National Association of Wine Retailers

10/24/2025

The following NAWR press release concerns the recently passed California legislation allowing distillers in and outside of California to ship spirits to California consumers.

This is an advance in consumer access to legal products.

However, NAWR regrets the protectionist-inspired opposition to this legislation by the middleman wholesalers, whose fear-mongering, thankfully, failed.

For Immediate Release October 24, 2025 Cheers To Overcoming Fearmongering About Spirits Shipping in California —National Association of Wine Retailers Supports Distiller DTC Shipping— (Sacramento, CALIF)—With the passage of California Assembly Bill 1246, residents of the Golden State will cont...

10/15/2025

NAWR supports the elimination of all franchise laws. Franchise laws...

-Inhibit competition
-Encourage disregard by suppliers' wholesalers
-Increase consumer prices on products
-Create barriers to entry into markets by small producers

October 14, 2025 — Breakthru Missouri today filed a lawsuit against Atomic Brands in the Circuit Court, Twenty-Second Judicial District, in St. Louis

10/09/2025

Excellent article in the Wine Spectator about the controversy over the coming Dietary Guidelines and the effort by the Prohibitionist Lobby to demonize the process.

The recent U.S. Dietary Guidelines fight shows that when research shows balanced, moderate wine consumption can be healthy, anti-alcohol advocates drown it out

09/26/2025

NAWR stands with all the producers and importers who have been abused and diminished by the Three-Tier System. We will continue to stand against economic discrimination and protectionist laws that harm suppliers, retailers, and consumers.

09/15/2025

Fine wine retailers everywhere are supporting COME OVER OCTOBER. Encouraging people to come together around a bottle of wine and fine food is as important as ever.

Our mission is to encourage people to invite family and friends, new and old, to come together during the month of October to share some wine.

09/10/2025

"If the reporting is correct that the Trump administration is moving away from an anti-business and anti-science approach to alcohol consumption, then this is a very good thing," said Tom Wark, executive director of the National Association of Wine Retailers....The best and most responsible message the US Dietary Guidelines can offer is to drink in moderation, just as it has for decades. Wine retailers are the canaries in the coal mine when irresponsible government pronouncements meant to kill off industries are issued. Everyone benefits if this administration takes the responsible path and advocates for moderation."

The neo-Prohibitionist movement suffers a major blow over dietary guidelines for alcohol. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher

06/15/2025

Find out what your state's wine shipping laws are, then take 30 seconds to write your state lawmakers. They need to know.

Now you can instantly write your lawmakers asking them to support wine lovers with real wine freedom and changes to your state wine shipping laws. TAKE 30 SECONDS TO SEND THE EMAIL: https://www.winefreedom.org/lawmakers/

06/13/2025

Winefreedom.org is a project to educate wine consumers on the nefarious ways their rights to buy a bottle of wine are squashed by multi-billion-dollar gatekeepers and empower them to take action. https://www.winefreedom.org/

Tom Wark, the Executive Director of the US National Association of Wine Retailers, explains the ongoing battle for interstate wine shipping. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher

06/10/2025

More here: https://nawr.org/press-releases/new-delaware-wine-shipping-bill-deemed-wildly-anti-consumer/

05/30/2025

Food for thought for wine lovers

A public service announcement from Wine Freedom

05/27/2025

NAWR Concurs....Crazy Talk!

It is crazy talk. Help change the laws. Sign the petition: https://win.newmode.net/nationalassociationofwineretailers/demandyourrighttochoose