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<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">In case you didn't
know, or maybe you heard rumours but not yet details: the
so-called <b>Bottle Bil</b><b>l</b> affecting all wineries
selling wine commercially in the State of California<b> goes
into effect January of next year with reporting and CRV fee
requirements for wineries</b>.<b> And labeling requirements go
into effect in 2025, meaning that all bottles sold starting in
2025 will be required to have CRV on the label.</b> Or a
sticker if they've already been labelled. Oh joy. <br>
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<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Following are some
highlights from a Zoom presentation last week by CalRecycle for
Family Winemakers. <b>You can find the presentation</b><b><a
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href="https://calrecycle.ca.gov/BevContainer/BevDistman/">
here</a></b> on the CalRecycle website, along with details
on the requirements.</font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Sorry to relay the bad
news.</font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">On another topic: if
you missed the <b>West Coast Smoke Exposure Task Force
presentation</b> a week ago you can see the recording <a
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href="https://vimeo.com/834541355?share=copy">here.</a> <br>
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<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Thanks much, and hope
to see you Saturday for the meeting with Fritz Westover at Neely
Spring Ridge Vineyard.<br>
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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Mary Lindsay</font><br>
<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Muns Vineyard
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.munsvineyard.com">www.munsvineyard.com</a><br>
</font><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">VASCM vascm.org<br>
</font><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">408-234-2079<br>
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<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">From Family Winemakers:</font><br>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span
style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight:
bold;">EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2024, CA WINERIES AND DISTILLERIES
WILL HAVE REPORTING AND PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS TO CALRECYCLE
UNDER THE BOTTLE BILL</span></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span
style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This Thursday,
FWC's hosted a Q&A with Stacie from CalRecycle. Our
members asked great questions, and we are still seeking
clarification from CalREcycle on a few points of interest. </span><span
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<p style="margin: 0;"><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span
style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">SB 1013, passed
last year, expands the definition of “beverage” to include
wine and distilled spirits, effective 1/1/24. </span><span
style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight:
bold;">What you need to know:</span></font></p>
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<li style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:
14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Wine (and distilled spirits)
products become part of the California Beverage Container
Recycling Program (BCRP) starting January 1, 2024 </span></font></li>
<li style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:
14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Wine products sold in (and
shipped to) California will be subject to both processing
fees and CRV </span></font></li>
<li style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:
14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">DTC wineries will be considered
“distributors” and likely will also be considered
“manufacturers” </span></font></li>
<li style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:
14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Registration is open now and
must be completed prior to January 1, 2024 </span></font></li>
<li style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:
14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Labels and/or containers can
begin to show one of 5 different allowable CRV messages
effective January 1, 2024, but the messages will not be
mandatory until July 1, 2025</span></font></li>
<li style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:
14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The CRV can be, but doesn’t have
to be, charged to consumers </span></font></li>
<li style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:
14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The CRV can be, but doesn’t have
to be, listed separately on the consumer invoice </span></font></li>
<li style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:
14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Adding the CRV fee to an
approved label is considered an allowable revision with TTB </span></font></li>
<li style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:
14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The first returns for
distributors will be due in February and for manufacturers
in March </span></font></li>
<li style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:
14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Bottles opened and used as
winery tasting room samples don’t need CRV or processing
fees reported </span></font></li>
<li style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:
14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The CRV is subject to sales tax
(the fee is taxable if the sale of the beverage is subject
to sales tax)</span></font></li>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><b><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">You
can find the CalRecycle presentation and details on the Bottle
Bill <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://calrecycle.ca.gov/BevContainer/BevDistman/">here</a>,
on the CalRecycle website.</font></b></p>
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