Partner Asher Rubinstein was recently featured in Marketscale.com's article on E.U. Whiskey Tariffs The whiskey market is eager for a return to form. In 2018, in response to the U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs targeting the E.U. and ordered by former President Donald Trump, the European Commission imposed a retaliatory 25% tariff on some key American goods, including U.S. distilled bourbon and whiskey. The popular aged American spirit has a healthy foundation of sales within the states and abroad, and still sees year over year growth, reaching $4.3 billion in revenue in 2020. Even so, the industry at large relies on a stable synergy between the U.S. and E.U. markets.

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This week the U.S. Supreme Court could decide to take a first step in remaking how wine is sold at retail in the United States. But it probably—emphasis on probably—won’t.

There will be no tariffs for the next five years, while the parties work on a comprehensive settlement. You may have noticed that the price of wine, whiskey...

The concept is simple: proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test on a mobile app to enter a restaurant, entertainment venue or a flight. The issues surrounding it, however, not so much.