Drop shipping just took a body blow in Virginia.  Drop shipping is a practice where a business sells a product it does not carry in stock but rather  contracts with another firm to actually box and ship the order to customers. In a case involving California-based VinoShipper, the court agreed

Pheasant  Court Winery, Philomath, Ore., sued the State of Iowa, saying a law that allows in-state wineries to sell directly to restaurants and liquor stores but requires out-of-state wineries to use a distributor is unconstitutional. "The prohibition against self-distribution by out-of-state wine producers discriminates against out-of-state entities, protects the economic

State legislatures are known to do dumb things, but this one almost tops the cake:  An Iowa statute deems that "only a resident of this state" is deemed to have moral character good enough to be issued a Class A manufacturing permit. You know what has happened: An Oregon producer

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti sued five California liquor retailers and one Floridian, saying they all illegally shipped distilled spirits into Tennessee. In a complaint filed in Federal district court, Tennessee said Bottle Buzz shipped a bottle of Evan Williams into the state, in violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection

National Association of Wine Retailers (NAWR) said it "enthusiastically supports the recently introduced USPS Shipping Equity Act" which would allow the U.S. Postal Service to deliver alcohol beverages. The USPS Shipping Equity Act (H.R 3721) not only brings additional competition to the logistics sector but also provides the

The Illinois legislature has received more than 1,250 letters of support for allowing spirits direct-to-consumers shipping in the first week of the Illinois Ship My Spirits campaign. The Ship My Spirits campaign was launched by the American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA), American Distilling Institute (ADI), Distilled Spirits Council of

Out-of-state retailers would be allowed to ship a bottle of wine to a consumer in Washington State under a bill being considered by the legislature.  Presently, out-of-state wineries can ship direct to consumers, but not out-of-state retailers. The out-of-state retailers would have to get a permit and pay state and

Remember that happy talk about how this time was different, how premiumization would avoid a decline in alcohol beverage sales?  That may be true for a winery shipping wines valued at $100 a bottle or more, but for every one else – and especially for those selling below $50 – 2022 will