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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

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