085: Attorney Lindsey Zahn | Cider Law

Attorney Lindsey Zahn specializes in wine law, but there is no denying her interest in cider and the laws governing it commerce…and yes these there is a difference between wine and cider!

Her wine blog On Reserve has been selected as on of the top 100 wine law blogs by the American Bar Association Journal.

Lindsey A. Zahn In this Cider Chat with Lindsey Zahn

In this chat we discuss:

• The differences between wine and cider.
• Gray areas of cider law
• What comes first the licensing, permitting or trademark of your new cidery?
• Branding
• Promotion
• Certification of Label Approval (COLA)
• Advertising
• Social media and how they are subject to government regulation
• 27 CFR part 4 which is the Labeling and advertising of wine from The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)
• Tide House and how it affects regulations on alcohol
• And, what can Cidermakers do in regards to labeling vintage on their cider?

Contact info for Attorney Lindsey A Zahn and On Reserve Wine Blog

• Website: https://www.zahnlawpc.com/
• eMail: mailto:lindsey@zahnlawpc.com
• On Reserve wine blog https://www.winelawonreserve.com/

Mentions in this Cider Chat

• Lindsey's February 2017 post on TTB Issues Temporary Rule Modifying Federal Regulations for Hard Cider
• 045: John Cline Ph.D. & Derek Plotkowski | Pomology Cider Research, Canada
• "Shelton Brothers Santa's Butt and challenging labeling censorship" 2025 update the Shelton Brothers are no longer in business
• Winners of the Giveaway for 2 tickets to Cider Circus August 26, 2017 at Copper Mountain Ski Resort in Colorado where announced on this chat. Go to minute 1:05:55