Granholm at 20 Series

By |2025-05-15T20:56:21+00:00May 15th, 2025|Liquor Industry Insights|

 

Happy Birthday Granholm

May 16th is the 20th  anniversary of Granholm, twenty years later I look at how Granholm has impacted the marketplace.

Granholm’s legacy

The Supreme Court victory in Granholm was one of the greatest things to happen to the wine industry. The growth in wineries has been massive […]

Granholm at 20 Series

By |2025-05-04T21:25:40+00:00May 4th, 2025|Liquor Industry Insights|

 

 

The Legislative rollbacks

Victory in Granholm led to a massive growth in interstate winery shipping. Before Granholm DTC wine shipping was available in 27 states, when winery shipping becomes legal in Mississippi that number will stand at 48 states.[1]

Granholm became the dominant force in the expansion of winery direct shipping […]

Granholm at 20 Series

By |2025-04-26T23:37:14+00:00April 26th, 2025|Liquor Industry Insights|

 

Introduction

Granholm v. Heald, the U.S. Supreme Court case which struck down state laws which allowed in-state wineries to ship to in-state residents but denied this same privilege to out-of-state wineries, is 20 years old on May 16th. Granholm resulted in the legalization of interstate winery shipping.

I will be writing a series […]

The Hemp dilemma

By |2025-04-10T16:10:57+00:00April 10th, 2025|Liquor Industry Insights|

 

The Hemp industry is in a unique but tough space right now. Hemp was taken off the list of controlled substances by the 2018 Farm Bill. Hemp, which is different than its cousin marijuana, is a Delta 9 concentrate ( delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) is the  psychoactive compound responsible for the “high” associated with cannabis) with a […]

Ireland will conquer Europe

By |2025-03-16T16:32:04+00:00March 16th, 2025|Liquor Industry Insights|

 

 

Ireland has never been known for its conquest of foreign lands, unlike countries like England, France, Spain and the Netherlands they have never held colonies and established an empire.

But now it seems Ireland is poised to conquer Europe by the heavy hand of government regulation. As someone who is Irish I can’t say this is […]

Canada’s political class goes into drama overdrive

By |2025-02-06T23:37:00+00:00February 6th, 2025|Liquor Industry Insights|

 

I am not the biggest fan of tariffs, as I am a believer in free markets. Free trade is a positive and provides us a wide range of goods from everywhere in world. From French wines to foreign cars, I have enjoyed the consumer benefits of free trade.

Last week we saw the potential tariff war […]

WSWA’s strange solution to solve the riddle of the sphinx

By |2025-01-31T04:49:52+00:00January 31st, 2025|Liquor Industry Insights|

 

WSWA found a solution to the latest challenges facing the wine industry. As we know the wine industry faces hurdles not faced 10 years ago such as dry January, competition from cannabis and the non-alcohol space, zealous government officials attacking wine’s health impact, and younger drinkers shying away from alcoholic beverages.

According to WSWA’s latest musings, […]

Parting gifts and the negative impact on the alcohol industry

By |2025-01-24T00:39:15+00:00January 24th, 2025|Liquor Industry Insights|

 

President Biden on the way out the door provided pardons to his whole family and other notorious figures. The press spent a great deal of ink on these pardons, but the President’s parting gift with the most negative impact does not come from his pardons, but what his administration chose to say on the way […]

Make American Wine Great Again

By |2025-01-18T20:34:04+00:00January 18th, 2025|Liquor Industry Insights|

 

A new administration has been voted into office on an American First agenda. One can debate whether it is a positive vision or not. Especially concerning for some are the use of tariffs or other government actions to put American companies at an advantage against their foreign counterparts. In a split electorate, there is a […]

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