Last year, I represented a client before the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) with respect to petitioning for the addition of a new grape variety for use as a variety on American wine labels. The grape variety, Loureiro, has been used on imported wines from Portugal and Spain….
Tag: administrative law
TTB Administratively Approves New Grape Varieties Mustang and Riverbank
TTB announced last week that it administratively approved two new grape varieties for use on American wine labels. The new grape varieties, Mustang and Riverbank, can be used on American wine labels contingent upon TTB’s next rulemaking to update the list of approved varieties in the CFR (i.e., at 27 CFR…
The Importance of Grape Varieties on American Wine Labels
Using a grape variety on an American wine label is not mandatory, but many winemakers choose to do so for several reasons, such as perception of quality to the consumer. Using or naming the variety on the wine label may also convey a better story about what is in the…
NYSLA Announces Industry Working Group Meeting December 8, 2015
The NYSLA announced on its website that the second industry working group meeting will take place on December 8, 2015. The group will continue to consider changes or modifications to New York’s alcohol beverage laws. The first meeting devised a list of significant issues relating to New York’s alcohol beverage laws,…
TTB Suspends Ruling on Bottling Taxpaid Wine in Growlers
Several weeks after TTB announced its third ruling of Year 2014, the Bottling Taxpaid Wine in Growlers or Similar Containers for Consumption Off of the Premises, TTB issued a subsequent announcement declaring the suspension of the ruling. (The original ruling held that filling growlers and similar containers for consumption off of the…