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Navigating the Regulatory Horizon: How Alcohol Merchants Can Adapt to Changing Compliance Landscapes
As regulatory frameworks shift throughout 2025, merchants of all sizes must prepare for still more change. By Kelly Martin Direct-to-consumer (DTC) alcohol sales have reshaped the alcoholic beverage industry,...
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Every Vote Matters: How Election Outcomes Could Impact the Wine Industry
It’s already been an election season for the books, and no one knows what might happen next. By Michael Kaiser While wineries are picking grapes and making next year’s vintage, the rest of the country...
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DTC Crackdown: Understand State Laws to Avoid Entanglement
There could well be a silver lining in the number of states that have stepped up enforcement of direct to consumer (DTC)  shipping regulations. It’s the idea, say analysts and attorneys, that DTC...
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DTC Is Not One-Size-Fits-All
By fully understanding what kind of DTC markets are out there, and the different regulatory rules for each, wineries can position themselves to succeed and grow. By Alex Koral In the Internet Age, with...