What wineries are getting wrong on their labels

I’ve said for years that there is a lot going on behind a wine label. A lot of compliance that is. When an average consumer picks up a bottle of wine they would probably be very surprised to know all the requirements that wine labels must meet, and the minimum...

Wine Label Compliance Class in Napa April 19th

Wine Compliance Alliance, based in Napa CA will be hosting an in person course on wine label compliance. The course will be held on Wednesday, April 19th from 9 am to 1 pm. This will be an in person course. A webinar version of the course will also be offered later in...

CDFA now offers an EZ version of the CA Grape Crush Report!

California wineries as well as certain wine businesses are required to file a report each year to the California Department of Food & Agriculture, the CDFA. The report is the California Grape Crush report, which is due by January 10th each year, for the previous...

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 likely to think that the wine...