TTB Newsletter for February 9, 2024

 

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February 9, 2024

TTB Expands the Red Hills Lake County Viticultural Area This week we formally expanded the boundary of the established Red Hills Lake County American Viticultural Area (AVA) by approximately 679 acres, effective on March 6, 2024. The established AVA and the expansion area are both located in Lake County, California, and both are also within the larger Clear Lake and North Coast AVAs. See Docket No. TTB–2022–0012 on Regulations.gov for all documents and public comments related to this rulemaking. Bottlers who produce wine from grapes grown in the expansion area and who wish to label their wines with Red Hills Lake County AVA as an appellation of origin must obtain a new Certificate of Label Approval (COLA) for the label, even if the currently approved label already contains another AVA appellation of origin. Please do not submit COLA applications for labels using the Red Hills Lake County AVA until March 6, 2024, the effective date of this final rule. AVA Map Explorer

Frequently Asked Question: Can I Add Bottle Deposit Information to My Label Without Applying for a New COLA? At recent conferences, we’ve been asked whether it is necessary to apply for a new Certificate of Label Approval (COLA) to add bottle deposit information to a product label covered under an existing COLA. Good news! You do not need a new COLA if you are adding or changing bottle deposit information and not making other unallowable changes. On TTB Form 5100.31, allowable revision number 22 enables COLA holders to “add, delete, or change bottle deposit information, or container recycling information or logos,” without applying for a new COLA. This allowable revision applies to labels for wine, distilled spirits, and malt beverages.   List of Allowable Changes to Approved Labels Visit Us at Oregon Wine Symposium! If you plan to attend the Oregon Wine Symposium, come visit us at the TTB table February 13-14. We’ll have TTB specialists on hand to provide assistance and answer your most pressing questions. On February 13, at 2:15 p.m., we will also present a mini session on TTB updates and winery compliance, including how to avoid some of the most common compliance errors. So whether you have questions about Federal regulations, or just want to say hello, come see our team!   Wine Resources U.S. Department of Agriculture: National Organic Standards Board Meeting TTB-regulated industries may find this notice of interest.   SOURCE: Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 7, 2024   AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture   ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting   SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has announced an in-person and virtual public meeting of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) to be held April 29 – May 1, 2024. The in-person meeting will be in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Meeting topics will encompass a wide range of issues, including substances petitioned for addition to, or removal from, the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (National List), substances on the National List that are under sunset review, and guidance on organic policies.   DATES: Deadlines for Oral and Written Public Comments: The Board will hear oral public comments via webinars on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, and Thursday, April 25, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). The USDA National Organic Program (NOP) will consult with the Board on whether time will be allotted for in-person oral public comments in Milwaukee, in addition to the pre-meeting oral comment webinars and written comments. If allowed, NOP will post details on the AMS website when registration opens. The deadline to submit written comments and/or sign up for oral comment at either the webinar or in-person meeting is 11:59 p.m. ET, April 3, 2024.   Read Federal Register Notice

What's Trending on TTB.gov: Wine Wine Labeling Wine Labeling: Health Warning Statement Frequently Asked Questions - Wine American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) Guide to Form 5120.17, Report of Wine Premises Operations

Upcoming TTB Outreach Activities February 13-14: Oregon Wine Symposium February 26-28: ACSA Distillers’ Convention and Vendor Trade Show February 28:Virtual Public Listening Session on Labeling #1 February 29: Virtual Public Listening Session on Labeling #2

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