ARTICLE 2. Definitions
Article 2 added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1287, Sec. 3.
§§ 74521–74539 · 21 sections
- § 74521 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
- § 74522 “Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda, papers, correspondence, or other written data pertaining to matters relating to the…
- § 74523 “Brandy” means an alcoholic distillate or a mixture of distillates obtained from the fermented juice, mash, or wine of whole, sound, ripe grapes or from the…
- § 74524 “Commission” means the California Wine Commission.
- § 74524.1 “Director” means the Director of Food and Agriculture.
- § 74524.5 “Eligible volume” means the total tonnage of winegrapes processed in the preceding marketing season by vintners subject to this chapter.
- § 74525 “Grape concentrate” or “concentrate” means unfermented grape juice from which the major portion of the original water content has been removed.
- § 74526 “Grape juice” or “juice” means unfermented crushed grapes without solids containing the major portion of the original water content.
- § 74527 “Producer” and “grower” are synonymous and mean any person who produced winegrapes in the preceding marketing season. Producer also includes any person who…
- § 74528 “Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the commission.
- § 74529 “High proof” means an alcoholic distillate or a mixture of distillates obtained from the fermented juice, mash, or wine of fresh winegrapes or from the residue…
- § 74530 “Market” means to sell, barter, trade, purchase, acquire, or otherwise distribute wine or wine-related products.
- § 74531 “Market development” includes, but is not limited to, trade promotion, public information, dissemination of information on health and social issues and other…
- § 74532 “Market research” means any investigation, development, analysis, or implementation of information relating to the marketing of wine and wine-related products,…
- § 74533 “Marketing season” or “fiscal year” means the period beginning July 1 of any year and extending through June 30 of the following years.
- § 74534 “Must” means a mixture of unfermented crushed grapes, solid grape particles, and grape juice.
- § 74535 “Processing research” means research relating to the processing of winegrapes, including, but not limited to, the development of new wine-related products and…
- § 74536 “Vintner” means a winegrower, as defined in Section 23013 of the Business and Professions Code, who holds a winegrower’s license issued by the Department of…
- § 74537 “Wine” means the product obtained by the fermentation of winegrapes or juice therefrom, with or without addition or abstracting, and includes any product made…
- § 74538 “Winegrapes” means grapes produced in this state which are intended to be converted from their fresh form into grape juice, grape concentrate, wine, or…
- § 74539 “Wine-related products” include, but are not limited to, must, grape juice, grape concentrate, wine, high proof, and brandy produced from winegrapes.