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...

Lawmakers introduced on Wednesday a measure that would gradually lower liquor sales taxes from 20.5 percent to 6.5 percent over eight years.   The measure, which is backed by Republican and Democratic lawmakers, is in response to Washingtonians crossing borders...

The recent subzero temperatures that have seized the Finger Lakes region may have cost Finger Lakes grape growers untold millions, according to U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY. But while the damage — and final cost — of the frigid arctic temperatures has yet to be...

Mixologist Micah Olson believes vermouth is at its best in a cocktail glass. To chef Cullen Campbell, it’s better on a plate. The co-owners of the Phoenix hot spot Crudo are both right. Vermouth, a wine aromatized with herbs and spices and lightly fortified with...