Regulations

The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has reminded supplier licensees that California's tied-house law prohibits suppliers from paying retailers to advertise the suppliers products on the retail premises. It makes no difference whether the retail holds a permanent license or a temporary license. To be sure,

Large growers in Napa County face regulatory costs exceeding $1,700 an acre. Small growers aren't hit quite as badly, but $1,100 an acre still should take your breath away. The study, by researchers from California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo is similar in scope to

The value of the U.S. system of alcohol beverage regulation was demonstrated once again when British police, in a coordinated sting, discovered 90 pallets of counterfeit wine and Prosecco valued at 500,000 GBP (about $666,560 U.S.) in warehouses scattered acrss Essex, England. “Food fraud is not

The program which began in 2018 enabled 35 wineries to correct use perrmit violations while continuing operations. Forty-seven wineries had expressed interest in the program. Three additional applications are scheduled for hearings to come into compliance this month and one application is pending. Remaining eight applications were abandoned or

The Central Oregon Winegrowers Association announced Tuesday that it has submitted an application to establish a federally recognized American Viticultural Area in Central Oregon. "This milestone marks the completion of the first phase of the AVA process with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau and represents a