There was a lot of governmental shuffling when the Homeland Security Act passed a few years ago. Alcohol producers no longer report to the ATF division (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms). You know, those mellow dudes who lay siege to the Koresh compound in Waco. Instead, we now deal with the much more friendly sounding TTB, or Alcohol Tax and Trade Bureau. Please do not ask why the TTB does not include the A for Alcohol. It makes no sense. But neither does most of the other minutia of detail that the Feds require you to track as a wine producer.
If you have ever wondered why wine labels look like they do and have certain information in certain places - well, those fun, lovin' folks at the TTB have it all mapped out for you. All the information that's on a wine label is governed by law. We have had to learn all this on the fly and after some trail and error - and many calls to the main office of the TTB (in Cincinnati of all places) we are somewhat the wiser.
As we speak our wine labels are on the press at the printer. There's a lot riding on a 4" x 7" piece of paper. Let's just hope it sticks to the bottle...More later.
Posted by Denise
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