Category Wine Distribution

Why Your Wine Just Got More Expensive: The Tariff Drama Explained

illustration of winemaker at supreme court

A small, family-run New York wine company called VOS Selections—operated by a father-daughter duo—became the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging Trump's tariff authority. Victor Schwartz, the founder, imports small-batch wines from France, Lebanon, Japan, and elsewhere. The tariffs were, in his words, 'an existential threat' to his business. And they won. Twice.