The On Reserve archive
Recently, In Vino Veritas, the food and wine society at Harvard Law School, invited Dr. Theo Georgopoulos, director of the Wine and Law Program, to host a seminar on wine law. Dr. Georgopoulos spoke about…
I recently discovered additional reading material relating to wine and law that has more of a political forefront. I am yet to read either of the books in this entry, but from their summaries…
An upcoming two, day wine law seminar in Denver, CO is to be held April 11 and 12, 2011 at the Grand Hyatt in Denver. The conference will focus on new regulations, rules, challenges,…
A New York District Court Judge, Honorable Barbara Jones, granted the motion to dismiss of the auction house Christie’s and dismissed the suit against the acclaimed auction house. William Koch, billionaire and avid wine…
Happy Monday everyone! After an absolutely beautiful weekend in the city, as well as some much-needed time spent updating the blog, I am excited to announce some “housekeeping” details before posting subsequent updates relating…
The bill many wine lovers feared last year, H.R. 5034 or the Comprehensive Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness Act (CARE), is now known as H.R. 1161, the Community Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness Act of 2011. The text…
This article stems from a tip sent in by Professor Chris Buccafusco, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law. Professor Buccafusco lectured about geographical indications in relation to the wine industry. I posted…
It has come to my recent attention that there are several new blogs and informative websites covering the legal issues of the wine industry. This week, I will share them with you. 1. Alcohol…
BREAKING NEWS! Today, the Supreme Court decided not to examine the case brought by a group of wine retailers asking to review the case of Wine Country Gift Baskets v. Steen decided by the Fifth…
This weekend I had the pleasure of speaking with Richard Keenan of Keenan Mediation Services, mediation for the wine industry. Mr. Keenan worked as a trial attorney for thirty years involving complex commercial business disputes…
