Cary Greene has written a blog post for the great new CARE Act blog that our friends from ShipCompliant have put together. The ShipCompliant CARE Act blog is a great resource to get all the different perspectives on H.R. 1161. What Scholars Have to Say About the CARE Bill

By Michael Kaiser Last week I had the pleasure of attending License to Steal, the National Wine Marketing Conference. The conference was held at the Lodge and Conference Center in Geneva State Park in Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio. Located right on the shores of Lake Erie, Geneva is home to many wineries in OH. The Grand River … Read more

With the very real possibility of a government shutdown due to a lapse in appropriations, the TTB has issued guidelines for their shutdown procedure. The attached link has all of the information. If you have any questions please contact us. TTB Government Shutdown Plans

April 1, 2011 The Honorable Harold Rogers The Honorable Norm DicksChairman and Ranking MemberCommittee on Appropriations Committee on AppropriationsU.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, D.C. 20515 Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Dicks: The undersigned organizations represent a broad coalition that is extremely concerned about the elimination of vital research … Read more

By Michael Kaiser Last week the 35th Annual Wineries Unlimited Trade Show and Conference, presented by Vineyard and Winery Management Magazine was held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Virginia. The 2011 Conference was the first to be held in Virginia and it did not disappoint. The Virginia wine industry really embraced the … Read more