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.
The B-21 Wines petition asked the Supreme Court to review North Carolina’s rules for shipments from out-of-state wine retailers. The filing followed Judge Wilkinson’s dissent.
Who funds the discount at the register? Illinois’s 2022 proposal distinguished several kinds of beverage promotions and addressed retailer reimbursement for scan backs.
North Carolina lets local wine retailers ship to consumers while excluding out-of-state retailers. B-21 Wines v. Bauer exposes the fight over three-tier regulation, evidence, and equal treatment. Read the majority, Wilkinson’s dissent, and the appellate and Supreme Court briefs.
The first installment on Public Act 102-0442 covers changes affecting mead, taprooms, Class 3 brewers, self-distribution, and alternating premises.
The oral argument in Marrache v. Bacardi considers whether federal treatment of grains of paradise preempts a Florida law invoked in a consumer suit.
The Supreme Court declined to review Lebamoff’s challenge to Michigan’s retailer wine shipping restrictions. The post links to the Sixth Circuit analysis.
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.
Listen to the 2020 Sarasota Wine oral argument on Missouri retailer shipping, Tennessee Wine, and the need to develop a factual record.
A 2020 Minnesota ruling examines local ingredient requirements for farm wineries under the dormant Commerce Clause, with links to the opinion and briefs.
A damaged wine shipment to Vietnam illustrates pleading issues under COGSA and why importers should document routing, delay, and temperature requirements.
