks… and it dismissed that Atlas lawsuit over TTB not processing COLAs during government shutdown.

Should administrative rules that keep paperwork down for alcohol regulatory agencies be enforced to the detriment of pricing to consumers? Massachusetts thinks so.

New case challenging state efforts to restrict federally authorized bonded transfers arguing preemption could have vast implications for states prohibiting alcohol transfers in bond between producers like breweries, wineries, and distilleries.

Get ready for the package sizing your marketing department wants! New TTB proposals would grant greater freedom to wineries and distilleries by eliminating onerous standards of fill requirements.

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