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Committee advances bill to allow limited tasting/events at remote vineyards

5375922 · July 8, 2025
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Summary

AB 720 would clarify that storage of wine is not new production and allow limited tasting and pop‑up events at vineyard properties; the committee moved the bill after industry witnesses said it would boost tourism and sales.

AB 720, carried by Assemblymember Rogers, clarifies that routine storage and barrel handling do not constitute new wine production for licensing purposes and creates a limited permit to allow tasting and pop‑up events at vineyard properties away from bonded wineries.

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