by Sean P. Sullivan | Wine and Beverage Trade, Wine Industry, Wine Industry News
International Wine Cellar purchase positions Vinous as significant player in wine criticism When Vinous purchased International Wine Cellar (IWC) last November, it created something of a wine criticism supergroup, with IWC founder Stephen Tanzer joining Antonio...
by Tim Teichgraeber | Wine and Beverage Trade, Wine Industry, Wine Industry News
World Trade Organization rules U.S. country of origin labeling rules discriminatory On May 18, the World Trade Organization ruled that country of origin labeling (COOL) of certain meat products is discriminatory in violation of the NAFTA trade agreement, and violates...
by David Falchek | Wine and Beverage Trade, Wine Industry, Wine Industry News
Bill killed at Governor’s desk, yet advocates hopeful of change On July 6, Pennsylvania came as close as it ever has to privatizing the state’s wine and spirits retail and wholesale monopoly when both houses of the legislature sent a privatization plan to the...
by Shana Bull | Wine and Beverage Trade, Wine Industry, Wine Industry Growth, Wine Industry News
AB-780 seen as a step in the right direction On Oct. 1, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 780, authored by Das Williams (D-Santa Barbara), which eases tied-house restrictions on social media use by wineries, breweries and distillers. As of Jan. 1,...
