AB 1424, as introduced, Committee on Governmental Organization. Alcoholic beverages: instruction: tastings.
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act permits a winegrower, beer manufacturer, or a beer and wine wholesaler to instruct licensees and their employees on the subject of wine or beer, including, but not limited to, the history, nature, values, and characteristics of those beverages, as provided.
This bill would specifically reference the composition of the beer or wine as a subject that may be included in this type of instruction.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 25503.5 of the Business and Professions
2Code is amended to read:
(a) A winegrower, beer manufacturer, or a beer and
4wine wholesaler may, without charge, instruct licensees and their
P2 1employees, or conduct courses of instruction for licensees and
2their employees, on the subject of wine or beer, including but not
3limited to, the history, nature, values,begin insert composition,end insert and
4characteristics of wine or beer, the use of wine lists, and the
5methods of presenting and serving wine or beer. The winegrower,
6beer manufacturer, or beer and wine wholesaler may furnish wine
7or beer and the equipment, materials and utensils that may be
8required for use in connection with the instruction or courses of
9instruction.
10(b) A distilled spirits manufacturer, distilled spirits
11manufacturer’s agent, distilled spirits general rectifier, or distilled
12spirits general importer may, without charge, instruct licensees
13and their employees, or conduct courses of instruction for licensees
14and their employees, on the subject of distilled spirits, including,
15but not limited to, the history, nature, values, and characteristics
16of distilled spirits, and the methods of presenting and serving
17distilled spirits. The distilled spirits manufacturer or distilled spirits
18manufacturer’s agent may furnish distilled spirits and the
19equipment, materials, and utensils that may be required for use in
20connection with the instruction or courses of instruction.
21(c) A winegrower or distilled spirits manufacturer, or its
22authorized agent may instruct consumers at an on-sale retail
23licensed premises authorized to sell its product with the permission
24of the retail on-sale licensee.
The instruction may include, without
25limitation, the history, nature, values, and characteristics of the
26product and the methods of presenting and serving the product.
27The instruction of consumers may include the furnishing of not
28more than three tastings to any individual in one day. A single
29tasting of distilled spirits may not exceed one-fourth of one ounce
30and a single tasting of wine may not exceed one ounce. The
31winegrower or distilled spirits manufacturer, or its authorized agent
32shall remove any unfinished alcoholic beverages that he or she
33provided following the instruction. Nothing in this subdivision
34shall limit the giving away of samples pursuant to subdivision (a)
35of Section 23386.
36(d) The instruction or courses of instruction, authorized in
37subdivision (a) or (b), may be given at the premises of the
38winegrower, beer manufacturer, beer and wine wholesaler, distilled
39spirits manufacturer, distilled spirits manufacturer’s agent,
distilled
P3 1spirits general rectifier, distilled spirits general importer or of a
2licensee, including an on-sale retail licensee, or elsewhere.
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