On Wednesday, WineAmerica held its second Zoom listening session on Nutritional Information and Ingredient labeling, with superb presentations from Bennett Caplan of FIVS and Dale Stratton of the Wine Market Council. There were more than 80 virtual registrants, and more than 100 others who tried to register but were refused because they are not members … Read more
Iowa has a long winegrowing history, with the first grapes planted in 1857, a Grape Growers Association formed in 1893, and a rank of sixth in wine production in 1919 just prior to Prohibition. The first modern-era winery—award-winning fruit winery Ackerman—opened in 1956 featuring Rhubarb wine plus other fruit and Native American grape wines. But the … Read more
Wine & Shellfish! This week we got to participate in a tasteful form of lobbying: a Wine & Shellfish Reception for legislators and staff. Along with our colleagues at the Wine Institute who provided California wines, we provided wines from other states including: Black Ankle Vineyards, MD Early Mountain Vineyard, VA Jones Family Farms, CT … Read more
Indiana has a surprisingly exciting and robust wine industry, thanks to some pioneers, visionaries, collaborators, and ever-increasing quality. As in many states, Indiana’s winegrowing history dates back to the 18th Century, was the nation’s tenth largest by the mid-19th Century, then was wiped out by Prohibition. Decades later, as the industry slowly rebounded and showed … Read more
Congress is in recess for the moment, so DC is relatively quiet, though legislative staff continues to work on various issues, as does WineAmerica’s staff. Even though there is still no official notice from the Tax and Trade Bureau, we know they will be examining the issues of nutritional and ingredient labeling for alcoholic beverages … Read more