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Coming revised dietary guidelines about wine and health in the U.S. could Include zero-tolerance policy on alcohol.

(TNS) — 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

Chris Fine, executive director of the Colorado Licensed Beverage Association, said his group estimates that one in every four — or maybe even one in every three — of Colorado’s approximately 1,600 independent liquor stores could close as a result of the legislation and ballot issue. That would mean 400 to 600 shuttered retailers.

Few shots are ever heard at the busy northwest Longmont intersection of Hover Street and 17th Avenue. And yet it's a battlefield in a larger statewide war.

Advocates for interstate wine shipping can mark one down in the win column after an Ohio lawsuit took another twist. Read the latest wine news & features on wine-searcher

The state of Ohio has requested the Supreme Court to take on another wine shipping case. Read the latest wine news & features on wine-searcher

For out-of-state wine retail shipping advocates, a small legal victory in Rhode Island gives hope for bigger things. Read the latest wine news & features on wine-searcher

A federal agency reviewing the current regulations for selling drinks in the US? What could possibly go wrong? Read the latest wine news & features on wine-searcher

The US’s three-tier distribution system for alcoholic beverages will be 90 years old next year, and some are questioning whether it may have outlived its usefulness, reports Roger Morris.

(The Center Square) – Proposed legislation at the Illinois capitol could increase the number of wineries that would be allowed to self-distribute their products in the state. Senate Bill 2976 would increase the amount o...