Supporters of liquor privatization are working on a compromise that would expand wine sales into grocery stores, restaurants and beer distributors but leave state liquor stores with the exclusive right to sell spirits such as whiskey, gin and vodka.   Extracting...

One of the sponsors of a bill that would loosen some of the requirements regulating the designation “Tennessee whiskey” says his aim isn’t to help spirits giant Diageo with the new legislation, but to aid small distillers who are being hampered by the current...

At least six states are taking aim at the country's byzantine patchwork of state laws governing the sale of alcohol. As any out-of-towner knows who has attempted to buy wine in a New York City convenience store only to unwittingly purchase the awful "wine product"...

US distillers are under-paying excise tax and putting consumers at risk by failing to correctly print the alcohol content of their products on their labels.   Some spirits sold in the US have been found to contain more alcohol than stated on the label  ...

Spirits hailing from Kentucky made up 21% of total US spirits exports in 2013 as global demand for Bourbon continues, new figures have revealed.   Spirits such as Woodford Reserve Bourbon have helped Kentucky's exported spirits reach US$383m in 2013  ...

ALCOHOL BEVERAGE SAMPLING PROGRAM - 2013 RESULTS   TTB's mission to protect the public includes ensuring that labels on alcohol beverages contain adequate descriptive information and are not likely to mislead consumers. We created the Alcohol Beverage Sampling...

Today, the Michigan House Regulatory Reform Committee voted out a package of bills related to Michigan's brewing industry. The bills benefit brewers and the expansion of this booming Michigan industry, as well as the hospitality industry that serves and sells these...

Exports of wine from the US jumped by 16% last year, show official figures that offer a boost to California's winemakers facing their worst drought in memory. Rain is forecast to offer some relief from drought in California in the next few days. Image credit: Lisa...

With 13 states considering the legalization of marijuana, following the lead of Colorado, Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America has a word of advice:   If you're going to legalize marijuana, enact a three-tier system "similar to that which has proven so...