Tag: Distilled Spirits Council
Afternoon Brief, December 11
True Consumer Choice Beginning to Impact Alcoholic Beverage Industry: Cheryl Durzy, CEO and founder of Liberation Distribution (LibDib), thinks the time for real consumer choice in the alcoholic beverage industry is about to dawn as consumer behavior, retailer services, and increased 3-tier access trends converge. For wineries this presents an opportunity, but is no slam dunk...
Afternoon Brief, July 25
Foley Family Wines of Santa Rosa President Hugh Reimers Abruptly Leaves Company: Hugh Reimers, a hard-charging Australian wine executive, abruptly left his position this week as president of Foley Family Wines of Santa Rosa less than two years after being hired to bolster the company's position in the marketplace...
Senators Wyden and Blunt Reintroduce Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform...
Beverage Alcohol Producers Set Sights on Permanence
Washington, D.C. • February 06, 2019 – The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA) was reintroduced...
Afternoon Brief, January 10
Important Crush Report May Be Impacted by Government Shutdown: The ongoing federal government shutdown, which began Dec. 22, may soon affect a key program of great importance to winegrape growers. Thursday, Jan. 10 is the deadline for wineries to submit grape purchase data from the 2018 harvest to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service Pacific Region office...
Afternoon Brief, October 31
Legal Strategies for Grape Growers When Wineries Talk 'Smoke Taint' After Wildfires: Following on last year's Northern California firestorm in Napa, Lake, Sonoma, Mendocino, Butte and Solano counties, various North Bay regions have also seen wildfires in 2018...
Distilled Spirits Council & Wine Institute Statement on TTB Kroger Letter
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Distilled Spirits Council and Wine Institute today issued a joint statement in response to the Tax and Trade Bureau’s (TTB)...
Afternoon Brief, May 9
Craft Beverage Expo Draws 1,300 Attendees to Launch Event in San Jose, California:
More than 1,300 attendees, who are members of the artisan wine, craft beer, craft spiritsand craft cider industries, gathered May 6-8 in San Jose, Calif., for the inaugural Craft Beverage Expo...
