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Are the ownership details on your TTB basic permit up to date? (part 1)
Starting in November of last year I began seeing blog posts talking about the TTB (alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau) starting to crack down on US wineries that haven't updated the ownership details on their basic permit. First there ...
Wine Compliance Alliance partners with Napa Valley Vintners for training course
Education in compliance is still lacking for many who work for wineries. Sometimes this will end up in two common results specific to wine labels. Either they are missing a required item, or they list a word they aren't allowed to.
In late 2021 ...
The TTB is paper free!
Not surprisingly, one of the most common reasons for the unpopularity of managing winery compliance is the piles and piles of reports required. Add to that the fact that many of the regulating agencies are still in the dark ages world of paper ...
In the wine biz, what exactly is an alternating proprietorship?
We use a silly amount of acronyms in the world of winery compliance. One that winery staff often use is AP. AP stands for alternating proprietorship. But what exactly is an AP in the winery world, and why are they so popular in the wine ...
CA wineries can now manage their ABC licenses online
Wineries are currently able to manage much of their required compliance reporting via online sites. A couple key advantages of online filing are you know when a report was filed and have confirmation that the agency received it. Both federal ...
CA ABC offers wineries fee waiver again for their 02 licenses
The California ABC is once again offering wineries, as holders of the type 02 Winegrower license, relief from paying their license renewal fees. They are calling it a renewal fee waiver. All Winegrower licenses expire annually on June 30th of ...
When does a wine qualify for Napa?
The names Napa and Napa Valley have very solid name recognition around the world. Their most common association is of course wine. If we see the words Napa Valley or even just the word Napa on labels or advertising for wine, we're ...
The TTB Reports all US Wineries are required to file
All US wineries are required to file three primary reports to the TTB (the Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau) Of those three reports one of them is always required to be filed and the other two are only required if the winery does ...
CA ABC offers wineries (02 license holders) relief from renewal fees
The California ABC is again offering holders of the type 02 Winegrower license relief from paying the license renewal fees. All Winegrower licenses expire annually on June 30th of each year. Businesses that qualify can file for this payment ...
Wine In A Can ?
Yes, wine in cans has been appearing on store shelves for a few years now. We had a question about the labels on these cans of wine, specifically about a statement that all wine labels must list. Most commonly that statement (The TTB Name and ...
The Survey Results Are In!
Thank you to all of you who took the time to take our survey on your experiences navigating winery compliance! Your answers were helpful, insightful and in some cases pretty amusing. We are now getting to work creating the first version of the ...
Does wine compliance make you cry? We’re here to help with that but need your input!
Winery compliance. Just mention those two words together to the folks who work at a winery and you'll get some sort of reaction. They'll make a face, roll their eyes or perhaps utter something along the lines of "ughh".
Winery compliance is ...
Temp no more! The 5120.17 is just that once again
Update! The TTB has now removed the "temp" from the form name for the 5120.17 report and is now back to calling it what it was before. No more temp, it is just (once again) the 5120.17. Wineries will use the 5120.17 version of the form for ...
CDTFA extends the due dates for two CA winery reports
Well there's no way around it, 2021 has already started off with some serious mood swings. We're still feeling pretty beat about by recent events and seeking any good news to provide solace.
I'm glad I do have some good news to share for all ...
Good news wineries! The current TTB excise tax credits are now permanent
As we wrap up the final two days of 2020 I'm glad to do so with a good news update with all US wineries.
The craft beverage modernization act has officially been made permanent!
This is good news for all US wineries (& for breweries and ...
