The Alabama ABC Board has published a new Direct Wine Shipper pre-application and required document checklist. The new forms require less information and provide for a simpler application process. Changes of primary consequence include: The removal of the requirement to provide proof of liquor liability insurance for all applicants. Only individuals with 10% or more […]
Alabama Releases DTC License Application Forms for Wineries and Fulfillment Houses
The Alabama ABC Board has released its new DTC pre-application form and required document checklist for obtaining licenses to become a direct wine shipper or wine fulfillment center. The forms are complex and Wine Institute is currently working with the ABC Board to see if some of the requirements can be streamlined to simplify the application process. […]
Alabama Becomes 47th State to Open for Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed legislation (H.B. 437), based on Wine Institute’s model direct shipping bill, on May 13, 2021. This makes Alabama the 47th state to allow winery direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipping. Wine Institute thanks Representative Terri Collins for sponsoring the bill and Governor Ivey for signing it. H.B. 437 becomes effective on August 1, 2021. Under the […]
Legislative Update in Alabama & Louisiana
The Alabama legislature has now adjourned. Wine Institute successfully opposed efforts by wholesalers to pass monopoly protection (franchise) laws in both Tuscaloosa and Lee Counties. Also, bills that would have imposed local sales taxes on sales of wine and spirits in Talladega and Shelby Counties were defeated. Local option laws in Alabama are traditionally hard […]
