Colorado lawmakers defeat bill to allow liquor sales in Walmart and Target
Colorado lawmakers defeat bill to allow liquor sales in Walmart and Target Senate Bill 143 sparked a contentious debate and a dramatic vote Source: The Denver Post JOHN FRANK March 6, 2017 Colorado lawmakers defeated a measure to allow liquor sales in Walmart and Target in an extraordinary vote Monday that suggested […]
Man wins bet chugging bottle of tequila, dies minutes later
Man wins bet chugging bottle of tequila, dies minutes later Source: New York Post By Fox News March 3, 2017 A 23-year-old man died after chugging a bottle of tequila during a friendly wager at a Dominican nightclub. He won $630 but just minutes later he lost his life. The cause […]
A-B AGREES TO PAY CALIFORNIA $200k IN TIED-HOUSE SETTLEMENT
A-B AGREES TO PAY CALIFORNIA $200k IN TIED-HOUSE SETTLEMENT Source: Beer Business Daily March 3rd Coolers, draft systems, TV monitors, oh my! California law prohibits distributors providing items of value to retailers under tied-house rules. A-B owns several branch wholesalers in California. So in mid-2016, A-B says it approached the California ABC […]
Lowering the legal limit won’t save lives
Lowering the legal limit won’t save lives Most drunk drivers who kill are already ignoring the law Source: Washington Post By Richard Berman February 27, 2017 New traffic fatality data shows that U.S. motor-vehicle deaths increased by 6 percent last year. Legislators who want to look like they’re “doing something” to […]
Study finds effective interventions to prevent alcohol use among American Indian and rural youth
Study finds effective interventions to prevent alcohol use among American Indian and rural youth News Release National Institutes of Health March 1, 2017 Community-based and individual-level prevention strategies are effective ways to reduce alcohol use among American Indian and other youth living in rural communities, according to a new study supported by the National […]
A Women’s Revolution is Underway in the World of Wine and Spirits
A Women’s Revolution is Underway in the World of Wine and Spirits (Excerpt) YAHOO Finance! PR Newswire March 1, 2017 The history-making roster of speakers includes the alcohol beverage industry’s most sought-after motivators, entrepreneurs, and experts from across the globe. From France, Margareth Henriquez, President & Chief Executive Officer, Krug Maison de Champagne; from […]
Beer truck loses control on Las Vegas highway, douses trooper with hundreds of refreshing beverages
Beer truck loses control on Las Vegas highway, douses trooper with hundreds of refreshing beverages NY Daily News By Brian Lisi March 1, 2017 Miller Time can happen anytime. Seconds after a trooper asked a driver he’d pulled over in Las Vegas if he’d been drinking, an out of control beer truck arrived […]
Why Women Drink More White Wine
Why Women Drink More White Wine Women seem to have a thing for white wine, with many drinking it almost exclusively. What’s at the root of this love connection? Wall Street Journal wine columnist Lettie Teague explores. Source: WSJ By LETTIE TEAGUE March 2, 2017 THERE’S A TRUE love connection between white wine and women. […]
Utah: Pub owners worry about license changes in alcohol bill: ‘We don’t think we can survive’
Utah: Pub owners worry about license changes in alcohol bill: ‘We don’t think we can survive’ Source: KUTC by Jeremy Harris March 2nd 2017 Tucked in the 150-page Alcohol Amendments bill is a change in licensing that could leave hundreds of business owners with a tough choice – kick out everyone under 21, or reduce […]
Tennessee: New push for Sunday wine and liquor store sales
Tennessee: New push for Sunday wine and liquor store sales Source: WBIR Andrew Weil and Brittany Bade March 02, 2017 There’s a new push in Tennessee to remove some of the restrictions surrounding when liquor stores can operate and when wine can be sold in grocery stores. Proposed legislation by Sen. Bill Ketron, R-Murfreesboro, and […]