To protest what he believes to be an outdated, Prohibition-era law, radio host Terry David Mulligan “carried a wooden case containing nine bottles of wine and one bottle of Penticton beer across the Alberta-B.C. border at noon on Friday.” (See Radio Host Mulligan Protest Provincial Liquor Laws.) Despite planning his illegal…
Tag: international wine law
Progressive Change for Polish Winemaking Laws
Note: Unfortunately, I was unable to find more information on this alert other than one article. However, I found the topic interesting enough to post as a wine law update, as I have never come across Polish wine law in my studies. If you are familiar with this new provision,…
Canada Fights Outdated Prohibition-Era Wine Law
Canada is a country that struggles with outdated Prohibition-era wine laws, quite similar to those of the United States. As opposed to encountering restrictive laws with respect to interstate shipments, Canada grapples with laws from its own Prohibition time period that limit the importation of wine across the boundaries of…
In Vino Veritas Seminar on Wine Law
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 the professional aspects of studying wine law from an international perspective, as well as discussed the…
Schild Estate: Questionable Bottling Practices for 2008 Shiraz
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 his video a few months ago, which is a must-view for anyone interested in wine and…
The Four Legal Categories of Wine in America
I receive a lot of questions regarding the legal protection of different types of wine in America on a somewhat daily basis. This entry serves as an overview of the American legal protection of different classifications of wines. Background The history of the U.S.’s protection of intellectual property is one…
A Closer Look at the New Wine Trade Agreement Between Australia and the ECs
On September 1, 2010, the 2008 Wine Trade Agreement Australia and the European Communities (“ECs”), which requires Australia to comply with the European GI system with respect to wine products, went into effect. (See Agreement Between the European Community and Australia on Trade in Wine, 2009 J.O. (L 28) 3.) The…
Changyu Wine Ends 10-Year Dispute Over Entitlement to Cabernet Trademark
Recently, Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine ended a 10-year dispute with six wine companies over legal entitlement to the Cabernet trademark (解百纳 or phonetically, “Jie Bai Na”). The dispute over the trademark questioned whether Changyu could dominate the Cabernet trademark as its common ingredient used to produce wine and as a common…
Canada: Outdated Direct Shipment Laws
This is a great video discussing the Canadian wine laws with respect to direct shipment to customers. It is especially interesting to watch in light of H.R. 5034, or the CARE Act, as it seems that Canadian wineries struggle with similar direct shipment problems (although, from a viewing of this…
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…