At the March 28, 2019 meeting of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission (“TABC”), a new Assistant Director was...

March 30, 2019

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Dangers of Alcoholic Beverage Consignment Sales

Consignment sales, or sales which are predicated on an obligation to pay a supplier for goods only once goods are sold,...

February 18, 2019

TTB information

Nashville Beer Board Now Requiring….

Now Requiring Applicants to Obtain Their Own Background Checks

February 12, 2019

TABC News • TABC Updates

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE FEDERAL ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE INDUSTRY MEMBERS

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE FEDERAL ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE INDUSTRY MEMBERS RE:...

February 6, 2019

TABC Updates • TTB information

Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission Announces New Director

During its January 31, 2019 meeting, the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission announced that local attorney Russell...

February 1, 2019

TABC News • TABC Updates

Government shutdown delays local brewpub opening

I enjoyed being interviewed by the Nashville Post last week and contributing to their story about the impact of the...

January 25, 2019

Nashville Beer Info • TABC News • TABC Updates • TTB information

Metro City Council Approves Historic Win for Nashville Breweries and Wholesalers

On December 18, 2018, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County City Council (“Metro Council”)...

December 19, 2018

Nashville Beer Info • News

Hemp Legalization Nears Finish Line With Congress Approving 2018 Farm Bill

On December 12th, 2018, the U.S. House and Senate approved the 2018 Farm Bill, which includes provisions that legalize...

December 12, 2018

Hemp and Cannabis Updates

TTB Press Release

The Importance of Avoiding Consignment Sales and of Amending Permits

November 5, 2018

TTB information

Alcohol Labeling Law: Avoiding Common Errors on Alcohol Beverage Labels

According to the Federal Alcohol Tax and Trade Bureau (“TTB”), one of the most common alcohol labeling issues that...

October 29, 2018

Legal requirements • TTB information

Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission Searches for New Director

At the September 27, 2018, meeting of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission (“TABC”), Director Clay Byrd...

October 16, 2018

TABC News • TABC Updates

Tennessee Department of Health Issues Cannabis Health Advisory Memo

On September 27, 2018, in what is most certainly a response to the growing cannabis CBD industry in Tennessee and the...

October 12, 2018

Hemp and Cannabis Updates

For Breweries, Wineries and Distilleries: TTB Helpful FAQs

Pertaining to the Craft Beverage Modernization Act of 2017

July 16, 2018

TTB information

Nashville Beer Board Publishes FAQs

Director Benton McDonough, Chairman Brian Taylor, and the rest of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson...

June 28, 2018

Nashville Beer Info

How to Serve Alcohol at a Charity Fundraising Event

Licensing Requirements

June 20, 2018

Event Information

Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission Charges Suspects with Online Sale of Alcohol

  Seventeen suspects have been charged with illegal sales of alcoholic beverages resulting from law enforcement...

May 11, 2018

TABC News

Tennessee Sunday Wine & Liquor Sales Immediately Effective

(Seven Day Sales Legislation (SB2518/HB1540))

April 24, 2018

TABC Updates

Sunday Sales of Wine and Spirits Passes in Tennessee

On April 11, 2018, legislation providing for wine and spirits to be sold on Sunday (“Sunday Sales”)(SB2518/HB1540)...

April 12, 2018

TABC Updates

Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission (“TABC”) Unveils Online Application Filing System  

  IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE INDUSTRY MEMBERS    The Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission...

February 26, 2018

TABC Updates

Tennessee’s Recent “3-Tier for Beer” Law

If you represent a brewery, or even an individual or a company with a financial interest in a brewery, there are some...

January 15, 2018

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Tennessee Marijuana Law and the Sessions Memorandum

Tennessee Marijuana Law and the Jeff Sessions Memorandum On Thursday, January 4, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions...

January 9, 2018

Hemp and Cannabis Updates

Distillery to Distillery: Legal Requirements Pertaining to the Purchase and Sale of Bulk Spirits – Part I “Records and Recordkeeping”

While in Kentucky a few weeks ago touring some of my favorite distilleries in the Louisville area, I came up with the...

November 30, 2017

Legal requirements

New Tennessee Alcohol Rules 

Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission Approves Rules Affecting All Industry Members During September 2017 Meeting

October 11, 2017

TABC Updates

TABC Clarifies Definition of “Wine” in Tennessee

There can be no doubt that our Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission (“TABC”) and staff have been hard at work...

February 24, 2017

TABC Updates

The Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission (“TABC”) Publishes “Frequently Asked Questions”

The Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission has published a Frequently Asked Questions document on its website which is...

February 20, 2017

TABC Updates

Tennessee Cannabis Industry Spotlight PT 1

Over the last two years the state of the cannabis industry in Tennessee has been rapidly evolving.  In the early...

November 7, 2016

Hemp and Cannabis Updates