Texas: Warren Buffett versus the three-tier drinks system

Texas: Warren Buffett versus the three-tier drinks system   Source: R Street Josiah Neeley July 13th   In Texas, as in much of the nation, alcohol is regulated under the so-called “three-tier system,” which requires alcohol manufacturers, distributors and retailers to be separate and independent from each other.   Texas, however, takes this requirement to […]

Massachusetts: Regulators decline to punish bar owner who admitted taking payments

Massachusetts: Regulators decline to punish bar owner who admitted taking payments   Source: bostonglobe.com By Dan Adams July 29, 2016   Massachusetts alcohol regulators on Friday declined to punish a bar whose owner admitted taking $20,000 in payments from a beer distributor, dealing a setback to state investigators who had vowed to crack down on […]

Scientists Get Closer to Harnessing the Health Benefits of Red Wine

Scientists Get Closer to Harnessing the Health Benefits of Red Wine   Source: WSJ Denise Roland Aug. 1, 2016   Scientists on opposite sides of the globe appear to be getting closer to harnessing one of red wine’s most elusive health-giving ingredients and putting it into a pill.   The ingredient, resveratrol, has been touted […]

Illinois: Bill targets bootlegging and illegal wine shipping

Illinois: Bill targets bootlegging and illegal wine shipping   Source: Chicago Tribune Greg Trotter August 1, 2016   Beware, ye bootleggers and illicit e-commerce shippers of booze into Illinois – the state law is about to get tougher.   Senate Bill 2989, sponsored by state Sen. James Clayborne, D-East Saint Louis, seeks to toughen oversight […]