This March is the inaugural Northeastern Cider Conference, which will be held in Albany, New York. The conference is a much-needed event for cider makers, brand owners, and importers. Sessions will discuss matters pertaining to growing, fermenting, distribution, retail, education, packaging, etc. and will include many renowned professionals in the cider world….
Category: Wine Law Conferences
CLE International Conference on Wine, Beer & Spirits Law in Charlotte, North Carolina
CLE International is hosting its annual Wine, Beer, and Spirits CLE. This year, the program will take place in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 16th and 17th at the Le Meridien hotel. Attendees can earn up to 12 hours of MCLE credits including one hour of ethics. This year’s conference is subtitled Developments & Trends in…
Formula Wines: Enology & Regulatory Issues at 2019 Eastern Winery Expo
Join Denise Gardner of Denise Gardner Winemaking and me at the 2019 Eastern Winery Expo in Syracuse, New York March 19th through 21st for a discussion on formula wines and their enology and regulatory issues. A description of our event is provided below. Formula wines (those with non-wine flavorings like vanilla, chocolate or colors added) are taking…
CLE International Conference on Wine, Beer & Spirits Law in Chicago, Illinois
CLE International is again hosting its Wine, Beer, and Spirits CLE. This year, the program will take place in Chicago on October 4th and 5th at the Millennium Knickerbocker hotel. Attendees can earn up to 12 hours of MCLE credits including one hour of ethics. Registration is currently open and…
Federal Compliance Update at the 2018 Eastern Winery Expo
Join Marybeth Williams of Williams Compliance and me at the 2018 Eastern Winery Expo in Lancaster, Pennsylvania March 6th through 8th for an update on federal winery compliance. A description of our event is provided below. “They want me to do WHAT!?!?” How to remain afloat in the winding river of…
Wine, Beer, and Spirits Law Conference in Portland, Oregon this September
CLE International will host its annual wine, beer, and spirits law conference in Portland, Oregon this September 14th and 15th. This year is the program’s 22nd anniversary of the wine, beer, and spirits conference and, from its lineup, it promises to have some interesting topics in beverage law. Topics include the…
On Reserve Author to Teach at University of Reims’ 2017 Wine & Law Program
This summer, I will return to the University of Reims to teach another course on wine law at the Wine & Law Program. This year, the Program is in its seventh session and will discuss topics related to trademark law and geographical indications for spirits. The course will focus on topics including introduction to wine marketing, the…
CIDER WEEK: So You Want To Start Your Own Cidery (Session 2)
Our first Cider Week session event sold our for October 25th, so we added a second event on Saturday, October 29th. Please see below for more information. On October 29th at 6:00 PM, I will be speaking at Wassail for New York City Cider Week. The event is So You Want To Start Your Own…
Upcoming CLE on Wine Law
On May 18, 2016, I will be presenting a CLE for Lawline on wine law. It will be a live broadcast and the course will provide an introduction to the history of wine regulation in the U.S., labeling and advertising, federal and state licensing regimes, and trade practice laws. A short description…
NYSLA Announces Industry Working Group Meeting December 8, 2015
The NYSLA announced on its website that the second industry working group meeting will take place on December 8, 2015. The group will continue to consider changes or modifications to New York’s alcohol beverage laws. The first meeting devised a list of significant issues relating to New York’s alcohol beverage laws,…