Wine Legislation Brewing in California
by Lindsey A. Zahn on August 29, 2010
Recently, California legislators approved a proposed wine label law for those wine products of Sonoma County that will subsequently require vitners to place “Sonoma County” on any wine label that names a local appellation. The bill, Assembly Bill 1798, passed in the state Senate 36-0 on Monday and in the Assembly 74-0 on Friday. The legislation, which will start in 2014, calls for “any wine labeled with an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located entirely within Sonoma County — such as Russian River Valley or Dry Creek Valley — [to] also include the word “Sonoma County” on the label . . .” (See Viticulture Briefs: Wine Labeling Bill Nearly Law.)
Additionally, on Friday, California legislators sent a bill (Assembly Bill 605) to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger that could extend wine and liquor tastings to local supermarkets and other liquor outlets. Read more about the bill at Alcoholic Beverage Tasting to Come to Grocery Stores?
About the author
Lindsey Zahn wrote 149 articles on this blog.
Lindsey is the founder and author of On Reserve: A Wine Law Blog. She is a recent law school graduate and has a passion for the hospitality industry that furnishes her interest in wine law. Currently, she works at an alcohol beverage and food law firm in Washington, D.C. Lindsey passed the July 2012 New York State Bar Exam and is currently awaiting admission to the New York Bar (pending results from her character and fitness exam).
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