(1) Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, requires the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to administer the act and perform various duties relating to the issuance of alcoholic beverage licenses. Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of winegrowers and craft distillers and establishes the privileges that a winegrower or craft distiller may exercise. Existing law authorizes a winegrower, among other things, to sell wine and brandy to any person holding a license authorizing the sale of wine or brandy.
This bill would additionally authorize a winegrower to possess and transport brandy for the purpose of storing the brandy to age on the winegrower's premises. The bill would authorize a craft distiller to transport brandy to and from the premises of a licensed winegrower for the purpose of storing the brandy to age on the winegrower's premises.
(2) Existing law authorizes a licensed craft distiller to manufacture and produce distilled spirits, subject to specified conditions, including that the licensee manufacture no more than 150,000 gallons of distilled spirits per fiscal year and sell no more than 2.25 liters of prepackaged containers of the licensee's spirits per day per consumer at its premises.
This bill would authorize a licensed craft distiller to sell up to 4.5 liters of prepackaged containers of the licensee's spirits per day per consumer at its premises.
(3) Existing law, until January 1, 2026, authorizes a licensed craft distiller to directly ship distilled spirits manufactured or produced by the licensee at its premises to a consumer if they comply with certain requirements, including not shipping more than 2.25 liters in any combination of prepackaged containers per day per consumer.
This bill would extend the operation of the above-described direct shipping provisions until January 1, 2027.

Statutes affected:
AB 1246: 23957 BPC
02/21/25 - Introduced: 23957 BPC
03/17/25 - Amended Assembly: 23358 BPC, 23358 BPC, 23504 BPC, 23504 BPC, 23957 BPC
04/03/25 - Amended Assembly: 23358 BPC, 23502 BPC, 23502 BPC, 23504 BPC
06/30/25 - Amended Senate: 23358 BPC, 23502 BPC, 23504 BPC, 23504.5 BPC, 23504.5 BPC