Wine faces a threat it may not see coming around the corner. The unholy alliance of the trial lawyer bar and overzealous government bureaucrats threatens serious damage to the industry’s future. The good news is a lot of this can be defeated if the wine interest wakes up and decides it’s time to fight.
Two existential […]
Wisconsin’s new legislation, SB 332, includes legal principles that are so out of the ordinary that when these principles were introduced into law in Illinois, they couldn’t get past step 1 in the legislative process and died a quick death.
The legal faux pas in the legislation derive from the Uniform Law Commission’s work on the […]
California is notorious for implementing business regulations that make no sense. These regulations are costly for market participants and raise the cost to do business there. This once great state is seeing something I thought unimaginable in my lifetime, more native-born people leaving than entering the state.
I guess unaware of this trend, my father’s country […]
The FTC, which set its sights on Southern Wine and Spirits is now requesting information from Total Wine and More (Total). Total according to Law360.com, objected to a civil investigative demand from the FTC on numerous grounds. The FTC is requesting voluminous amounts of data on Total’s dealings with distributors. There has been no indication […]
Blue Cloud by its simple presence is sending tremors through the liquor establishment. Nothing demonstrates this more than the rush of legislation to attack them directly.
In Illinois, my state of expertise, two bills seem inspired by this new Blue Cloud phenomenon.
SB2433 deals mainly with non-alcohol merchandise being involved in the sale of alcohol. The […]
“Those who attempt to level, never equalize.” The great Irish philosopher Edmund Burke.
Many in the industry may be delighted by Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirts (Southern) becoming the target of a FTC investigation, but before drawing your conclusion, one should think about what the implications of the FTC’s action are and […]
The Beatles – Glass Onion (2018 Mix) – YouTube
The Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) recently penned a piece that tears into supporters of DTC shipping. Specifically, Steven Harrison of VinoShipper, Blake Gray of Wine-Seracher.com and Lettie Teague of the Wall Street Journal drew the ire of WSWA.
WSWA concludes the opinions […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]