LEGISLATIVE WINS
FOR CALIFORNIA DISTILLERS
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This bill would revise the conditions upon which a distilled spirits manufacturer may conduct tastings, authorize a licensed distilled spirits manufacturer to charge consumers for tastings on its licensed premises, and would impose additional conditions on the provision of tastings by the licensee on the licensed premises. The bill would include in these conditions that tastings of distilled spirits not exceed a specified amount and be limited to 6 tastes to be provided to an individual per day.
AB 933, Skinner. Distilled spirits manufacturers: licenses: tastings.
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This bill, the Craft Distillers Act of 2015, would authorize the department to issue a craft distiller’s license to manufacture distilled spirits, subject to specified conditions, including that the licensee manufacture no more than 100,000 gallons of distilled spirits per fiscal year, excluding brandy the craft distiller manufactures or has manufactured for them
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This bill increased the maximum amount of distilled spirits that a craft distiller is permitted to manufacture to 150,000 gallons.
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This bill eliminated the requirement that the prepackaged containers of the licensee’s spirits described above, be sold only to a person attending these tastings. The bill made a conforming change in connection with tastings.
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The emergency direct-to-consumer shipping laws were set to expire by end of day December 31st, 2021.
The Governor, with ABC, temporarily extended our privilege until December 31st, 2024.
CDA is working on gaining permanent DTC shipping with SB 620 Allen/Dodd.
CDA works with our state legislature and the ABC to create opportunities for distillers to work and thrive in.
Without a paid staff, all money raised has gone directly to moving the industry forward.
As the industry grows, we can take on more projects and continue to gain needed changes we all seek.