Expansion of production capacity can be capital intensive and finding a location can take some time. One alternative is to use contract brewing to sup...
New York’s COD list and brewery obligations – are you in compliance?
NY law dictates the terms upon which retailers must pay brewers for their beer. The law protects breweries from losses and keeps cash flow healthy. Th...
Great idea for Finger Lakes area Cideries, IMO (hint, hint)
I read an article in the Democrat and Chronicle “Cider-makers forage for old wild apple flavor” by Lisa Rathke where she discussed a community pro...
Freeze gives new hope for 2014 Ice wine vintage in NY
Last night’s freezing weather may save the hope for a 2014 ice wine vintage for NY wine makers! Ice wine is a New York specialty. It is a desser...
Wines made by custom crush facility
A client would like to have wine made by a custom crush facility and then own the brand and sell the wine direct to customers (DTC) to cut out the mid...
What does the TTB look for when sampling your wine?
The TTB tested wines for compliance issues. The most commonly found problems, listed in order, were: Non-mandatory information differs from the COLA M...
New York State Labelled Wine
Pursuant to Alcoholic Beverage Control Law (“ABCL”) Section 3(20-a), New York State labelled wine must contain at least 75% by volume New York gro...
Refilling Containers and Substitution of Liquor or Wine
Chefs often use alcohol in cooking. It is important that they use whole bottles in the kitchen and avoid pouring some into another container for use i...
Craft breweries and wineries can find synergy in new wine-beer hybrid categories
Craft breweries have exciting opportunities to create new hybrid categories that combine wine and beer. This is especially good news for New York farm...
Off premises grocery beer and wine products license
An LLC that has more than 10 investing members is seeking an off premises grocery beer and wine products license. They intend to find more investors. ...