Fulfillment House Licensing: The new way to undermine direct to consumer shipping
How Licensing fulfillment houses will create an administrative octopus and threaten to kill off avenues for direct-to-consumer shipping.
Direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipping of wine greatly increased during COVID. Conventional wisdom indicates the growth of DTC shipping will ride the wave of momentum […]
Introduction
In my amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court, I attacked the Eighth Circuit’s analysis in Sarasota Wine Market, which upheld a discriminatory state liquor law, because the law protected an essential element of the three-tier system and hence was precluded from a Commerce Clause challenge. I will […]
Irish Liquor Lawyer writes an amicus brief in support of the National Association of Wine Retailer’s position that the Supreme Court should grant cert in Sarasota Wine Market v. Schmitt, an Eighth Circuit decision which upheld a lower court decision affirming Missouri’s discriminatory wine shipping law as Constitutional.
The Eighth Circuit held that because Missouri’s law […]
It was an honor to discuss with Wine Searcher, the recent Supreme Court petition challenging the Eighth Circuit’s ruling in Sarasota Wine Market, which challenges Missouri’s discriminatory wine retailer shipping laws.
Governor Cuomo and the Cocktail Calamity: The Follow-up Sequel to Cuomo Chips
Sometimes it is really hard to follow Governor Andrew Cuomo’s reasoning. Does he desire to make policy choices that hurt the hospitality industry or does it occur on accident?
We all remember back to last summer when his feelings got hurt […]
The Irish Liquor Lawyer contributes to a Vine Pair article on New York’s cocktails-to-go calamity.
The New York situation is a complete nightmare for the hospitality industry and will lead to business closures if the policy is not changed. Time for the Governor to wake up and look at reality
Illinois makes radical changes with HB2620: PART I
The Illinois legislature recently passed HB 2620 which makes some radical changes to the liquor system. These changes include changing Brew Pubs into Class 3 brewers and providing them full retail privileges and self-distribution, allowing for cooperative purchasing agreements, and writing into […]
Governor Prritzker signs a bill which would extend cocktails to go in Illinois through 12-31-2023
Cocktails-to-go passes in Illinois
Legislation extending cocktails-to-go until December 31, 2023 passed both houses and awaits the governor’s signature. The governor must sign by June 2nd as the law will sunset then.
SB 104 which would extend cocktails-to-go passes the Illinois house, it goes to the Senate for concurrence and then needs to be signed by the Governor by June 2, 2021.