

Afternoon Brief: Distilled Spirits Council Statement on the Federal Government Shutdown
The federal government shutdown will have a significant and detrimental impact on the Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), the lead federal agency responsible for permitting, regulating and collecting taxes on distilled spirits...

Afternoon Brief: Updated - US Pauses Tariffs on Canada, After Wineries in Both Nations Faced Trade Barriers
The U.S. and Canadian governments agreed to pause their tariff battle for one month. Canada had threatened 25 percent tariffs on American wine and spirits, and Ontario and British Columbia pulled California wines from stores...

Afternoon Brief, February 21st
WSWA's Sipsource Report Tracks 2023 Year-End Losses for Both Wine and Spirits: While there seems to be clear consensus on how difficult 2023 was for the beverage alcohol industry, there is no single agreed-upon view of what this means for the future...

Afternoon Brief, November 13th
Italian Watchdog Launches Wine Bottle Cartel Investigation: The Italian competition authority, the Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM), has launched an investigation into a possible cartel among manufacturers of wine bottles...

Afternoon Brief: Winemaker Dies in Italy While Trying to Save Colleague Who Fainted in Wine Vat
A winemaker in Italy has died while trying to save his colleague who had passed out in a wine vat, according to Italys fire brigade...

Afternoon Brief, July 12th
Growing Cover Crops Under Vineyard Vines Is a Sustainability Strategy: Practice can cut herbicide use, reduce labor and provide ecosystem services for grape production...


