Monthly Archives: March 2019

Williamette Valley Vineyards Net Slips as Gross ProfitGrews; 2017 Tax Act Blamed; Sales Were Up 15%

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Joel Whitaker

This wasn’t how it was supposed to work out.  When the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump, lower corporate taxes were supposed to fuel grow in jobs and the American … Continue reading →

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Spirits Council: Retaliatory Tariffs Cut Spirits Exports 11% in 2d Half

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Joel Whitaker

Globally, for the first six months of the year American Whiskey exports grew 28% to a total of $595 million, the Distilled Spirits Council said. After imposition of retaliatory tariffs, exports during the second half of the year declined 11% … Continue reading →

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Wine & Spirits Wholesalers Employ Nearly 88,000 Americans

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Joel Whitaker

Wholesalers employ nearly 88,000 Americans nationwide who earn a collective $7.5 billion in annual wages as part of an industry that generates $77.5 billion in tax revenue each year, according to a new economic impact study for Wine & Spirits … Continue reading →

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A-B: ‘Corn Syrup Ads Are Truthful, as MillerCoors Admits’

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Joel Whitaker

Anheuser-Busch responded to the lawsuit with a statement to Kane’s Beverage News Daily: “The recent Bud Light campaign is truthful and intended to point out a key difference from Miller Lite and Coors Light. Those beers are brewed with corn … Continue reading →

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Nearly 130,000 Bottles of Wine Illegally Shipped Into Michigan in 4Q

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Joel Whitaker

In the wake of a federal judge ruling Michigan’s prohibition on direct-to-consumer wine shipping by wine retailers was unconstitutional, some 130,000 bottles — one in four — bottles of alcohol shipped into Michigan during the 4th quarter of 2018 was … Continue reading →

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MillerCoors Sues A-B Over Corn Syrup Ad

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Joel Whitaker

MillerCoors Sues A-B Over Corn Syrup Ad Calling the Bud Light corn syrup ads “a false and misleading advertising campaign … in order to deceive beer consumers into believing that there is corn syrup and high-fructose corn syrup in Miller … Continue reading →

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