Wine and spirits distributors are the vital link bringing an ever-expanding variety of brands from around the world to the places consumers buy them. As local, family-owned businesses, distributors are essential members of the economy.
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View AllJul 10, 2024
WSWA Opens Registration for Access LIVE 2025 in Denver
The wine and spirits industry’s premier event to be held February 3 – 6 will offer a new, elevated tasting competition and feature a dynamic programming schedule.
Jun 17, 2024
Three-Tier Industry Coalition Issues Responsibility Commitment for Crossover Alcohol Products
Associations representing alcohol suppliers, wholesalers and retailers agree to responsibility commitment related to crossover alcohol products.
Featured Issues
Explore IssuesAs Congress seeks to make the United States Postal Service (USPS) solvent, it is imperative that individual state laws concerning the direct to consumer shipping of wine, beer and spirits are respected.
WSWA believes the time has come for Congress to comprehensively legalize and regulate adult-use cannabis at the federal level.
Enforcement efforts around the country have revealed that states grapple with the harmful impacts of non-compliance in the direct-to-consumer alcohol shipping market. While many shippers respect state laws, there are bad actors that ship alcohol illegally to consumers by taking advantage of loopholes to evade compliance, which harms law-abiding businesses, undercuts state authority, and ultimately has negative impacts on the entire marketplace and consumers.