ARTICLE 2. Definitions
Article 2 added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1287, Sec. 4.
§§ 74821–74840 · 25 sections
- § 74821 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
- § 74822 “Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda, papers, correspondence, or other written data pertaining to matters relating to the…
- § 74823 “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…
- § 74824 “Commission” means the California Winegrape Growers Commission.
- § 74824.1 “Local commission” means any local commission created pursuant to this chapter.
- § 74825 “Grape concentrate” or “concentrate” means unfermented grape juice from which the major portion of the original water content has been removed.
- § 74826 “Grape juice” or “juice” means unfermented crushed grapes without solids containing the major portion of the original water content.
- § 74826.5 “Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, association, or other entity doing business in California.
- § 74827 “Producer” and “grower” are synonymous and, unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 74922.1, mean any person who produced and marketed winegrapes in the…
- § 74828 “Producer districts” shall consist of the following: (a) District 1 consists of Lake, Solano, Mendocino, Sonoma, Marin, and Napa Counties. (b) District 2…
- § 74828.1 “Producer region,” for the purpose of establishing and operating a local commission, shall consist of one or more grape crush report districts.
- § 74829 “Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the commission.
- § 74829.5 “Handler” means any person engaged in the marketing of winegrapes or winegrape products that the person has produced, purchased, or acquired from a producer,…
- § 74830 “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…
- § 74831 “Market” means to sell, barter, trade, purchase, acquire, or otherwise distribute wine, winegrapes, or winegrape products.
- § 74832 “Market development” includes, but is not limited to, trade promotion, public information, dissemination of information on health and social issues and other…
- § 74833 “Market research” means any investigation, development, analysis, or implementation of information relating to the marketing of winegrapes and winegrape…
- § 74834 “Marketing season” or “fiscal year” means the period beginning July 1 of any year and extending through June 30 of the following years.
- § 74835 “Must” means a mixture of unfermented crushed grapes, solid grape particles, and grape juice.
- § 74835.5 “Processing” means any processing of winegrapes for the purpose of making must, grape juice, grape concentrate, wine, winegrape products, or products thereof,…
- § 74836 “Production research” means research relating to the production and processing of winegrapes, including, but not limited to, the development of new winegrape…
- § 74837 “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…
- § 74838 “Wine” means the product obtained by the fermentation of winegrapes or juice therefrom, with or without addition or abstracting, and includes any product made…
- § 74839 “Winegrapes” means grapes produced in this state which are intended to be converted from their fresh form into grape juice, grape concentrate, wine, or…
- § 74840 “Winegrape products” include, but are not limited to, must, grape juice, grape concentrate, wine, high proof, and brandy produced from winegrapes.