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Shameless Self Promotion of New Tennessee WIGS Designated Manager Training Course

We are of the school of thought that most of the time, one asks for forgiveness and not permission. Hence this post. We are pleased to announce that liquor lawyer Will Cheek and Top Shelf principal Kim Pouncey have partnered to prepare a designated manager training program called WIGSmanager.com.  The live and on-line program will join […] Read more

Apr, 20, 2016

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Tennessee Wholesalers Put the Ixnay on Cumulative Discounts and 10 Day Credit Rule

Our in box has blown up with e-mails about cumulative discounts and ending the 10 day credit rule for wine sold to retail liquor stores.  “Say it ain’t so” seems to be the prevalent sentiment in the industry. Attached is a letter sent by legal counsel to the wholesalers, our former law partner Hank Hildebrand.  […] Read more

Apr, 18, 2016

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Governor Signs Wine in Grocery Store “Fix” and Imposes 2 Store Cap on Retail Liquor Stores

Tennessee Governor Bill Hallam signed SB2094 into law this week. The controversial bill fixed a technical issue with wine in grocery stores, which we affectionately call WIGS, but also capped ownership of retail liquor stores to 2 stores. We blogged about the bill here and the 2 store controversy here.  The bill is an important fix to […] Read more

Apr, 16, 2016

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More Signs of Progress from Tennessee ABC for WIGS

Anyone working on applications for wine in food stores, which we affectionately call WIGS, understands the difficulties of implementing a completely new licensing system like WIGS. We sympathize with limited ABC staff as they devise new procedures and forms.  Government is not known for innovation, but innovation is exactly what is needed to put wine in […] Read more

Apr, 07, 2016

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