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June 9, 2026 · Craft Spirits Magazine

What You Can and Can’t Say on a Spirits Label: The Claims That Get Rejected (and the Ones That Don’t)

A bylined field guide by COLAClear founder Zillah Bahar in Craft Spirits Magazine, the American Craft Spirits Association’s publication, on which label claims clear TTB review and which get rejected — from age statements and “distilled by” vs. “bottled by” attribution to “handmade,” geographic terms like Kentucky bourbon, and health and low-carb claims.

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May 28, 2026 · Wine Business

1,638 Eastern European Wine Labels Were Approved by TTB in 2025. The Volume Disappeared.

A bylined analysis by COLAClear founder Zillah Bahar in WineBusiness.com on the gap between what US importers file with TTB and what actually sells: Eastern European wine drew 1,638 TTB label approvals in 2025 even as import volumes fell 74 percent, per BW166 depletion data.

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May 4, 2026

COLAClear Launches Public Beta: Automated TTB Label Pre-Screen Built for Non-Discretionary Compliance

COLAClear, an automated label compliance pre-screening tool for U.S. wine and spirits producers, has launched its public beta. The application reads front and back label artwork, cross-references it against the full text of 27 CFR Parts 4, 5, and 16, and returns a structured pass / review / fail report in seconds — with a citation to the specific regulation behind every flag.

Featured in: Wine Business · Wine Industry Advisor (May 4, 2026)

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