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WineAmerica: An Update on Important Regulatory Matters in 2024
Congress may be stuck in the mud, but there is much work to be done on the regulatory front. WineAmerica needs your help. By Michael Kaiser   We are well into February and, once again, there is Congressional...
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Virtual Public Listening Sessions on Labeling and Advertising of Wine, Distilled Spirits, and Malt Beverages with Alcohol Content, Nutritional Information, Major Food Allergens, and Ingredients
January 30th – In Notice No. 232, available today, January 30, 2024, on the Federal Register’s Public Inspection page, and scheduled to be published on January 31, 2024, TTB is announcing two virtual...
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Compliance 101: Introduction to Alcohol Beverage Law and Regulations
This 1-day in-person course provides participants with an overview of alcohol beverage laws and regulations, focusing on the complexities and specificities of the California market. Participants will gain...
It was SRO in the large conference room at the headquarters of the Tax and Trade Bureau, where WineAmerica members had a constructive dialogue with Administrator Mary Ryan and her senior staff.
WineAmerica’s National Action Days: Grassroots Lobbying in Motion
Two intense days…30 people ready to work…70 meetings taken…280 messages delivered By Jim Trezise   On May 9-10, about 30 WineAmerica members from around the country came to Washington, D.C., to meet...
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TTB Nutritional and Ingredient Labeling: Where Things Stand and What the Industry Thinks (WineAmerica)
Coming soon, WineAmerica expects three distinct TTB proposals that could drastically change beverage alcohol labeling requirements.  By Michael Kaiser   Starting as early as this spring, WineAmerica...
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TTB Wine Label Compliance - Front to Back
In this in person training we will cover the following on TTB compliance: What items are always required to be on wine labels What the minimum percentage requirements are for common items listed on wine...
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Ingredient Labels Are Coming to the Wine Industry. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Much is still unclear in the drive toward ingredient labels but, it seems, the legislation is unavoidable. By Jeff Siegel Talk to those who follow these things, and some sort of ingredient and nutritional...
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Consumers Weigh in on Ingredient Labels for Wine
It seems that no matter what label requirements are to come, the wine industry has an educational task in its future. By Jeff Siegel Consumers have definite opinions about what they want to see on wine...
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You’ve Been Served: TTB Sued Over Wine Ingredient Labels
A lawsuit filed by three leading consumer organizations could finally bring the debate about ingredient and nutritional labeling for wine front and center. By Jeff Siegel The Center for Science in the...
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Should Wine Labels List Ingredients?
TTB is considering rule changes that would require ingredients and nutritional information on wine labels. By Jeff Siegel The U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), the federal agency that...