alcohol beverage law

You have the recipe, the bottles and a launch date. What you may not have is the paperwork the federal government expects before your first sale. This article explains how FDA registration and Florida permits can apply to your beverage business. What does federal law...

Launching an alcohol brand in the United States requires more than great branding and compelling packaging. Under federal law, alcoholic beverage labels must comply with detailed regulations enforced by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) before...

Launching an alcohol beverage brand in the U.S. means navigating two regulatory layers: federal permits (through the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau – TTB) and state licenses under individual Alcohol Beverage Control authorities. This guide walks you through...

Proper labeling is both a compliance obligation and a consumer-protection tool. Below is a practical, itemized checklist covering wine, distilled spirits, and malt beverages—what’s universally required, where rules diverge by category, and what changed recently. The...

Launching a new beverage in the U.S. runs through three federal checkpoints—permit, formula (when required), and label—followed by state steps. This guide walks you through the exact order, common forks in the road, and the documents to collect so your first...

Why licensing comes first Commercializing alcoholic beverages in the U.S. means clearing federal and state/local hurdles before you produce, import, distribute, or sell a single bottle. At the federal level, most businesses must qualify with the Alcohol and Tobacco...

Licensing in the U.S. alcohol industry lives at two levels: federal (TTB) and state. Confusing one for the other—or missing required updates—can derail launches and operations. Below, we separate myth from fact and show what to do instead. Myth #1: “A federal permit...

Brand registration in the U.S. isn’t just a federal label approval (COLA). Most brands trip up by (1) skipping state brand/label registrations, (2) letting names on labels, permits and applications drift out of alignment and (3) overlooking ongoing state obligations...

In the alcoholic beverage industry, relationship-building between brands and retailers goes beyond meetings and trade shows. Dinners, sporting events, concerts and other forms of entertainment are often part of the business development playbook. But when a brand hosts...

Direct-to-consumer or DTC is when a brand or manufacturer ships their products directly to consumers rather than through a distributor or store.   For wineries, DTC shipping could mean higher profit margins, better brand control and easier inventory management, along...