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Colo. Legislators Want to Add Bev/Al Fees to Fund Addiction Services

A proposal to impose new fees on beer, wine and spirits manufacturers and wholesale distributors to fund addiction prevention, treatment and recovery programs is to be introduced in the Colorado House this week. The rate would be 26 cents per bottle of spirits, five cents per bottle of wine and

Calif. Bill Would OK Wine Sales at Farmers Markets

A bill pending in the California State Senate would allow boutique and small-scale vinemakers the opportunity to sell at certified farmers markets. State Sen. John Laird, the prime sponsor, said the intention is to help small winemakers as wine consumption plummets. Currently, only estate wineries can sell at farmers

Is Supreme Court ready to scrap state laws on wine retailer shipping?

Readers of Reason, and of Wine Industry Advisor's Afternoon News Briefs, which picked up the story from Reason, may be forgiven for thinking that any day now the U.S. Supreme Court will issue a decision allowing out-of-state bev/al retailers to ship into a state

[BND] Kane's Beverage Week - ICYMI

Dear subscriber, Please click the link below for a wrapup of the stories we ran Sunday-Thursday In Case You Missed It - Kane's Beverage Week Feb. 7, 2026 - Section BK-020726-B.pdf400 KBdownload-circle Thanks for reading. We really appreciate your continuing support. Cheers! Joel Whitaker, Editor

[BND] Kane's Beverage Week

Good Morning, and Happy Saturday, February 7, 2026. Attached is this week's issue of Kane's Beverage Week. It contains all new content which we have not previously reported. A wrapup of our previously reported content will appear later today. Please click the down arrow to access

[BND] Your Beverage Reader

Good Morning, and Happy Saturday. It's February 7, 2026. How a 125-year-old S.F. sports bar gets ready for the Super Bowl This San Francisco sports bar is sticking to a simple formula for the Super Bowl: more beer, more security but, perhaps surprisingly, not more

[BND] Your Breakfast Briefing

Good Morning and Happy Friday, its February 6, 2026. EU Extends Suspension of Retaliatory Tariff Until Aug. 6 The European Union extended until Aug. 6 its retaliatory tariff, Christine LoCascio, chief, policy, strategy & membership, Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S., told DISCUS's "State of Spirits&