Update: S3172 Passed the New Jersey State Senate on December 15 by a vote of 23-13. On December 15, 2010 WineAmerica will present written testimony to the New Jersey State Senate in favor of S3172, which would allow direct-to-consumer shipment of wine. Below is the text of our testimony. RE: S3172 (Sweeney) – Permits direct … Read more
We originally posted this in September, but think it is worth another look. Make Sure Your Advertising is TTB Compliant By Michael Kaiser The TTB doesn’t merely collect your taxes and approved your labels, they also regulate advertising for alcoholic beverages. Now your advertisements do not need to be approved by the TTB, but they … Read more
By Jennifer Montgomery Late last week, we were advised by Agriculture Committee staff that the Chairs and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees had reached a tentative agreement on a 2012 Farm Bill proposal to be submitted to the Super Committee for consideration in the deficit reduction deliberations. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman … Read more
Once again, WineAmerica is a sponsor of the successful Direct to Consumer Wine Symposium, the annual summit on wine direct marketing and sales. We encourage your marketing teams to attend. Organized by vintners, for vintners, the fifth annual summit will take place at the Stanford Court Hotel in San Francisco on January 18 (evening) and … Read more
November 18, 2011 The Senate recently introduced S. 1789, the “21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011.” The bill includes a provision—section 404—that would modify federal law to allow the shipping of wine by the U.S. Postal Service (“USPS”). As a longtime advocate of winery direct-to-consumer shipping, WineAmerica supports this important provision, with qualification. WineAmerica … Read more
