Monthly Archives: December 2020

HHS Rescinds FDA Rule Imposing $14,060 Fee on Bev/Al Firms that Produced Hand Sanitizer

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services withdrew a Food & Drug Administration notice published in the Federal Register that imposed a $14,060 fee on bev/al firms that stepped up to produce hand sanitizer during the Covid-19 epidemic. HHS’s Office of … Continue reading →

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NABI Denounces USTR Tariff Move as ‘Reckless, Pouring Gasoline on the Fire’

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

“This is more than frustrating; it is reckless at this late day in the sunset of Ambassador Lighthizer’s tenure” as U.S. Trade Representative, said Robert M. Tobaissen, president, National Association of Beverage Importers. “Having failed to negotiate settlement of this … Continue reading →

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FDA Imposes $14,060 Fee for Producing Hand Sanitizer, USTR Slaps Tariffs on French Brandy

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

In what the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. described as a “shocking turn of events,” the Food & Drug Administration announced it was imposing a $14,000 fee on distilleries and other facilities that produced hand sanitizer during the Covid pandemic. The … Continue reading →

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70% of Consumers to Celebrate New Year at Home

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

That’s according to Drizly, which surveyed consumers.  The celebration may be at home, but it’s up from the prior year when 61% said they planned to celebrate.  Only 8% of consumers said they didn’t plan to mark the turn of the … Continue reading →

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Michter’s Master Distiller Emeritus Dies

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

Willie Pratt was 78.  He joined Michter’s in 2007 after a 40-year career at Brown-Forman where he served on the company’s committee studying distillation, cooperage, and aging conditions. At the start of his tenure at the company, he oversaw Michter’s production … Continue reading →

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No. 1 Wine Auction House Opens in Delaware

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

Acker, the oldest wine shop in America and the world’s largest fine and rare wine auction house, said it will host the world’s first “live online” auction of 2021 Jan. 13–15 from its new facility in Delaware. The key word … Continue reading →

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