Our friends and WineAmerica Supplier Member ShipCompliant have written a great analysis of the new advisory put out by the California ABC on “Third Party Providers”. Understanding the California ABC’s New Advisory for Wineries and Third Party Providers November 1st, 2011 By Jeff Carroll – VP of Compliance, ShipCompliant The proliferation of “Third Party Providers” … Read more

The DC headquarters of the TTB has a new mailing address. It is

It has been a few years since the Special Occupational Tax was repealed by the US Congress, due to the successful grassroots efforts of WineAmerica and others. While not required to pay the $500 or $1000 tax, all alcohol retailers are still required to register with TTB. For more information on what is required please … Read more

By Jennifer Montgomery This week, the House Judiciary Committee passed the Legal Workforce Act (HR 2164), introduced by House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX). The bill would mandate the use of E-Verify for all US employers. Administered by the Department of Homeland Security, E-Verify is an Internet-based system used by businesses to determine the eligibility … Read more

By Michael Kaiser The TTB has issued updated guidelines for the approval of “personalized labels”. In the past the TTB had allowed “templates” to be submitted for personalized labels. Meaning, the required information for the wine would be on the label, but the artwork could change. This allowed a winery to submit one label for … Read more