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Mississippi recently made a significant change to its wine laws by legalizing direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) wine shipping, effective July 1, 2025. This means licensed wineries can now legally ship wine directly to Mississippi residents. With this…
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (“TTB”) is revisiting its rulemaking on labeling alcoholic beverages with allergen information and Alcohol Facts, including per-serving alcohol content, calorie count, and nutrient details. In January…
On January 10, 2025, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (“TTB”) issued a final rule introducing new standards of fill for wine and distilled spirits containers. These amendments not only expand the allowable container…
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (“TTB”) issued a final rule, effective January 19, 2025, establishing “American single malt whisky” as an official type of whiskey produced in the United States. This…
As the alcohol beverage industry continues to grow and evolve, 2024 is shaping up to be a year of significant legal developments and trends. For wineries, breweries, distilleries, cideries, and meaderies, understanding the key…
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (“TTB”) released Industry Circular 2024-2 on December 5, 2024, which provides an expanded list of beer ingredients exempt from formula approval requirements. The new Circular added…
On November 1st, TTB published Industry Circular 2024-1 which announced a new guidance for alcohol beverages with respect to social media. The new circular modifies and supersedes an earlier circular from 2022 (Industry Circular…
TTB recently published a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (Notice No. 210A) in the Federal Register to reopen the comment period for standards of fill for wine and spirits. As many may remember, TTB…
This week, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed groundbreaking legislation, S.2852A/A.3132A, permitting producers of spirits, cider, and mead to ship directly to New York consumers. This new law significantly enhances market opportunities for the…
Earlier this week, TTB announced its intention to hold two virtual listening sessions this month to hear industry concerns regarding alcohol nutritional information, allergens, and ingredients. Nutritional information, allergen, and ingredients statements are generally…
