Some of the nation’s major wine and spirits wholesalers are visiting Washington, D.C., this week to bolster lobbying efforts of Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America.
Among the major issues to be discussed as WSWA members meet with members of Congress and staff from more than 150 Congressional offices: support of H. Res. 285, a bipartisan resolution supporting America’s independent alcohol distribution system, pass-through tax rates, full funding for trade practice enforcement by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), and initiatives to fight impaired driving.
WSWA members attending the legislative Fly-In include: Allied Beverage Group; Breakthru Beverage Group; Empire Merchants, Godfrey & Kahn SC; Great Lakes Wine & Spirits; Heidelberg Distributing Co.; LibDib (Liberation Distribution, Inc.); Major Brands, Inc.; Moon Distributors, Inc.; Republic National Distributing Co.; Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits; Wholesale Beer & Wine Association of Ohio; Wine & Spirits Distributors of Indiana; and Young’s Market Company.