Pennsylvania uses RAMP for two things: training for servers and sellers, and certification for the business. Who needs each, the six-month rule, and renewal.

Texas doesn't require servers to be TABC certified, but Safe Harbor does. Who needs it, the 30-day window, renewal, the opioid course, and SB 650 ID scanning.

Who needs an Oregon OLCC service permit, what changed on March 31, 2025, the 45-day CAMP window, the minor permit rules for 18 to 20 year olds, and the five-year renewal.

Who needs BASSET in Illinois, the 120-day rule (60 in Chicago), the three-year card that cannot be renewed, and how to keep a whole roster certified.

Class 12 or Class 13? The Washington MAST permit difference explained: who can mix, pour, and supervise, plus the 60-day rule and how permits really expire.

If you work in beverage alcohol long enough, the same question keeps coming up. A new hire asks what they should study. A distributor rep wants to level up. A retail manager wants a credential on the wall. A brand owner wants their team trained. And every time, the same alphabet soup gets thrown around. WSET. Cicerone. CMS. CSS. AFNA. Sommelier. Master this. Certified that.

The world's largest spirit. The smallest section on most American back bars. Here's what bartenders, retailers, and curious drinkers need to know about baijiu in 2026, and why the next five years will look nothing like the last fifty.

Walk into any modern grocer, natural foods retailer, or beverage alcohol store and the cold case has changed. Coconut water sits next to kombucha. Mushroom coffee sits next to prebiotic soda. A CBD sparkling water sits next to a hemp-derived Delta-9 drink. Customers stand in front of the door, pick up two cans, and stare at the labels trying to figure out which one solves the problem they walked in with.

Today, we're proud to announce the launch of PKGD University, a professional credentialing platform built in partnership with PKGD Group, one of the leading importers of heritage, producer-owned agave spirits in the United States.

THC beverages are no longer a novelty. They are on the shelf, in the cooler, and in the conversation at every major trade show this year. If you attended WSWA Access or any regional distributor event in the last six months, you saw it firsthand: hemp-derived THC drinks are showing up in the same portfolios, the same pitch decks, and the same buyer meetings as craft spirits, RTDs, and functional beverages.

If your staff can't explain the difference between a Pinot Noir and a Pinot Grigio, they're not selling wine. They're stocking shelves.

If you serve or manage alcohol service at an on-premise venue in California, RBS certification is required by law, and new hires have 60 days from their first day to complete it.