2018-09-20
Russian Restrictions on Wine Imports...
Russia’s Ministry of Agriculture has drafted a bill that would restrict still, sparkling, and fortified wine imports as of January 2019. The Ministry’s...

2018-08-31
2018 Forecast for Italy’s Wine Production...
Italian winemakers are picking their grapes and predicting a “very good year” for wine production, though prices are expected to remain flat or decline...

2018-06-28
Ireland: update on the Irish Bill & Call...
In January 2018, the Irish Government notified new amendments to its draft Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. These changes were including: mandatory cancer...

2018-06-28
Draft Swedish farm bill: direct sales of...
The Swedish government is working on a bill allowing for sales of Swedish beer, wine and spirits directly to consumers at the production premise or affiliates....

2018-06-27
Wales: Welsh National Assembly approves Minimum...
Without waiting for the outcome of the impact evaluation of the Scottish MUP implementation, the Welsh Assembly Members (AMs) passed the Welsh government’s...

2018-05-08
Thailand postpones implementation of the...
Thailand has postponed implementation of the Certificate of Analysis (COA) until September 14, 2018. The full COA requirements mandate that importers of...