Guess what, surprise Amazon wants to make money!

By |2023-03-12T02:09:09+00:00March 12th, 2023|Liquor Industry Insights|

McAlpine’s Fusiliers – The Dubliners & Ronnie Drew | Festival Folk (1985) – YouTube

Earlier this week an article in Vice mentioned a confidential document obtained by Motherboard, which demonstrates that Amazon wanted to make an aggressive push into the alcohol space and change alcohol licensing laws in conjunction with a limited government […]

Direct shipping Debate: Divergent Data but somebody is right

By |2023-03-05T17:54:49+00:00March 5th, 2023|Liquor Industry Insights|

Time For Change (2021- Remaster) – YouTube

The debate over direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipping is heating up. The opponents of DTC shipping believe that DTC access should not expand, because it will lead to increased access for minors obtaining alcohol.

They point to findings from Massachusetts where 96% of DTC licensees investigated accepted DTC […]

VinoShipper report finds that minors are not utilizing the internet to access alcohol

By |2023-02-23T22:36:29+00:00February 23rd, 2023|Liquor Case Discussion|

VinoShipper report finds that minors are not utilizing the internet to access alcohol

 

A recent study by VinoShipper found that minors are not utilizing the internet to access alcohol. VinoShipper analyzed attempted purchases on its website and discovered over a three-year period (2020-2022) that of the 633,985 attempted purchases, only 943 attempted purchases […]

Are Labeling Requirements for the Alcohol Industry Misguided?

By |2023-02-08T03:21:10+00:00February 8th, 2023|Liquor Industry Insights|

Terrifying (Remastered) – YouTube

The TTB recently announced it will begin rulemaking on mandatory ingredient labeling for the alcohol industry. The TTB’s decision was influenced when a group of organizations sued the TTB because it has not acted on a 2003 petition, requesting liquor producers provide similar labeling requirements as food […]

Aren’t the markets better equipped than the courts to handle this?

By |2023-01-30T22:31:46+00:00January 30th, 2023|Liquor Case Discussion|

The Doors – L.A. Woman* (Orginal) – YouTube

Aren’t the markets better equipped than the courts to handle this?

Recently, a New York based attorney filed a class action lawsuit against Sazerac Company for what it alleges is fraudulent and deceptive advertising centered around Sazerac’s Fireball Cinnamon Brand.

Sazerac makes a popular Fireball Cinnamon […]

Tied-House and the Concrete Evidence Standard

By |2023-01-13T17:25:01+00:00January 13th, 2023|Liquor Case Discussion|

The Police – So Lonely – YouTube

A California State Appellate Court case provides a great roadmap for how state courts could adjudicate tied-house issues in the future. In Dep’t of Alcoholic Beverage Control v. Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board,(Real Party in Interest, Bogle Vineyards), a California appeals court held that mere speculation that […]

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