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House Bill 187 is Delaware's latest bill tackling direct-to-consumer wine shipping, which is currently illegal in the state. Previous iterations of HB 187 have failed year after year, but this year's ...

Two Supreme Court cases have reshaped the way alcoholic beverages, particularly wine, can be marketed to consumers. And combined with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, breweries and ...

NY’s new law allows small craft producers to ship directly to consumers. New York's small craft producers can now ship cider, spirits, and mead directly to consumers under new legislation signed by ...

The National Association of Wine Retailers (NAWR) earlier this week announced its support for the National Direct Shipping Bill of Rights, an initiative of the Craft Wine Association to modernize the ...

The Mississippi Legislature passed a bill allowing direct shipment of up to 12 cases of specialty wine per year per person. The bill would impose a 15.5% tax on the shipping of these wines. Current ...

ALBANY — Starting in November, New York consumers of spirits, hard cider and mead will be able to have the products shipped directly to their homes, making permanent a pandemic-era allowance that was ...

Editor's Note: This story is part of a package on direct-to-consumer brands. Find the rest of the stories here. The coronavirus pandemic gave direct-to-consumer brands a boost at a time when many in ...

2021 was a challenging year for California distillers, but it's ending with some good news. Yesterday the state's Alcoholic Beverage Commission (ABC) extended emergency regulatory relief for ...