Treasury's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau adopted as a final rule a proposal to amend the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau wine labeling regulations to allow a vintage date to appear on a wine that is labeled with a country as an appellation of origin. It said in the Federal Register notice scheduled for Sept. 14 that the amendment will provide more grape sourcing and wine labeling flexibility to domestic and foreign winemakers, while ensuring that consumers get adequate information about the identity and quality of the wines they buy.
The Department of the Treasury on Aug. 13 added Iraq to its list of countries which require or may require participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott. The current list now includes Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.