WineAmerica, has launched an overhaul of its website, featuring new educational and business tools for its membership and the public. Working with Grow Creative in Portland, OR, these tools will serve as an information depository for policies affecting the American wine industry. New features include: A state statute and policy database on three major topics: … Read more
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released their final rule for menu labeling requirements for restaurants that are part of a chain of twenty or more with the same ownership, operating under the same name. The FDA was required to establish the rule under the nutrition labeling requirement contained within the Affordable Care Act … Read more
TTB has added six new allowable revisions (to the existing 28) to alcohol beverage labels. To streamline the COLA approval process, TTB allows for certain changes to be made to labels without subject to a new COLA approval. Of particular significance to wineries is the new revisions allowed for the disclosure of sulfites. According to … Read more
Industry Groups Note Constructive and Effective Relationship with Regulator, Say Government Needs to Increase TTB Budget to Keep Pace with Changing Market (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – A diverse coalition of organizations representing all three tiers of the U.S. beverage alcohol industry is urging Congress to fully fund the Obama Administration’s $101 million request for the Alcohol … Read more
The World Wine Trade Group (WWTG) has formally agreed to new international principles for its member nations to use when establishing wine regulations. The World Wine Trade Group is comprised of representatives from nations with an interest in international wine trade. The WWTG is comprised of Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Georgia, New Zealand, South Africa … Read more
