Recently Wisconsin passed legislation signed into law that represents the greatest attack on the American wine industry in recent times and will cause great harm to American Wines.
The American wine industry is dominated by great wine states such as California, Washington, and Oregon. However, every other state has their niche wine countries and states such […]
I am pleased to announce that the Great Constitutional Alcohol Debate: Does the 21st Amendment usurp the Commerce Clause is happening in Chicago on March 14th.
The debate will be between Alex Tanford and Brannon Denning.
Alex Tanford is a Professor Emeritus at Indiana University School of Law. He was part of the victorious legal team in […]
Highlights
The Indiana legislature is making some bold proposals this session. Happy Hour could come back to the Hoosier State if proposed legislation is successful, and hotels would be able to serve complimentary drinks to their guest in areas where alcohol is not sold.
A cocktails-to-go provision was introduced and in the […]
Highlights
The legislative season is heating up in Illinois and proposed legislation could drastically impact the liquor regulatory scheme.
Below I provide a summary of the most crucial bills, but before I dive in, I wanted to provide highlights.
A proposed bill would create a third-party retail delivery license and effectively create a 4th […]
The Oregon wine industry for the past couple of years has faced attacks from proposed excessive tax increases to a public relations campaign aimed at damaging its brand.
What puzzles me more is while wine has been attacked, Oregon’s most glaring problem has been allowed to fester to the point of becoming an open wound.
Go to […]
It was great being part of Esther Mobley’s fantastic piece discussing Provi’s lawsuit against Southern Wine and Spirits and how the Robinson-Patman Act could impact the liquor market.
We all await the suspense and whether the claim will survive the motion to dismiss. Here is a quote from me in the article.
O’Leary echoed her sentiment. […]
The morose of a down year has bled into Dry January, and alcohol’s brand has suffered some setbacks recently and some of the anti-alcohol campaigns are hard to understand. Especially in light of the fact that cannabis seems to escape these attacks.
The Dry January Movement which is detrimental to the alcohol industry is based on […]
There must be a New York shipping bill floating around the horizon, because there are letters coming out against direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipping in full force. Robert’s Kent, who was General Counsel of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy under Joe Biden, wrote a piece about the dangers of DTC manufacturing shipping. What […]
Wine has a target on its back
Wine is usually associated with a positive image from the Greek god of wine, Dionysus, to Jesus turning water into wine at the Wedding at Cana, wine has been associated with good vibes.
When drank in moderation, it was not considered bad for your health.
But this […]
WSWA put out another report that will no doubt be used as propaganda to stop and in some cases reverse direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipping for manufacturers and retailers.
WSWA conducted its own poll in partnership with Morning Consult, which shows that 25% of adults they surveyed, who purchased alcohol from an online vendor or manufacturer were […]