ALERT!
Unless you have an unusually deep interest in the alcohol legal theory, the constitutional foundations of the Three-Tier System or wine politics, then you should probably maneuver away from this blog post.
In my most recent post on Health care, the Supreme Court and Wine, I made passing reference to excellent recent scholarship on the issue [...]

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For the past decade or more, Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, otherwise known a the “Commerce Clause” has been a key issue in the somewhat obscure realm of wine politics and law. It has been a the center of the wine direct shipping legal and political battles. The question for alcohol [...]

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MARKETING BOY #1: Dude, turn the fucking TV off, we have to get this new ad comped and up on Facebook.
MARKETING BOY #2: I know, I know. Chill. (clicks remote)….Hey, pass me the bottle of Goose Juice.
MARKETING BOY #1: (passes bottle of Grey Goose to colleague) Pour me another too.
MARKETING BOY #2: What do [...]

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Branford Marsalis, the great jazz saxophonist and member of the remarkable Marsalis jazz family, is coming to Napa Valley. He along with his longtime pianist partner Joey Calderazzo will play the intimate Napa Valley Opera House on March 29th.
Jazz, like wine, remains largely an experience that is most fully appreciated by a relatively small sector [...]

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Reports from Shanken Daily News (SDN) are that H.R. 1161, the Community Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness Act, often referred to as “The CARE Act, is “off the table”. SDN quotes Republic National Distributing President Tom Cole as saying, “The CARE Act is officially off the table.”
SDN reports that this development came about when the Wine [...]

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