Greetings! We hope you are having a pleasant and magnificent week! This edition announces a system outage and a proposed revision to vintage requirements.
In the TTB Newsletter, we compile the top TTB news of the week and other helpful information about the Bureau and the Federal alcohol and tobacco laws and regulations we enforce. Please send any questions or comments to the Executive Liaison for Industry Matters at IndustryLiaison@ttb.gov and/or StateLiaison@ttb.com. |
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System Outage Announcement
TTB will be conducting maintenance work that will impact access to our online systems. The following systems, including our Web site, will be unavailable from 9 p.m. EST November 10 through November 14 at 6 a.m. EST:
- www.ttb.gov
- COLAs Online
- Public COLA Registry
- Formulas Online
- Permits Online
You may access Pay.gov directly during this period at https://www.pay.gov/paygov/.
We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause and thank you for your patience.
Proposed Revision to Vintage Date Requirements
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau proposes to amend its wine labeling regulations to allow a vintage date to appear on a wine that is labeled with a country as an appellation of origin. The proposal would provide greater grape sourcing and wine labeling flexibility to winemakers, both domestic and foreign, while still ensuring that consumers are provided with adequate information as to the identity and quality of the wines they purchase.
Comments must be received on or before January 3, 2012.
Read the Federal Register Notice