Let them call it Whisky: Artificially made wines and spirits require us to rethink the Standards of Identity.
This recent article by Hannah Goldfield, the New Yorker’s food critic in the...
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3-tiers crumbling? Michigan forced to allow out-of-state wine retailers to ship direct; avoiding Michigan’s 3-tier system.
The slow dismantling of protectionist state statutes prohibiting interstate shipment of alcohol advances....
Congress Stiffs Robotic Bartenders
When the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab set about solving the...
Wisconsin court says beer distributors must arbitrate each other over fair value of distribution rights even when they don’t timely file.
Wisconsin is one of several states with a beer franchise law that allows brewers...
BREAKING! – SCOTUS grants cert. in Byrd: Out-of-state retailers to be heard on issue of commerce clause discrimination.
Today the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in the Sixth Circuit’s Tennessee...
Wisconsin SC finds “good cause” isn’t required to terminate wine distribution agreements
The Governor of Wisconsin has a partial veto power that comes from the state...
Goose Island scores win in action over refunds for “off” Bourbon County from 2015
Goose Island recently scored a win in Federal District Court Massachusetts where it achieved...
Illinois bill granting new rights to craft brewers advances to the governor for signature
House Bill 4897 hasn’t been signed by the governor yet but it’s on its...
What’s the difference between good parody and bad? – A defensible legal position.
The recent kerfuffle between Knee Deep Brewing Co., and Sony Pictures Television over Knee...
Come out and attend one of the ILCC and TTB informational seminars on June 13
At yesterday’s Illinois Liquor Control Commission board meeting, the director said that in addition to...
A new ally in the fight against counterfeit wine – the online retailer Alibaba
In early 2015, Wine Spectator questioned how serious the Chinese government was at addressing...
Here’s Why Copper is OK for Brewing Equipment But Not for Your Moscow Mule
Apparently amateur chemistry isn’t for everyone. Especially not the thousands of mixologists and bartenders...
