Irish Liquor Lawyer contributes to Forbes on the Tennessee Wine Supreme Court case
I am immensely proud to contribute to a great publication like Forbes!
Sean O’Leary, The Irish Liquor Lawyer, Reacts To The Court’s Support Of Wine Retailers
Tennessee Wine Case’s big winner: Data geeks
The Tennessee Wine case has come and gone and the shock has now worn off. Now it is time to take account of what the decision means. On its surface it is clearly a resounding win for Total Wine and More and a resounding loss for the Tennessee Wine Retailers Association (Association).
However, we all […]
Pilot Project Brewing: Helping small brewers get into the game and starting a brewing revolution
INTRO
Pilot Project Brewing offers a unique concept in the craft beer space. Many people dream of brewing their own beer and opening their own brewery. Unfortunately, reality may hit and the talented but poor brewer may lack the $2 million in funds to start a successful brewery with a tasting room.
Like many great […]
Can state regulators enforce liquor laws that federal courts have found unconstitutional?
Dedicated In Memorium to Lieutenant Michael Murphy,
a Great American Hero
A US District Court held that Michigan’s law banning out-of-state retailers from shipping wine into the state was unconstitutional. It held that the nondiscrimination principle which applied to suppliers in Granholm extended to retailers. Michigan sits in the 6th Federal Judicial Circuit, […]
For Constellation which way is up?
I previously wrote a post on how Miller has no home run hitter in its craft beer space. I contrasted Miller with Budweiser that has Goose Island, Heineken that has Lagunitas, and Constellation that has Ballast Point. https://irishliquorlawyer.com/millercoors-craft-portfolio-will-its-field-of-dreams-come-true-or-will-it-need-to-find-a-home-run-from-somehwere-else/
Like baseball free agency, sometimes a big spend turns into a flop. In 2015 Constellation paid $1 […]
Are Crafts looking to kill the pubs in Illinois?
There is a theory out there, that is actually backed up by statistics, that the presence of craft brewers is hurting bars and taverns. An article on this subject cites Bureau of Labor statistics that the number of “on-premise drinking establishments have decreased by 6.3% since 2010.[1]
Bar/tavern owners are starting to take notice […]
Missouri wine shipping case has no flair for the dramatic
In an unsurprising decision the Eastern District of Missouri ruled that a challenge to Missouri’s ban on out-of-state wine retailers shipping to customers within the state, failed to state a claim on which relief could be granted and dismissed the challenge. Sarasota Wine Market v. Parson, Case No. 4:17CV2792 HEA (Eastern District of Missouri, March […]
The Million-Dollar Question for Wine Shipping
There is a great buzz going around about the U.S. Supreme Court’s Tennessee Wine case and whether this case will decide if Granholm extends to retailer, and hence deems laws banning wine retailer shipping as unconstitutional.
Even if the Supreme Court remains silent on the specific issue, many lower federal courts and even state courts may […]
Could wineries and wine retailers become unknowingly subject to tax?
The Wayfair decision recently changed whether a state could impose sales tax on an out-of-state company that has no physical presence in the state. Many wineries and wine retailers (those that are eligible to ship legally into a state) may need to change their behavior. Depending on whether they meet certain sales thresholds or enter […]
Proposed Illinois Liquor Legislation
Introduction to Proposed Illinois Legislation
Included are the vast majority of Illinois liquor bills so far introduced this session.
The craft distillers are busy! They are requesting full retail privileges, self-distribution privileges, increases in the amount they can serve in their tasting rooms, and up to 500,000 gallons in storage capacity.
This last number seems […]