On March 22, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the
Beer and Wine Revenue Act. This law levies a federal tax on all
alcoholic beverages to raise revenue for the federal government
and gives individual states the option to further regulate the sale
and distribution of beer and wine.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt  (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945)
        
        
        
        
        
        

On March 22, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the
Beer and Wine Revenue Act. This law levies a federal tax on all
alcoholic beverages to raise revenue for the federal government
and gives individual states the option to further regulate the sale
and distribution of beer and wine.