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Paris Curbs Outdoor Drinking Over Covid-19 Risks

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
alcohol, coronavirus, France

Paris police warned Friday that alcohol consumption will be banned across large swathes of the capital this weekend, in the hope of avoiding a repeat of the huge crowds that have been gathering despite France’s Covid-19 curfew.

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Appeals Business Government International 

Top EU Court Blocks Double Taxation of Improper Exports

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 MOLLY QUELL
alcohol, European Court of Justice, European Union, exports, Greece, Italy

In a 25-year-old case involving the export of Italian ethanol to Greece, EU judges held that products improperly exported within the bloc cannot be taxed by two different countries.

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Science 

Despite Prohibition, a Thriving Wine Trade May Have Flourished in Islamic Sicily

February 22, 2021February 23, 2021 DUSTIN MANDUFFIE
alcohol, history, Islam, Italy, Sicily, wine

Chemical traces found in thousand-year-old wine containers have led researchers to believe the wine trade actually flourished in medieval Islamic Sicily.

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Appeals Business Consumers Law 

Florida Wine Retailer Loses Challenge to Missouri Liquor Licensing Rules

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 JOE HARRIS
alcohol, Eighth Circuit, Florida, interstate commerce, Missouri, regulation, retail, wine

The Eighth Circuit on Tuesday rejected a Florida wine distributor’s challenge to Missouri’s liquor license residency laws, affirming a federal judge’s dismissal based on Supreme Court precedent.

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Appeals Business Law 

Bacardi Case Pits Gin Against Florida Food-Safety Laws at 11th Circuit

February 10, 2021February 11, 2021 IZZY KAPNICK
11th circuit, alcohol, FDA, Florida, food safety

Botanicals are essential to the creation of gin, but a class says Bombay Sapphire’s “grains of paradise” run afoul an antiquated Florida law against adulterating liquor with spices.

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Entertainment Health International 

Lockdowns Weigh on German Beer Sales, Hurt Small Brewers

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
alcohol, beer, coronavirus, Germany, retail, small business

Bars have been closed for over three months, Carnival celebrations are canceled and it’s not clear when things will get better. That’s a big problem for Germany’s many small brewers, which rely heavily on selling draft beer to bars and restaurants.

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Consumers Media 

Michelob Organic Seltzer Ads Called ‘False and Deceptive’ by Judge

February 9, 2021February 10, 2021 KARINA BROWN
alcohol, false advertising, USDA

Anheuser-Busch must stop advertising Michelob Ultra organic seltzer as “the only” and “the first” certified organic hard seltzer.

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Civil Rights Criminal International Religion 

Two Christians Publicly Flogged in Indonesia for Drinking, Gambling

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
alcohol, discrimination, gambling, Indonesia, Islam

Two Christian men were publicly flogged Monday in Indonesia’s ultra-conservative Aceh province for drinking alcohol and gambling, in a rare instance of non-Muslims facing a punishment frequently condemned by rights groups.

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Business Government 

Beer to-Go

January 22, 2021January 25, 2021 BRIEF
alcohol, beer, Commerce Clause, Texas

A federal court in Texas ruled in favor of the CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective on its claim that beer produced on leased premises does not count toward the production threshold at which they can no longer sell beer to-go. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code authorizes to-go beer sales by Texas brewers with a production below 225,000 barrels a year.

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Appeals Business Health 

Covid Restrictions

January 13, 2021January 14, 2021 BRIEF
alcohol, coronavirus, equal protection, Fifth Circuit, Restaurants

The Fifth Circuit ruled against 21 bar owners challenging Governor John Bel Edwards’ Covid-19-related order that allowed on-site consumption of alcohol and food at restaurants but prohibited on-site consumption at bars.

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Business Entertainment International 

Brexit Paperwork Sours Belgian Beer Exports to UK

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
alcohol, beer, Belgium, Brexit, retail, Trade, United Kingdom

Some suppliers of Belgian beers are waking up to a post-Brexit hangover as exporting their brews to thirsty British drinkers across the Channel becomes more difficult and prices go up.

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Business Consumers International 

Trump Tariffs on Cognac Hit a French Success Story

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
alcohol, France, Trade, Trump administration

Tariffs on cognac were confirmed by the Trump administration on New Year’s Eve, marking the latest trade salvo from the outgoing U.S. president and a further escalation of a long-running transatlantic feud.

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Government Health International 

As South Africa’s Virus Spikes, President Bans Liquor Sales

December 28, 2020December 28, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
alcohol, coronavirus, South Africa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa reimposed a ban on alcohol sales and ordered the closure of all bars Monday as part of new restrictions to help the country battle a resurgence of the coronavirus, including a new variant.

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Appeals Civil Rights Law 

Ohio High Court Upholds Ban on Gun Possession While Drunk

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 KEVIN KOENINGER
alcohol, Guns, Ohio, Second Amendment

A 1974 Ohio law that criminalizes possession of a firearm while intoxicated does not violate the Second Amendment and can be enforced against citizens in their own homes, a divided state high court ruled Wednesday.

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Business Law 

Food Sales

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 BRIEF
alcohol, Indiana, Restaurants

A federal court in Indiana temporarily blocked enforcement of the state’s residency and minimum food sales requirements, which require out-of-state limited liability companies operating establishments that serve alcoholic drinks to earn annual gross food sales exceeding $100,000, while not imposing minimum food sales on Indiana companies.

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Business Criminal Government 

Illegal Winery Busted at Alabama Town’s Sewage Plant

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Alabama, alcohol, sewage, wine

Sheriff’s officials say they’ve busted an illegal winery that was operating at a municipal sewage plant in a small north Alabama town.

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Health Science 

Study Links Covid Lockdowns and Binge Drinking

December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 JON PARTON
alcohol, coronavirus

New research revealed Sunday finds that time spent in Covid-related lockdown increases binge drinking among adults.

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Criminal Government 

Sheriff: Defiant NYC Bar Owner Struck Deputy With His Car

December 6, 2020December 7, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
alcohol, coronavirus, NYC, Restaurants

The co-owner of a New York City bar that authorities said has been defying coronavirus restrictions was taken into custody early Sunday after running over a deputy with a car, authorities said.

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Health International 

Seven Dead After Drinking Hand Sanitizer in Russian Village

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
alcohol, negligence, Russia

Seven people in Russia’s Far East republic of Yakutia have died and two were in a coma on Monday after consuming diluted hand sanitizer widely available during the pandemic.

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Business Health International 

Majority of UK Pubs, Restaurants Expect to Go Under: Survey

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
alcohol, coronavirus, Restaurants, small business, United Kingdom

Almost three quarters of U.K. pubs and restaurants expect to shut permanently next year following damaging coronavirus restrictions, an industry poll indicated Thursday.

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