Archive for the ‘Wine Legal Battles’ Category
Read this link (“Georgia Beer Brewers: State Sold Us Out to Distributors”). It will outline perfectly the corrupting impact of the state mandated three-tier system, demonstrate how large, powerful, state-protected wholesalers exert a corrupting influence on lawmakers and regulators and outline a very specific instance in which regulators worked hand in hand with wholesalers in an alliance to maintain the regulatory status quo to the disadvantage of consumers and producers. In the case of the George Department of Revenue’s unethical…
There is now and has been for some time, a very serious debate occurring in Napa Valley. On the face of it the debate appears to be over the issue of growth, the Valley’s ability to sustain its essentially rural nature and the role the wine industry plays in both. Committees have been formed. Government is involved. Community groups have coalesced. Opinion pieces and letters have been written. Recommendations have been made. Action is set to be taken. Based on…
I really can’t muster much sympathy for Indiana beer distributor Monarch Beverage who just lost a lawsuit in which they claimed Indiana’s law that prohibits beer distributors from supplying both beer and liquor violates the Constitution. After all these are the folks who have steadfastly defended the nonsensical Three Tier System of alcohol sales. But what is funny (interesting?) about the latest ruling in this case is the way the judge sympathizes with Monarch while ruling against them: The Indianapolis…
The foremost analytic issue today for the wine industry, and other industry’s, is how best to wade through the mountains of analysis that appears from all directions. Who’s word, who’s analysis, whose ideas, whose data is most authoritative and best able to guide us in developing both short and long-term plans? In the wine industry this issue of authority comes up in a number of ways. Who is the best person to trust with wine evaluation, for example? Parker? The…
My original unquestioning acceptance of the conclusion is embarrassing in retrospect. Still, I chalked it up to the outstanding and powerful drugs my oral surgeon gave me after taking five of my teeth in one sitting. I now also see it as an object lesson in why one shouldn’t attempt to read and analyze anything while on drugs. I’m thinking of the recently reported survey of American adults and their relationship to the alcohol regulatory system. I didn’t get a…
