Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives agreed over the weekend on a sweeping rewrite of the U.S. tax code that will include excise tax relief for alcohol producers and importers. The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA) survived a conference committee of the House and Senate and will be included in the final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
HARRISBURG — Wine and beer enthusiasts have a lot more opportunity to get their favorite beverages for this holiday season, thanks to the loosening of the state’s liquor laws passed in 2016.
The liquor law update allowed wine sales in grocery stores and convenience stores that sell beer.
Hong Kong and Argentina have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to co-operate and promote wine trade between the two countries.
The MOU is not only related to wine related trade and investment promotion, but also focuses to the co-operation between the two countries in education, training and in the prevention of counterfeiting of wines.
Irish drinks manufacturers have criticised the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, for failing to address concerns about the advertising and labelling proposals in the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill.
The Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland (ABFI) says that Harris has not 'meaningfully engaged' with the manufacturers who will be impacted by the new legislation.
Independent charity Crimestoppers and the Wine and Spirit Trade Association have launched a Christmas campaign in Newcastle to warn the public about the danger to health of drinking fake alcohol.
WARREN, OH — The city’s first craft brewery in well more than a century is focused beyond serving a good pint of specialty beer. Its owners say they want to create opportunities for veterans.
BISMARCK, N.D. - Alcohol deliveries have resumed on an American Indian reservation in North Dakota after tribal leaders temporarily shelved new rules and higher taxes on booze, state Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger said Monday.
A campaign dubbed "Utado" has been launched to promote responsible alcohol drinking as festivities begin. Gordon Mutugi, chair of Alcohol Beverages Association of Kenya, said they want to play a promote responsible consumption of alcohol during social occasions and celebrations.
Restaurants in the Gray Township in Jacksonville and Sherwood can now apply to sell beer, wine and liquor. After receiving the Pulaski County Election Commission’s certified results of last month’s vote that overwhelmingly approved restaurants to sell drinks by the glass, Alcohol Beverage Control can now accept applications from restaurants wanting to expand their menu offerings.
Professor David Nutt was once the chairman of the United Kingdom’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. But he was fired from the post in 2009 after suggesting horse riding was more dangerous than MDMA,3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine—ecstacy.