By Michael Kaiser Last week I had the pleasure of attending License to Steal, the National Wine Marketing Conference. The conference was held at the Lodge and Conference Center in Geneva State Park in Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio. Located right on the shores of Lake Erie, Geneva is home to many wineries in OH. The Grand River … Read more
With the very real possibility of a government shutdown due to a lapse in appropriations, the TTB has issued guidelines for their shutdown procedure. The attached link has all of the information. If you have any questions please contact us. TTB Government Shutdown Plans
April 1, 2011 The Honorable Harold Rogers The Honorable Norm DicksChairman and Ranking MemberCommittee on Appropriations Committee on AppropriationsU.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, D.C. 20515 Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Dicks: The undersigned organizations represent a broad coalition that is extremely concerned about the elimination of vital research … Read more
By Michael Kaiser Last week the 35th Annual Wineries Unlimited Trade Show and Conference, presented by Vineyard and Winery Management Magazine was held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Virginia. The 2011 Conference was the first to be held in Virginia and it did not disappoint. The Virginia wine industry really embraced the … Read more
By Cary M. Greene The effort to defeat the newly numbered H.R. 1161, known to many of you as the CARE Act or H.R. 5034 (the bill number given to it last Congressional session) continues as though it never stopped. Last Congress, the wholesaler effort to pass the harmful H.R. 5034 culminated in a hearing … Read more