Legal coverage for vineyards and wine businesses, including property, production, insurance, distribution, and regulatory issues.
A barrel-rack collapse put years of whiskey production at risk. Vale Fox’s insurance dispute illustrates why producers should examine collapse coverage, construction exclusions, and definitions of finished stock.
Goose Ridge Vineyards’ insurance dispute illustrates how wine defects, production contracts, and expert evidence intersect with commercial general liability coverage. Documentation of grapes, bottling, and closures can matter.
Iowa’s winery licensing rules raised questions about equal access to direct retail sales. This article examines Buckel’s challenge and the distinction between the three-tier system and exceptions to it.
The Sixth Circuit’s questions ranged from what an out-of-state retailer license could look like to the evidence Ohio offered for its wine shipping restrictions.
The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild’s 2023 omnibus bills proposed changes that reached well beyond breweries. Here’s what the package offered producers and hospitality businesses.
When a winery changes hands, what happens to the wholesaler’s rights? An Ohio dispute examines how negotiations can affect the statutory transfer timetable.
The first installment on Public Act 102-0442 covers changes affecting mead, taprooms, Class 3 brewers, self-distribution, and alternating premises.
Vermont’s financial regulator questioned what a winery told investors about its pending license. The 2021 order raises disclosure questions for beverage startups seeking capital.
This 2020 overview explains Illinois’ announced 2021 tax changes for out-of-state winery shippers and their significance for direct wine sales.
A 2020 Minnesota ruling examines local ingredient requirements for farm wineries under the dormant Commerce Clause, with links to the opinion and briefs.
Heaven Hill’s domain dispute illustrates UDRP remedies, confusing similarity, legitimate interests, and bad faith in protecting beverage brands online.
This 2020 review examines Illinois’ COVID workers’ compensation presumption and why beverage and hospitality employers should document safety measures.
