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 Law Review: Moderated by NBWA Senior Vice President, Industry Affairs and General Counsel Paul Pisano, the…
Category: Wine and Law Education
Poll: Mediation and the Wine Industry
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 at the San Francisco law firm Folger Levin & Kahn. Currently, Mr. Keenan is a trained…
Wine Law Seminar in British Columbia
The Law Seminars International is hosting the second annual seminar on Wine Law in British Columbia on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 in conjunction with the Vancouver Wine Festival. The seminar will address legal, regulatory, and business developments and features a strong selection of speakers from British Columbia. For more information,…
Copyright, Fair Use, and Wine Blogs
Today, my first external article related to wine and law was published by Palate Press. It discusses a recent issue concerning the wine blog community and aspects of copyright and fair use. Additionally, the article examines the applicable legal issues and sections of the Copyright Act of 1976. The Article…
Upcoming Wine Law Conferences
One of the greatest ways to learn more about a growing legal field like wine law is to attend conferences, listen to discussions between professionals, and to network with industry members. Two of the upcoming wine law conferences in North America include the following: (1) Wine Law in Virginia —…
A Formal Welcome Back from On Reserve
This is an official welcome back from On Reserve. Happy 2011! I want to use this entry to discuss the article on wine law I wrote for my law journal last semester and the research process. After spending a good portion of last summer in Europe, I received an invitation…
Wine and Law Program in Champagne, France
The Wine & Law Program of the University of Reims in Champagne, France announced its 2011 summer session on Wine Law in the EU. The program takes place June 20th through July 11th and includes a two-week, intense course (entirely in English) focusing on the legal aspects of wine trade…
Richard Mendelson’s New Publication, Wine in America: Law and Policy
Here is some exciting news for fellow scholars of wine and law: Richard Mendelson, the international expert on wine and vineyard law, is to publish a new book this year through Aspen Publishers titled Wine in America: Law and Policy. I came across this tidbit while conducting some research for…
International Conference on the New EU Registration of Appellations of Origin
The Wine & Law Program at the Université de Reims is hosting a conference this Wednesday, November 23, 2010 discussing the new EU registration of appellations of origin with respect to the future of the French AOC system. The program posted the following excerpt: The W&L Program holds an international conference on November…
Continuing Legal Education: What Is Wine Law?
Wine For Blondes, an excellent wine reference website, features the following video detailing the particularities of wine law and the development of wine law. The video itself was filmed for a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) session and gives an overview of exactly what wine law in the United States entails. For…