Tagged: distilleries

New York liquor authority graphic contrasts local and out-of-state wine beneath the headline, Buy Local—or No Liquor License?

Buy Local—or No Liquor License? New York’s Product-Mix Demands Face a Federal Challenge

Can a liquor authority use a retailer’s product mix to favor local producers? The Cayuga Nation litigation examines that question and shows why suppliers should preserve the licensing record when government preferences affect access to retail shelves.

An old metal mailbox mounted on a tree trunk.

Kentucky’s new law allowing breweries, distilleries and wineries to ship direct to consumers all over the U.S. should be the model for the country. But special interests that want to keep consumers paying more for alcohol and limit choice to protect their fiefdoms will try to stop people from achieving this freedom.

A review of Kentucky HB 415 examines its 2020 direct-shipping framework for producers, permits, and consumer access, subject to destination-state rules.

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)

Early 2020 SBA disaster loan resources for bars, restaurants, breweries, wineries, distilleries, and alcohol distributors.