Afternoon Brief, September 11th
NAWR Applauds First Circuit Court of Appeals’ Decision That Rhode Island’s Ban of Wine Shipments from Out-of-State Retailers Is Discriminatory: The National Association of Wine Retailers (NAWR) released the following statement from its President David Parker concerning the First Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent decision in Anvar v. Dwyer that Rhode Island’s ban on wine shipments from out-of-state retailers is discriminatory...
NAWR Responds to U.S. Treasury Report on Competitiveness in Alcohol Industry
Wine Retailer Association Identifies “Severe Levels of Anti-Competitiveness” at State Level February 11- (Washington, DC)—The National Association of Wine Retailers (NAWR) today issued this statement about the U.S. Treasury Department’s […]
Afternoon Brief, February 11th
Big Is Beautiful for California’s 2021 Grape Harvest: Alarm bells are ringing for Sauvignon Blanc lovers as supply gets tight – but Cabernet is booming...
Afternoon Brief, November 19th
Washington’s Protectionist Wine Shipping Laws Put Damper on Holiday Gift Giving: Washingtonians during the upcoming holiday season will once again have to forgo giving wine as a gift to their family and friends in the Evergreen State due to archaic and protectionist laws that ban the shipment of most wines into the state...
Afternoon Brief, June 11th
Hot Brands and Instagram Are Fueling Rosé Wine’s Phenomenal Growth Rate in the U.S. Market: With National Rosé Wine Day scheduled for this weekend, it is a useful time to examine the causes of the phenomenal growth in popularity of rosé in America. According to a recent report by bw166, a global market research firm for alcohol beverage, U.S. rosé sales volume increased by an astounding 1433% from 2010 to 2020...
Afternoon Brief, June 9th
Police Seize Grange in "Sting of the Century": Two full sets of Penfolds Grange valued at $400,000 each have reportedly been seized by Police as part of Operation Ironside which is being billed as the "Sting of the Century"...