Michigan: Grocery stores want to let customers shop while drinking beer or wine
Michigan: Grocery stores want to let customers shop while drinking beer or wine Source: MLive Paula Gardner February 11, 2016 An expanding southeast Michigan grocery chain is looking to start a new concept in its stores by turning to by-the-glass beer and wine sales so that customers can drink during a shopping trip. […]
Cheers! Millennials Drink Almost Half the Wine Bought in America
Cheers! Millennials Drink Almost Half the Wine Bought in America Source: NBC News by Lucy Bayly February 11, 2016 Glug! Now that the nation’s millennials are all officially 21, this 79-million-strong crowd of tastemakers is starting to shape the nation’s appetite for wine – buying more per person, spending more per bottle, […]
Scotland: Health professionals call for alcohol-only check-outs
Scotland: Health professionals call for alcohol-only check-outs Source: BBC News 11 February 2016 Scotland should introduce alcohol-only check-outs and ban drinks advertising, health professionals have said. The measures are among 20 recommendations on alcohol marketing made by Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (Shaap). It wants alcohol advertising to be devolved […]
Alaska: Gov. Walker proposes bill that doubles state’s alcohol tax
Alaska: Gov. Walker proposes bill that doubles state’s alcohol tax Source: News Miner Matt Buxton February 11, 2016 Another tax proposal, another hearing where legislators are left wondering about its economic impacts. This time it was the House Labor and Commerce Committee that found itself frustrated when reviewing House Bill 248, a […]
South Carolina: “At Rest” Law Would Require Unloading of Booze in S.C.
South Carolina: “At Rest” Law Would Require Unloading of Booze in S.C. Source: Free Times By Eva Moore February 10, 2016 It almost sounds like a joke: Under a bill pending in the state Senate, an alcohol distributor couldn’t sell booze to a retailer unless the distributor had first unloaded the booze at […]
Category Management and “Tied House”
Category Management and “Tied House”?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” / Source: TTB February 11, 2016 In response to industry requests for clarification, TTB has issued general guidance concerning promotional activities commonly associated with category management programs and whether or not those activities are lawful. Specifically, TTB Ruling 2016 -1, The […]
Felony charges for former Maple Tavern owner, manager who sold Spotted Cow beer
Felony charges for former Maple Tavern owner, manager who sold Spotted Cow beer Source: Fox 9 By: Rachel Chazin Feb 10 2016 A former Minnesota bar owner and manager are each being charged with a felony for running “Spotted Cow” beer out of Wisconsin and selling it at their restaurant, the Hennepin County […]
Father of slain police officer calls for more use of ignition locks in Maryland
Father of slain police officer calls for more use of ignition locks in Maryland Source: Washington Post By Ovetta Wiggins and Dan Morse February 10 Rich Leotta sat surrounded by Maryland lawmakers Wednesday, struggling to make it through a news conference before tears began to fall. He talked about his son Noah, […]
Colorado: Distilled Spirits Council in Denver shopping for legislators to carry law allowing liquor sales in grocery stores
Colorado: Distilled Spirits Council in Denver shopping for legislators to carry law allowing liquor sales in grocery stores Source: The Denver Post By Jason Blevins 02/10/2016 Makers of hard liquor want their bottles to be on grocery and convenience store shelves if Colorado’s alcohol sales laws are changed. It’s a matter of […]
Deputy: 9-year-old found driving drunk parents
Deputy: 9-year-old found driving drunk parents Source: Associated Press February 8, 2016 A Wisconsin couple is facing criminal charges after authorities say they found the two highly intoxicated in their pickup truck and the woman’s 9-year-old daughter behind the wheel. Jason Roth and Amanda Eggert have pleaded not guilty to charges in […]