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…
Richard Mendelson’s New Publication, Wine in America: Law and Policy
Here is some exciting news for fellow scholars of wine and law: Richard Mendelson, the international expert on wine and vineyard law, is to publish a new book this year through Aspen Publishers titled Wine in America: Law and Policy. I came across this tidbit while conducting some research for…
Wine Predictions for the Washington Area and Beyond
Today, The Washington Post featured an interesting article regarding wine mixed with policy and law in America. The article is a great read for all wine fanatics and is available at Wine Predictions for the Washington Area and Beyond. The article muses about direct shipment laws and specifically mentions the…
Wine Retailers Appeal to SCOTUS for Review of Constitutional Issues
Happy Holidays from On Reserve! This is quite a belated post, but a legal one nonetheless, that we felt to be incredibly exciting and interesting for both the wine and legal industries. About a month ago, a group of wine retailers petitioned to the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari…
On Reserve: On Vacation
Throughout the last five months, On Reserve has thoroughly enjoyed providing its readers and visitors with information on contemporary legal issues in the wine industry. We have taken great pride in producing the most thorough and up-to-date entries composed of legal insight and historical interception. As we enter this holiday…
Canada: Outdated Direct Shipment Laws
This is a great video discussing the Canadian wine laws with respect to direct shipment to customers. It is especially interesting to watch in light of H.R. 5034, or the CARE Act, as it seems that Canadian wineries struggle with similar direct shipment problems (although, from a viewing of this…
International Conference on the New EU Registration of Appellations of Origin
The Wine & Law Program at the Université de Reims is hosting a conference this Wednesday, November 23, 2010 discussing the new EU registration of appellations of origin with respect to the future of the French AOC system. The program posted the following excerpt: The W&L Program holds an international conference on November…