Category: Distilled Spirits

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...

Standards of fill wine and distilled spirits

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.

Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Labeling / TTB / Vineyard / Wine / Winemaking
July 22, 2019

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

Wine labeling COLA obscene or indecent alcohol labeling

SCOTUS rules trademark censorship is improper. Now, will someone please bring a case about the “obscene or indecent” prohibitions on alcohol labeling?

Advertising / Beer / Brewery / Cider / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Labeling / Opinions / Regulations / TTB / Vineyard / Wine
July 1, 2019

For the record, we predicted this outcome. Furthermore, it has the benefit of correctness...

BREAKING: SCOTUS decides Tennessee v. Blair – invalidates residency requirements OPINION EMBEDDED BELOW – WIN FOR ACCESS AND CHOICE AND … FREEDOM!

Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Cider / Commerce Clause / Craft Beer / Delivery and Shipping / Direct Shipping / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distribution / Labeling / Licensing and Permits / Opinions / Regulations / Retailers / Sales / Statutes / Suits / Vineyard / Wholesalers / Wine
June 26, 2019

Obviously, more on the implications and opinoin later, but for now, enjoy! (here is...

Wine Label conditional COLA approval TTB certificate of label approval process

What you should know about the TTB’s new “conditionally approved” approach to streamlining certificates of label approval

Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Cider / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Labeling / Regulations / TTB / Vineyard / Wine / Winemaking
June 26, 2019

The TTB recently announced that COLAs Online will have a new status called “Conditionally...

Competition for drive through daiquiris as alcoholic beverage delivery passes Louisiana legislature and heads to governor.

Beer / Craft Beer / Delivery and Shipping / Distilled Spirits / Retailers / Sales / Wine
June 17, 2019

The buzz started last year when the Louisiana Retail Food and Beverage E-Commerce Task...

Why do Illinois’s legislators hate its cities and towns and want to rush an alcohol delivery bill that hurts everyone except Chicago and their big-box retailer supporters? Here’s how they’re hurting you.

Beer / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Retailers / Sales / Statutes / Wine
May 22, 2019

They’re looking to get a bill through committee by hastily amending it and then...

Local liquor license - texas ban - wal-mart - 5th Circuit oral argument

Here’s full audio of the 5th Circuit’s Wal-Mart v. Texas oral argument over Texas’s ban on publicly traded companies holding certain liquor licenses.

Commerce Clause / Distilled Spirits / Retailers / Sales / Statutes / Suits
May 8, 2019

We’ve previously discussed and uploaded the briefs for you in this case Wal-Mart is...

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Chicago doesn’t want to be a part of the dumb Illinois alcohol delivery bill its Representative proposed?

Beer / Cider / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Retailers / Sales / Wine
May 3, 2019

The post from Wednesday about an amended version of Senate Bill 54 – an odd...

Delivery of beer, wine and liquor by retailers in Ilinois - new bill Chicago liquor license lawyer attorney

Here’s how the Illinois legislature’s proposed alcohol delivery bill is about to hurt small retailers, bars, restaurants and consumers in favor of special interests

Beer / Brewpub / Craft Beer / Direct Shipping / Distilled Spirits / Licensing and Permits / Retailers / Statutes / Wine
May 1, 2019

Caleb Whitmer’s recent National Review article assessing the nonsensical and anti-consumer state of alcohol...

Shipping terms for distilled spirits, wine, craft beer craft beer lawyer

Shipping company told you those damaged goods are on you? They might not be, so get ready to argue and get compensated.

Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Business - Legal Services / Cider / Craft Beer / Direct Shipping / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Distribution / Import / Export / Opinions / Sales / Statutes / Vineyard / Wholesalers / Wine
April 24, 2019

The shipping terms for your deliveries and sales may not draw your attention until...

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Considering using another’s trademark in a hashtag referencing your beverage without permission? Consider carefully.

Advertising / Beer / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Opinions / Suits / Trademark / Wine
April 22, 2019

A recent case is a decent reminder that using someone else’s trademark as a...

Category: Distilled Spirits

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.

SCOTUS rules trademark censorship is improper. Now, will someone please bring a case about the “obscene or indecent” prohibitions on alcohol labeling?

BREAKING: SCOTUS decides Tennessee v. Blair – invalidates residency requirements OPINION EMBEDDED BELOW – WIN FOR ACCESS AND CHOICE AND … FREEDOM!

What you should know about the TTB’s new “conditionally approved” approach to streamlining certificates of label approval

Competition for drive through daiquiris as alcoholic beverage delivery passes Louisiana legislature and heads to governor.

Why do Illinois’s legislators hate its cities and towns and want to rush an alcohol delivery bill that hurts everyone except Chicago and their big-box retailer supporters? Here’s how they’re hurting you.

Here’s full audio of the 5th Circuit’s Wal-Mart v. Texas oral argument over Texas’s ban on publicly traded companies holding certain liquor licenses.

Chicago doesn’t want to be a part of the dumb Illinois alcohol delivery bill its Representative proposed?

Here’s how the Illinois legislature’s proposed alcohol delivery bill is about to hurt small retailers, bars, restaurants and consumers in favor of special interests

Shipping company told you those damaged goods are on you? They might not be, so get ready to argue and get compensated.

Considering using another’s trademark in a hashtag referencing your beverage without permission? Consider carefully.

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