TTB alternate procedure- Extended through Dec 2019- good news (sort of)
Nothing makes me happier in the work that I do than being able to share good news with US wineries. The TTB released an updated version of one of their industry circulars yesterday which will mean good news, of sorts for US wineries. This good news is specific to an...Video: How to report wine gallons dumped due to smoke taint
The skies have cleared and we no longer are bombarded with the sight and smell of smoke here in Napa Valley. Now all the massive amounts of cleanup begin for home and business owners. For wineries here in Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake counties part of what that may...Video: US wineries do you know what “produced by fermentation” means on your reports and labels?
As harvest of 2017 continues on across the US many wineries have already “produced” new wines from this year’s grape crop. That term, “produced” has a very specific definition to the federal regulating agency, the TTB. And at the source...Video: What fields are required to be on a weighmaster certificate (CA wineries)
The grape harvest of 2023 is grudgingly getting underway here in CA. So far, only a few stories have been shared about grapes rolling into wineries. Each year when grapes arrive at a winery (here in CA), if those grapes are being purchased means they must be...Video: Who is ALWAYS responsible for obtaining a TTB label approval?
TTB label approvals, or COLAs as they are referred to in the wine world. A topic that I hear no shortage of questions around. Not at all surprising really since there is a lot going on around a wine label and the TTB label approval that is required to be submitted for...Page 1 of 4