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Interstate wine shipping possibly on its way back to Supreme Court

In the next few weeks it is expected that the Supreme Court will decide whether to grant certiorari to hear the appeal of the case of Siesta Village Market, LLC v. Steen, 595 F.3d 239 (5th Cir. 2010).  The Siesta Village case was decided earlier this year by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal which held […]

TTB Seeking Comments on Clarifying Use of Various Winemaking Terms

TTB has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking input from industry concerning whether certain winemaking terms are understood by consumers to convey specific information and whether TTB should define how such terms may be used on wine labels and in advertising.  Some of the terms being considered for more specific regulatory definition by TTB […]