International Trade

Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) recently led an American spirits trade mission of 18 U.S. distilleries to Tokyo and Taiwan, featuring events in two of East Asia’s most dynamic spirits markets.  The June 1–5 mission was part of DISCUS’ “Discover U.S. Spirits” campaign

Reps. Mike Thompson, Jimmy Panetta and David Valadao led a bipartisan coalition of 14 California lawmakers in asking Québec Premier Christine Fréchette to remove the current restrictions barring the importation and sale of American wine in Québec. The lawmakers highlighted the United States’ extended history of close collaboration with Québec

Canada has officially told the U.S. and Mexico it was the free trade deal between the three countries renewed when it comes up for review on July 1. After meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greet, Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said he presented proposals reponding to "long-

Restoring access to the Canadian market was the central focus of three days of meetings with federal lawmakers, administration officials and Canadian provincial representatives for a delegation of  senior winery owners, winemakers and executives from 14 California wineries during. Wine Institute’s 41st annual Washington Meeting. Until last year, Canada