CSA consultants have contributed many articles to trade publications over the years. These articles, which are grouped by ic, contain some of the compliance wisdom gained from our experiences with regulators and clients. Feel free to share these gems with associates and colleagues—AND, watch for frequent additions. Please note that some articles are posted in PDF format only.
The articles below are grouped into the following topics:
- Alternating proprietors (wineries)
- American viticultural areas - AVAs
- Brand building
- Brand names
- Brewpubs and brewery restaurants
- Compliance wisdom
- Winery direct shipping
- Retail operations, privileges, etc.
- Tied house & three tier system
- TTB - federal permits
- Wine labeling
- Winery operations, privileges, etc.
Alternating proprietors (wineries)
Custom Crush or Shared Premise?
Doing it Right: The Right Why's and How's of AlternatingProprietorships
Options for Growers in an Oversupply Market
Precious Privilege in Jeopardy: ATF Re-examines
Alternating Proprietorships
American Viticultural Areas - AVAs
American Viticultural Areas: Boon or Boondoggle?
New AVAs Are Threatening Existing Brand Names (PDF only)
Pursuing The Holy Grail of American Viticultural Areas
Wineries, Regulators, and Growers Square Off Over Appellation Issues
Brand building
Brand Building: A Regulatory Perspective
Custom Crush or Shared Premise?
E-Tier System: The Cutting Edge of Alcoholic Beverage E-Commerce
Home Winemaker Makes Good: Getting Started in the Wine Industry
The Marketing Power of Multiple Personalities (PDF only)
New AVAs Are Threatening Existing Brand Names (PDF only)
Options for Growers in an Oversupply Market
The Rules of the Winery Name Game
Shiners: a Primer on Unlabeled Wine
So You Want to Get Married: How is Your Relationship with wholesalers?
Transferring Winery Permits and Licenses (PDF only)
Brand names
Geographic Brands: An Endangered Species?
The Marketing Power of Multiple Personalities (PDF only)
New AVAs Are Threatening Existing Brand Names (PDF only)
The Rules of the Winery Name Game
The Stakes in the Name Game Just Got Higher
Wineries, Regulators, and Growers Square Off Over Appellation Issues
Brewpubs
Brewpubs: Caught In The Regulatory Crossfire
Business Changes That Affect Your License
Permits, Approvals, Licenses, Notices, Certificates...
Compliance wisdom
Compliance and the Laws of Physics
Compliance, Diplomacy, and the Bottom Line
The Fine Art of Asking Questions
Marketing and Compliance: The Eternal Tug of War
The No No-Way: How to Win with Bureaucracy
Direct shipping
2003's Bumper Crop of Direct Shipping Legislation
E-Tier System: The Cutting Edge of Alcoholic Beverage E-Commerce
Direct Shipping: No 50 Lane Super Highway Yet (PDF only)
Life After Supreme Court Decision (PDF only)
Retail operations, privileges, etc.
Permits, Approvals, Licenses, Notices, Certificates...
Marketing and Compliance: The Eternal Tug of War
Tied house & three tier system
E-Tier System: The Cutting Edge of Alcoholic Beverage E-Commerce
Marketing and Compliance: The Eternal Tug of War
Shedding Tiers: Exposing the Three-tier Myth (PDF only)
So You Want to Get Married: How is Your Relationship with Wholesalers?
Tied House: Pillar of Alcohol Regulation
TTB - Federal permits
The New TTB: It's Not Just A Name Change (PDF only)
Things Always Get Worse Before They Get Better (PDF only)
Wine labeling
Follow the Rules for Label Approval
How High is Your "Labeling Comply-Q?"
Mistakes Happen: The Ins and Outs of Label Use-Ups, Part One
Mistakes Happen: The Ins and Outs of Label Use-Ups, Part Two
Shiners: a Primer on Unlabeled Wine
Winery operations, privileges, etc.
Are You Practicing Safe Sales?
Avoiding Growing Pains (PDF only)
Business Changes That Affect Your License
Harvest Prepardness: Get Licenses and Contracts in Order
Marketing and Compliance: The Eternal Tug of War
The Marketing Power of Multiple Personalities (PDF only)
New AVAs Are Threatening Existing Brand Names (PDF only)
Options for Growers in an Oversupply Market
Refresher Course on Wine Taxes
The Rules of the Winery Name Game
Shiners: a Primer on Unlabeled Wine
Terrorism Threat Forces Wineries to Submit to FDA Jurisdiction
Tips for Tasting Room Staff (and Winery Marketers!)
So You Want to Get Married: How is Your Relationship with Wholesalers?
Transferring Winery Permits and Licenses (PDF only)