The federal hiring freeze & what it means for US wineries

Earlier this week I was talking to the TTB offices in Cincinnati. I regularly reach out to them by phone to follow up on applications I’ve submitted for clients, which was the reason for my call. As part of my conversation with the helpful woman who answered we...

What a TTB wine bond is (& is NOT!)

Anybody out there at all confused by what exactly a TTB wine bond is? No surprise there. The area of winery compliance is a constant source of confusion for winery owners and their staff. I hear about it all the time as a winery compliance consultant. As of late there...