Archive for the ‘Wine Legal Battles’ Category
Some Assessments of my wine reading in 2010 and a look forward to 2011. FAVORITE WINE BOOKS OF 2010 New Connoissuers' Guide to California Wine and WineriesBy Charles OlkenAn outstanding guide to California's wine industry by a long time veteran observer. Required reading. Reading Between the WinesBy Terry TheiseA provocative narrative of the importers experience and opinions on the world of wine. Matt Kramer on Wine: A Matchless Collection of Columns, Essays, Observations By America's Most Original and Lucid Wine…
QUESTION: Notwithstanding Granholm v. Heald, does the Twenty-first Amendment to the U.S. Constitution overrides its Commerce Clause and allows States to discriminate against out-of-state businesses in the sale of alcoholic beverages? This is the question that the Specialty Wine Retailers Association (for which I serve as Executive Director) is asking the Supreme Court of the United States to decide. A Writ of Certiorari ( filed last week and downloadable here) asks the court to review a decision by the Fifth…
Well, this is hilarious…and educational. And your favorite wine blogger has a cameo. I'm not sure where the folks at VinTank find their inspiration, but they inspire me. Watch this Video as though your life depends on it. Unfiltered: Episode 3 from VinTank on Vimeo.
One of the most striking controversies in the world of alcohol today is whether or not Caffeinated Alcohol drinks are safe to consume. In October, 23 students at Central Washington University were hospitalized after drinking Four Loco, one such caffeinated alcohol drink. In Maryland, a woman crashed a truck and died after consuming Four Loko. Numerous colleges have now banned the consumption of Caffeinated alcohol drinks, the states of Michigan and Washington have banned such drinks and other states are…
This year has been one of the most active and consequential for wine-related politics and legal issues. Below is my list of top Political and Legal Stories of 2010. 1. HR 5034Written, promoted and paid for by America's beer and wine distributors, HR 5034 is an attempt to change the legal rules of the alcohol game by a group of players that don't like the current set of rules. Introduced in mid year, the bill was given a hearing in…
