By Michael Kaiser Today to much fanfare the White House released the FY 2012 Budget Proposal. This is the recommendation to Congress for the funding of the Federal government for the 2012 Fiscal Year. There are a wide variety of spending cuts that have been proposed by the Obama Administration in the proposal. The TTB … Read more

WineAmerica: U.S. Wine Industry Consumer Direct Sales Survey: “VinQuest™ 2011 – the U.S. wine industry’s annual survey of consumer direct sales trends at the country’s 3500+ bonded wineries. Qualif…”

By Michael Kaiser The Alcohol Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau has just announced a few changes for submitting Certificate of Label Approvals (COLAs) and Formula Approvals. As many of you probably noticed it is taking longer than normal for COLAs to be reviewed. The current average is around 20 to 25 business days, which works … Read more

Join wine bloggers, new media innovators, and wine industry leaders on July 22-24, 2011 in Charlottesville, Virginia for the fourth annual North American Wine Bloggers Conference – the premier conference for new media and the wine industry. This three-day symposium builds on our past successes and brings you a unique opportunity to learn about and … Read more

The following article appears in the February 2011 issue of Wines and Vinesby Cary M. Greene The Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia recently issued a decision, Freeman v. Corzine, which represents a substantial threat to the status quo for state winery tasting room, self-distribution, event, festival, restaurant, farmers market and other local winery … Read more