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OK Supreme Court strikes down law barring exclusive distribution relationships based on state constitutional right allowing liquor and wine manufacturers to sell to whom they please.

Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Distribution / Distribution Agreements / Opinions / Statutes / Suits / Wine / Winemaking
January 24, 2020

A little bit of background makes this seem like an easy decision given that...

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TTB posts informative trade practices video series about the history of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act, tied-houses, exclusive outlets, bribery, and consignment.

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January 17, 2020

The TTB has posted some informative videos about different issues in its trade practices...

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Wine enthusiast? Liquor retailer? Today at 1:30 CST, watch the Mississippi direct wine shipping oral arguments live! Bonus: we’ve got the link and the video.

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January 15, 2020

That’s right, the oral arguments in this historic wine shipping case involving the rights...

Winery’s suit alleges insurance should cover wine with “smoke taint” following wildfires; insurer says policy doesn’t cover wine made from grapes tainted prior to harvest.

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January 8, 2020

Vintage Wine Estates filed a lawsuit against Lloyd’s London and other insurers after the...

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Here are the docs so far in that lawsuit against Bacardi over using grains of paradise in drinks in violation of an archaic 150-year old Florida law over alcohol adulteration.

Advertising / Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Cider / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Labeling / Regulations / Statutes / Suits / Wine / Winemaking
December 12, 2019

Kudos to the Miami Herald for the deep dive on the history of the...

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New Lebamoff Illinois filings and the case proceeds to discovery. Here’s the most recent filings in the Illinois wine retailer shipping case.

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November 4, 2019

The slow march to realizing the impacts of the Tennessee Wine ruling will unfold...

Watch the Mississippi wine shipping case oral arguments live on November 13 at 1:30 p.m. CST

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October 14, 2019

Live telecast oral arguments may be a federal rarity, but MIssissippi is a bellwether...

Amazon of liquor one step closer as Michigan files opening brief in 6th Circ. Commerce Clause appeal of injunction allowing out-of-state retailers to ship alcohol to residents like in-state retailers can.

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October 7, 2019

Back in October we wrote about Michigan’s Lebamoff decision and the win it represents...

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Illinois Supreme Court case provides insight about whether the UCC requires a chance to cure if you want to revoke acceptance of goods – could be useful if you bought grapes, hops, grains that are defective.

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October 2, 2019

Admit it, you’ve purchased ingredients you found out later were defective, or spoiled. Well,...

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BIG SIX nixed for wine trademark as the big six is generic in the wine world.

Labeling / Opinions / Trademark / Warehousing / Wine / Winemaking
October 1, 2019

The Trademark Trial and Appeals Board and the USPTO don’t work in a vacuum...

What questions should you ask about your advertising and labels before making them public?

Here’s the argument audio from the 8th Circuit’s alcoholic beverage advertising case. Advertisers won this by a mile. Oh, and did I mention there’s evidence in the record that 3-tier is useless and doesn’t protect the public?

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September 27, 2019

You’ll recall this is the second appeal in this matter where a group of...

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Is it regulating manufacturing, or the sale to consumers? Michigan court refuses to enjoin law that prohibits a winery/cidery receiving a bonded transfer from selling the transferred wine/cider to consumers without further processing.

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September 18, 2019

A mischaracterization of what a Michigan statute regulates and what rights of a winery/cidery...

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OK Supreme Court strikes down law barring exclusive distribution relationships based on state constitutional right allowing liquor and wine manufacturers to sell to whom they please.

TTB posts informative trade practices video series about the history of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act, tied-houses, exclusive outlets, bribery, and consignment.

Wine enthusiast? Liquor retailer? Today at 1:30 CST, watch the Mississippi direct wine shipping oral arguments live! Bonus: we’ve got the link and the video.

Winery’s suit alleges insurance should cover wine with “smoke taint” following wildfires; insurer says policy doesn’t cover wine made from grapes tainted prior to harvest.

Here are the docs so far in that lawsuit against Bacardi over using grains of paradise in drinks in violation of an archaic 150-year old Florida law over alcohol adulteration.

New Lebamoff Illinois filings and the case proceeds to discovery. Here’s the most recent filings in the Illinois wine retailer shipping case.

Watch the Mississippi wine shipping case oral arguments live on November 13 at 1:30 p.m. CST

Amazon of liquor one step closer as Michigan files opening brief in 6th Circ. Commerce Clause appeal of injunction allowing out-of-state retailers to ship alcohol to residents like in-state retailers can.

Illinois Supreme Court case provides insight about whether the UCC requires a chance to cure if you want to revoke acceptance of goods – could be useful if you bought grapes, hops, grains that are defective.

BIG SIX nixed for wine trademark as the big six is generic in the wine world.

Here’s the argument audio from the 8th Circuit’s alcoholic beverage advertising case. Advertisers won this by a mile. Oh, and did I mention there’s evidence in the record that 3-tier is useless and doesn’t protect the public?

Is it regulating manufacturing, or the sale to consumers? Michigan court refuses to enjoin law that prohibits a winery/cidery receiving a bonded transfer from selling the transferred wine/cider to consumers without further processing.

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