Category: Winemaking

Farm wineries win as court declares Minnesota law mandating use of majority in-state wine ingredients in wines made by farm wineries facially unconstitutional in light of SCOTUS Dormant Commerce Clause jurisprudence. Bonus: we’ve got the briefs for you.

Commerce Clause / Licensing and Permits / Opinions / Statutes / Suits / Vineyard / Wine / Winemaking
September 2, 2020

A pair of farm wineries challenged a portion of Minnesota’s farm winery law that...

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New Illinois legislation allows bars and restaurants to sell cocktails to go, but for some reason, the act of drafting liquor legislation continues to be a hack-job. Do only glass containers work? What’s the work-around for brewpubs, tap rooms and distilling pubs?

Bars / Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Craft Beer / Delivery and Shipping / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Licensing and Permits / Retailers / Statutes / Tavern / Vineyard / Wine / Winemaking
May 26, 2020

The State of Illinois passed a bill expanding alcoholic beverage consumption options in its...

breweries wineries and distilleries are having their bonding requirement eliminated in Illinois if they're under $50,000 per year in tax

TTB provides insight for tax relief and destruction of unmerchantable beer; also changes some trade practice policies for craft distillers, craft brewers, wholesalers, bars and wineries during COVID-19.

Advertising / Bars / Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Cider / Circulars / COVID-19 Relief / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Distribution / Mead / Regulations / Retailers / Sales / Statutes / Tavern / Vineyard / Wholesalers / Wine / Winemaking
May 12, 2020

Through a series of FAQs regarding the processes for the destruction of beer and...

Jam Cellars Franzia The Wine Group trademark dispute name of wine jammy jam buttery butter

Court allows determination of whether “buttery” on Franzia boxes is infringement of JaM Cellars marks or descriptive to head to jury. Kudos to the Court for not rubber-stamping the parties’ requests to seal the record – thereby providing access to all.

Advertising / Suits / Trademark / Vineyard / Wine / Winemaking
April 21, 2020

Sometimes the USPTO doesn’t always catch when a business tries to trademark words that...

Vineyard loses claims against U.S. for independent contractor’s misapplication of herbicide that destroyed vines and rendered them useless for three years where U.S. exercised no direct control over contractor and herbicides present no “special risks.”

Suits / Vineyard / Wine / Winemaking
April 20, 2020

E&J Gallo brought this suit against the United States and the US’s contractor, Pestmaster...

Updated federal regulations for advertising and labeling wine

The new federal regulations on advertising and labeling malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits. Part 2 – updates and issues regarding advertising and labeling regulations for wine.

Advertising / Cider / Circulars / Regulations / TTB / Vineyard / Wine / Winemaking
April 10, 2020

Yesterday we wrote about the recent updates to the new federal regulations related to...

Chicago liquor lawyer TTB postpones tax payments

Relief on alcohol tax payments – TTB announces postponement of tax payments and other filing deadlines

Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Cider / Circulars / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Import / Export / Mead / Taxes / TTB / Vineyard / Wine / Winemaking
April 1, 2020

Yesterday, the TTB announced the postponement of tax payment and other filing due...

Troubled Times — Restructuring Tools for Breweries, Wineries, Distilleries, Bars and Restaurants in the COVID-19 Era

Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Business - Legal Services / Chicago / Cider / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Regulations / Statutes / Tavern / Vineyard / Wholesalers / Wine / Winemaking
March 21, 2020

Bars, restaurants, and brewpubs – from chains to stand-alone locations — were already facing...

TTB Allows Returns of alcoholic beverages for COVID-19

UPDATE: Illinois allows beer returns during COVID-19 Epidemic following TTB authorization of returns of alcoholic beverages purchased for events and gatherings cancelled due to COVID-19.

Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Chicago / Cider / Craft Beer / Distillery / Distilling / Distribution / Illinois Liquor Control Commission / Mead / Regulations / Retailers / Sales / Tavern / Vineyard / Wholesalers / Wine / Winemaking
March 19, 2020

UPDATE: A portion of the issues originally described in this post have been addressed...

SBA emergency loans coronavirus covid-19 breweries wineries distilleries

Here’s some information to help your brewery/winery/distillery/bar/restaurant/distributorship be ready for obtaining emergency loans from the SBA and updated information on which states have approved them so far (link to SBA website in post)

Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Cannabis / Chicago / Cider / Craft Beer / Delivery and Shipping / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Mead / Retailers / Tavern / Vineyard / Wholesalers / Wine / Winemaking
March 18, 2020

I’m lucky enough to know some smart people. One of them is an excellent...

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Here is Chicago’s FAQ on food and liquor licensees’ ability to deliver and sell to-go during the state imposed ban of on-premise consumption.

Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Chicago / Cider / Craft Beer / Delivery and Shipping / Direct Shipping / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Illinois Liquor Control Commission / Licensing and Permits / Regulations / Retailers / Sales / Statutes / Tavern / Vineyard / Wine / Winemaking
March 17, 2020

In addition to the state guidance and ban that Illinois liquor licensees can to...

Illinois liquor control - illinois liquor attorney Illinois bans on-premise consumption due to Coronavirus covid-19 No beer wine or spirits drinking at bars or restaurants

Here’s the Illinois Liquor Control Commission’s recent guidance regarding limited operations for delivery and to-go sales during enforcement the Executive Order terminating on-premise consumption at bars and restaurants through March 30.

Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Cider / Craft Beer / Delivery and Shipping / Direct Shipping / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Illinois Liquor Control Commission / Regulations / Retailers / Sales / Statutes / Tavern / Vineyard / Wine / Winemaking
March 17, 2020

Drinking a beer, wine, or spirit in a bar or restaurant is currently on...

Category: Winemaking

Farm wineries win as court declares Minnesota law mandating use of majority in-state wine ingredients in wines made by farm wineries facially unconstitutional in light of SCOTUS Dormant Commerce Clause jurisprudence. Bonus: we’ve got the briefs for you.

New Illinois legislation allows bars and restaurants to sell cocktails to go, but for some reason, the act of drafting liquor legislation continues to be a hack-job. Do only glass containers work? What’s the work-around for brewpubs, tap rooms and distilling pubs?

TTB provides insight for tax relief and destruction of unmerchantable beer; also changes some trade practice policies for craft distillers, craft brewers, wholesalers, bars and wineries during COVID-19.

Court allows determination of whether “buttery” on Franzia boxes is infringement of JaM Cellars marks or descriptive to head to jury. Kudos to the Court for not rubber-stamping the parties’ requests to seal the record – thereby providing access to all.

Vineyard loses claims against U.S. for independent contractor’s misapplication of herbicide that destroyed vines and rendered them useless for three years where U.S. exercised no direct control over contractor and herbicides present no “special risks.”

The new federal regulations on advertising and labeling malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits. Part 2 – updates and issues regarding advertising and labeling regulations for wine.

Relief on alcohol tax payments – TTB announces postponement of tax payments and other filing deadlines

Troubled Times — Restructuring Tools for Breweries, Wineries, Distilleries, Bars and Restaurants in the COVID-19 Era

UPDATE: Illinois allows beer returns during COVID-19 Epidemic following TTB authorization of returns of alcoholic beverages purchased for events and gatherings cancelled due to COVID-19.

Here’s some information to help your brewery/winery/distillery/bar/restaurant/distributorship be ready for obtaining emergency loans from the SBA and updated information on which states have approved them so far (link to SBA website in post)

Here is Chicago’s FAQ on food and liquor licensees’ ability to deliver and sell to-go during the state imposed ban of on-premise consumption.

Here’s the Illinois Liquor Control Commission’s recent guidance regarding limited operations for delivery and to-go sales during enforcement the Executive Order terminating on-premise consumption at bars and restaurants through March 30.

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