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WineAmerica Board Meets with Local Industry and Congressional Leaders in Oregon

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michael Kaiser Director of Public Affairs 202-223-5172 mkaiser@wineamerica.org November 4, 2016 WineAmerica, the National Association of American Wineries, just concluded its annual Fall Board of Directors Conference in Newberg, Oregon, highlighted by presentations from two influential Washington policymakers. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) spoke to a crowd … Read more

TTB Works to Simplify COLA Online Approval Process

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By Michael Kaiser, Director of Public Affairs 10.11.16 If you submit your TTB COLA approvals through the TTB online portal (and we highly suggest that you do) you will notice some changes in the system. COLA’s Online has recently been updated. The goal of the changes is to prevent labels from being returned for correction. … Read more

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Majority of US Senators Support Federal Excise Tax Reform

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Alcohol Industry Celebrates Collaboration at Reception By Michael Kaiser, Director of Public Affairs 9.30.16 Senators  Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) became the 51st and 52nd US Senators to officially co-sponsor the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (S.1562). This bi-partisan bill seeks to lower the tax burden for all wineries, breweries and … Read more

TTB Extends Comment Period for Notice No. 160

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by Michael Kaiser 9.12.16 The TTB has extended its comment period for Notice No. 160: Proposed Revisions to Wine Labeling and Recordkeeping Requirements. The notice proposes to amend the labeling regulations to provide that any standard grape wine containing 7% or more alcohol by volume that is covered by a certificate of exemption from label … Read more

Wineries Welcome Department of Justice Ruling on Music Licensing

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8.4.2016 Washington — Today the Department of Justice (DoJ) announced that it has concluded its two year consent decree review, and that it will refrain from altering the existing decrees regulating Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) and American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), as well as other elements of the music industry. The consent … Read more