Tag Archives: Wine Institute

Trade Groups Warn High Court Jack Daniel’s Trademark Case Could Imperil Responsibility

The dog toy closely resembles a Jack Daniel’s bottle.   The typography is similar.  But Bad Spaniels Old No. 2 on your Tennessee Carpet isn’t a whiskey.  It’s a dog toy that resembles the classic Jack Daniel’s Old No. 2 bottle … Continue reading

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Wine Harvest Facts

Wine Institute produced an interesting release with eight  key facts about how California wines are produced and harvested.  You can find it here.

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Those California Wildfires Are NOT Destroying the Harvest. Not by a Long Shot

You can disregard those apoplectic stories about the entire 2020 harvest in Sonoma and Napa counties being ruined by smoke from those awful wildfires. Thus far, in the midst of two of the three largest wildfires in the state’s history, … Continue reading

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USTR, EU Urged to Roll Back Tariffs on Spirits and Wine

Seventeen trade associations representing the U.S. and European beverage alcohol sectors called on the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the European Commission “to remove the current tariffs on spirits and wine from the EU and UK, and American Whiskeys, … Continue reading

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U.S. Retaliatory Tariffs Could Cost 78,600 U.S. Jobs

Up to 78,600 jobs in the U.S. beverage alcohol and hospitality sectors could be lost if distilled spirits, wine and non-alcoholic beer are included on the final U.S. list of European Union (EU) products targeted for retaliatory tariffs, according to … Continue reading

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