Stevie Kim of Vinitaly and Bill Earle, Pres. of NABI (National Assn. of Beverage Importers), and the folks at the Italian Embassy in DC organized a special meeting with TTB and some prominent Italian winemakers to discuss US labeling regulatory changes.

TTB has made it significantly easier for suppliers in that they won’t be required to secure a new COLAs for changes such as color, shape, graphics, alcohol content etc.

(l to r) Cristina Mariani-May (Banfi), Mike Thompson (Wine Caucus), Stevie Kim (Vinitaly Tour), Bill Earle (NABI), Matteo Lunelli (Ferrari)