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News and Events
March 20, 2026 TTB Newsletter
This week we provide guidance on terms to describe low and no alcohol malt beverages. Read this week’s edition for more news, trending topics, and upcoming outreach activities.
System Alert: TTBOnline.gov Access Unavailable on Saturday, March 28, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET
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March 13, 2026 TTB Newsletter
This week we remind breweries of our tax simplification pilot. Read this week’s edition for more news, trending topics, and upcoming outreach activities.
Regulations and Guidance
TTB Establishes New AVAs in Massachusetts and Tennessee
In two final rules published in the Federal Register on March 24, 2026, TTB establishes the “Nashoba Valley” American viticultural area (AVA) in Worcester County, Massachusetts, and the “Nine Lakes of East Tennessee” AVA in northeastern Tennessee. Neither AVA is located within, nor do they contain, any existing AVA. We designate AVAs to allow vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to better identify wines they may purchase. Both final rules are effective on April 23, 2026.
TTB Establishes the Tryon Foothills American Viticultural Area in North Carolina
In T.D. TTB-202, a final rule published on September 29, 2025, we establish the approximately 176-square mile “Tryon Foothills” American viticultural area (AVA) in Polk County, North Carolina. The Tryon Foothills AVA is not located within, nor does it contain, any other established AVA. We designate AVAs to allow vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to better identify wines they may purchase. This final rule is effective October 29, 2025.
TTB Finalizes CBMA Tax Benefit Refund Procedures for Imported Alcohol
In a final rule published on Monday, September 22, 2025, we are making permanent, with two changes, the previously published temporary regulations relating to reduced excise tax rates and tax credits for imported distilled spirits, wines, and beer established under the Craft Beverage Modernization Act (CBMA), as amended. The final rule makes permanent the temporary provisions outlining the process for foreign producers to assign reduced excise tax rates and tax credits to importers, and for importers to accept and apply the assigned tax benefits to imported products. This final rule will generally not affect the processes in the myTTB CBMA imports module used by foreign producers and U.S. importers, except that foreign producers will now have an additional calendar quarter to submit their CBMA tax benefit assignments for a given calendar year to TTB (from December 31 to March 31 of the following the year). The final rule also clarifies that only the foreign producer who produces the distilled spirits, wine, or beer product may assign the applicable tax benefits to U.S. importers. See Craft Beverage Modernization Act (CBMA) Import Resources to learn more.
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