We are certainly living in different times—times that are difficult to predict and even harder to plan for. Challenges originating far outside our professional world are quickly impacting our day-to-day operations and, ultimately, your business. Throughout 2026, suppliers across the industry have...

Starting January 1, 2024, wine and distilled spirits products will be added to the California Beverage Container Recycling Program (BCRP). The Bottle Bill will require beverage containers to have a California Redemption Value (CRV) ranging from $0.05 to $0.25. Beginning July 1, 2025, producers will...

The California legislature recently amended the California recycling labeling requirements for wine and spirits containers, making it significantly easier for wineries and distilleries to comply. The new law, AB 720, extended the deadlines for complying with the labeling requirements and authorized...

Expand Your Wine Brand with Rack & Riddle’s Canning & Bottling Solutions Full-Service Canning & Bottling Options At Rack & Riddle, we’re here to help bring your wine brands to life with our canning and bottling options for both sparkling and still wines. Whether you’re scaling up or just starting...

Visit Rack & Riddle in Adelaide Hall — Booth 334 We will be exhibiting 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Meet the team and discover our Custom Label sparkling wine services. Find our booth here. Wine Tasting Event 1–3 p.m. Sample our exquisite Méthode Champenoise & Charmat sparkling wines. We’ll be pouring...

As mentioned in our recent blog post, Compliance With Bottle Bill Just One Month Away for Wine and Spirits, California law changed on January 1, 2024, to include wine and distilled spirits in California’s Beverage Container Recycling Program. California wineries and distilleries will now need to...

CalRecycle anticipates bringing 1 billion bottles into the recycling program with the addition of wine and spirits. Amy Cameron, CalRecycle Written by Jeanette Tan | Photo by Shutterstock This new law affects all California wineries and out-of-state wineries shipping directly to customers in...

Here’s a timely reminder about the new California recycling requirements going into effect January 1, 2024. Registration with CalRecycle. If you haven’t already done so, it’s time to register with CalRecycle as a beverage manufacturer and/or beverage distributor, and make any changes to your POS...

COMPLIANCE WITH BOTTLE BILL JUST ONE MONTH AWAY FOR WINE AND SPIRITS On January 1, 2024, California’s container recycling deposit system (referred to often as the “Bottle Bill”) will expand to include wine, spirits, and wine and spirits coolers (regardless of ABV). Below is a brief overview of what...

Amendments to California’s bottle bill became law October 13, 2023. The new legislation (SB 353) made three important changes to the requirements for recycling wine and spirits containers in California that industry members need to know about. The first and most important change is that wine and...