The Law Seminars International is hosting the second annual seminar on Wine Law in British Columbia on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 in conjunction with the Vancouver Wine Festival. The seminar will address legal, regulatory, and business developments and features a strong selection of speakers from British Columbia. For more information,…
More Liberalized Wine Regulation in Oklahoma?
Current reforms proposed by legislators in Oklahoma call for a more liberalized regulation of liquor and wine sales in Oklahoma. The state, the last state to legalize liquor drinking and previously one of the most conservative in terms of alcohol regulation, shows several attempts to modernize its laws. Senator Clark…
Maryland Border States Create Indirect Smuggling Routes for Direct Shipment of Wine
Today, The Washington Post published an interesting article regarding the state of Maryland, its surrounding constituents, and direct shipment laws. Maryland is presently a state that does not allow direct shipment of wine to consumers; therefore, to obtain wine, a customer must purchase it from a store or other retail…
Are More States Encouraging Direct Shipment of Wine?
Contemporary publications indicate that much legal initiative with respect to direct shipment of wine and other alcoholic beverages appear within the legislative bodies of several states. These regulations show a favorable pattern for wine producers: the encouragement of direct shipment of wine products to consumers and stores. The states of…
Copyright, Fair Use, and Wine Blogs
Today, my first external article related to wine and law was published by Palate Press. It discusses a recent issue concerning the wine blog community and aspects of copyright and fair use. Additionally, the article examines the applicable legal issues and sections of the Copyright Act of 1976. The Article…
Immigration and Labor Law in the Wine Industry
Wines & Vines posted an interesting article on immigration and labor law in the wine industry. The article muses about particular growing issues the industry faces from a contemporary standpoint. Such issues were discussed at the 2011 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sacramento, California. This article is particularly thoughtful,…
Changyu Wine Ends 10-Year Dispute Over Entitlement to Cabernet Trademark
Recently, Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine ended a 10-year dispute with six wine companies over legal entitlement to the Cabernet trademark (解百纳 or phonetically, “Jie Bai Na”). The dispute over the trademark questioned whether Changyu could dominate the Cabernet trademark as its common ingredient used to produce wine and as a common…
Upcoming Wine Law Conferences
One of the greatest ways to learn more about a growing legal field like wine law is to attend conferences, listen to discussions between professionals, and to network with industry members. Two of the upcoming wine law conferences in North America include the following: (1) Wine Law in Virginia —…
A Formal Welcome Back from On Reserve
This is an official welcome back from On Reserve. Happy 2011! I want to use this entry to discuss the article on wine law I wrote for my law journal last semester and the research process. After spending a good portion of last summer in Europe, I received an invitation…
Wine and Law Program in Champagne, France
The Wine & Law Program of the University of Reims in Champagne, France announced its 2011 summer session on Wine Law in the EU. The program takes place June 20th through July 11th and includes a two-week, intense course (entirely in English) focusing on the legal aspects of wine trade…