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USDA Awards Distilled Spirits Council $1.12 Million to Promote American Spirits Exports in 2022
USDA Awards Distilled Spirits Council $1.12 Million to Promote American Spirits Exports in 2022 -Federal Grant for DISCUS Market Access Program Grant Nearly Doubled- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Distilled Spirits Council of […]
Read MoreNew York Distillers Launch Campaign to Urge Legislature to Make Direct-to-Consumer Shipping of Spirits and Cider Permanent
Effort launches on Repeal Day which celebrates the repeal of Prohibition on December 5, 1933 Today, the New York Distillers Guild launched a grassroots campaign on Repeal Day to urge the […]
Read MoreVirginia Spirits Association Partners with Spirits United Grassroots Platform in Support of Spirits Industry
The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) today announced the Virginia Spirits Association is joining Spirits United as a partner member to strengthen the spirits industry through advocacy. “The Virginia Spirits Association will be […]
Read MoreDistilled Spirits Council Kicks Off Holiday Season with Launch of New Alcohol Education Website: StandardDrinks.org
Website includes a drink calculator, education videos & U.S. Dietary Guidelines information WASHINGTON, D.C. – In advance of the holiday entertaining season, the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States […]
Read MoreDistilled Spirits Council of the United States Congratulates First Classes of Graduates from the DISCUS Academy Leadership Certificate Programs
Programs provide leadership education and training to sector’s workforce The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) today announced the inaugural graduating of DISCUS Academy’s two leadership programs, the […]
Read MoreStatement by the Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition on the agreement between the U.S. and EU to End the Retaliatory Tariffs on American Whiskeys as part of the Steel and Aluminum Dispute Settlement
Statement by the Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition on the agreement between the U.S. and EU to End the Retaliatory Tariffs on American Whiskeys as part of the Steel and Aluminum Dispute Settlement […]
Read MoreStatement by Distilled Spirits Council President & CEO Chris Swonger on the EU-U.S. announcement to remove retaliatory tariffs on American Whiskeys as part of the steel-aluminum dispute agreement
Statement by Distilled Spirits Council President & CEO Chris Swonger on the EU-U.S. announcement to remove retaliatory tariffs on American Whiskeys as part of the steel-aluminum dispute agreement “After three very difficult […]
Read More74 U.S. & EU Organizations Urge U.S. & EU to Reach Agreement to Remove Retaliatory Tariffs on Products Unrelated to Transatlantic Trade Dispute
Press Statement 74 U.S. and EU Organizations Urge U.S. and EU to Reach Agreement to Remove Retaliatory Tariffs on Products Unrelated to Transatlantic Trade Dispute “The clock is ticking, time […]
Read MoreDistilled Spirits Council to Host Supply Chain Challenges Webinar on Nov. 4
The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) will host a webinar on the topic of supply chain challenges impacting the distilled spirits industry in the U.S. on Thursday, […]
Read MoreDistilled Spirits Council Outlines Key Foreign Trade Barriers Impacting the U.S. Spirits Sector in Report to USTR
Distilled Spirits Council Outlines Key Foreign Trade Barriers Impacting the U.S. Spirits Sector in Report to USTR –Removal of Retaliatory Tariffs on American Whiskeys Remains Top Priority– WASHINGTON – The Distilled […]
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