California Bottle Bill Webinar

Address all of your need-to-knows about the California Bottle Bill during Washington Wine Institute’s upcoming webinar featuring attorneys and experts in the alcohol industry at Foster Garvey PC. Last year California added wine and spirits bottles to California’s beverage container recycling program. Starting January 1, 2024, every Washington winery that ships wine to California needs to register with California’s CalRecycle, file monthly reports, and pay processing fees as wine is shipped into their state. Also, starting July 1, 2025, wine bottle labels for wine in California will be required to include CRV, or California Redemption Value. Our Association legal team of expert alcohol attorneys from Foster Garvey PC Emily Gant and Adena Santiago will detail the recent changes, products subject to the new requirements, the required markings and labels, how to register for the program, and more.

RSVP by emailing marie@wwi.wine.

You will receive the Zoom link and information to your email.

Emily is a shareholder in the Hospitality, Travel & Tourism practice, where she works as an alcohol beverage and cannabis attorney.    Emily serves as the Chair of the Commercial, IP & Tech Transactions practice at Foster Garvey PC in Seattle. She counsels wineries, breweries, distilleries, restaurants, hotels and other retailers on liquor licensing, trade practice compliance, distribution issues, contracts, dispute resolution and other liquor-related matters. She is also the Chair of the Cannabis practice, where she advises licensed producers, processors, retailers and ancillary service providers. Like alcohol, cannabis is a highly regulated industry. Emily helps clients structure their business entities, contracts and strategic partnerships to ensure compliance with Washington’s complex regulatory scheme. Emily was recently named to the National Law Journal’s 2022 Cannabis Law Trailblazers List. An Oregon native, Emily graduated with honors in History from Whitman College in 1999 and received her J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law in 2004.

Adena Santiago is Counsel at Foster Garvey PC in their Washington DC office. Adena advises companies on the three tiers of the alcohol beverage industry – licensing, labeling and compliance – and has industry experience with the Alcohol Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) and in all 50 states, which is critical in the heavily regulated sector. For nearly two decades, Adena has counseled clients on liquor licensing and compliance, representing distillers, hotels, restaurants, brewers, wineries and distributors that need licenses to launch or expand their businesses. She also advises clients on labeling and formulation regulations, marketing and advertising compliance, franchise protection, and all manner of industry related agreements. She has extensive knowledge concerning licensing violations and transactions involving licensed businesses in the industry. Adena works to ensure the long-term stability of her clients’ businesses by anticipating issues likely to arise, and works hand-in-hand with clients to verify they are properly licensed and in compliance with all government rules as they grow, expand and change their business models and reach.