TAMPA, FL -- May 23, 2017 -- Attorney Richard M. Blau, chair of GrayRobinson’s nationwide alcohol law, food law and medical marijuana law departments was featured in the Creative Loafing Tampa Bay article titled, "Sake Could Soon Be Regulated, Treated Like Wine in Florida." Blau discusses challenges faced by sake distributors and on-premises licensees with identifying the correct classification for sake for regulatory purposes. In response, sake was classified as a wine in an amendment to section 564.01 of the Florida statute, expected to be signed by Governor Rick Scott on July 1, 2017.
