The Little Red Book of Wine Law

by Carol Robertson

Overview

Wine is a great passion of many professionals and this book takes an interesting look at how law and the wine have intersected, sometimes with very interesting results. In this book you'll find a number of fascinating stories that examine the various legal concepts that are related to wine, vineyards, and wine-drinking, including law suits, disputes, and more. First, the book provides an introduction to, and survey of, the history of wine, wine business, and the laws affecting wine production and sale. Modeled after a case of wine, each of the twelve chapters, or bottles, examines a specific topic. The book examines a wide range of topics including an old requirements contract between wine producers and grape growers, family/partnership issues, relationships with distributorships, labor issues, trademark disputes, and international/global concerns when using place names on wines that do not originate from the same area.

Wine is an emotional subject for those who love it and produce it, and the cases discussed involve personal and at times very emotional disputes, some of which resulted in long and rancorous trials and appeals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590319888
Publisher:	American Bar Association
Publication date:	02/16/2009
Series:	ABA Little Books Series
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Carol Robertson been a practicing attorney for over 25 years with major Bay Area law firms and companies and currently is Corporate Counsel with The Clorox Company, in Oakland, California. In the course of her practice, Ms. Robertson has had the opportunity to represent grape growers, wine producers, and alcoholic beverage retailers in their general business and regulatory matters. She has been a frequent speaker at professional seminars, workshops, conferences and conventions throughout the United States and Canada, on business and environmental law topics, and she is an Adjunct Professor at John F. Kennedy University, in the School of Management, where she has taught courses on Business Law, Business Ethics, and negotiation techniques.