CalRecycle SB 1013 Wine & Spirits CRV Compliance Guide: Labeling & Monthly Reporting for Wineries

Last reviewed: October 30, 2026

Under California Senate Bill 1013 (SB 1013) (and subsequent technical updates under SB 353), wine and distilled spirits sold in California were added to the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act administered by CalRecycle. For wineries in Napa Valley, Sonoma County, across California, and out-of-state wineries shipping Direct-to-Consumer (DtC) into California, CRV compliance requires both monthly financial reporting and mandatory bottle label disclosures.

Below is a plain-language compliance guide from Taylor Marchand at Gateway Compliance Napa explaining how wineries register, label, and report with CalRecycle.

1. Dual CalRecycle Roles: Beverage Manufacturer vs. Distributor

CalRecycle divides regulatory and fee responsibility into two separate account registrations in its DORIIS (Division of Recycling Integrated Information System) portal. Most California wineries that bottle their own wine and sell Direct-to-Consumer (via tasting room, wine club, or e-commerce) must register for both roles:

• Beverage Manufacturer (BM): The entity that bottles/packages the wine (or imports packaged wine into California). The Beverage Manufacturer is responsible for filing the monthly Beverage Manufacturer Report and paying the small per-container Processing Fee (which varies by container material, such as glass, aluminum, plastic, or bimetal) on containers sold or transferred in California.
• Distributor (DS): The entity that makes the first sale or transfer of the wine to a retailer or consumer in California. Whenever a winery sells wine directly to consumers in California (tasting room bottle sales to-go, California wine club shipments, or California e-commerce orders) or self-distributes directly to California restaurants/retailers under its California ABC Type 02 license, the winery acts as the Distributor and must file the monthly Distributor Report (DR-6) and remit the California Redemption Value (CRV).
• Wholesale Sales to Licensed California Distributors: When a winery sells wine to a licensed California wholesale distributor, the wholesaler typically acts as the CalRecycle Distributor for CRV redemption payments (less the 1.5% administrative fee), while the winery still reports those gallons/units as a Beverage Manufacturer for Processing Fees.
• Tasting Room On-Premises Consumption Exemption: Wine bottles opened and poured exclusively for on-site tasting room consumption by the glass or flight (and recycled on premises rather than sold sealed to the consumer to take home) are generally exempt from CRV redemption fees.

2. CRV Rates for Wine & Spirits Containers

• Glass, Aluminum, Plastic, or Bimetal Containers Under 24 fl oz (e.g., 187ml, 375ml, 500ml): $0.05 CRV per container.
• Glass, Aluminum, Plastic, or Bimetal Containers 24 fl oz or Larger (including standard 750ml, 1L, 1.5L Magnum, and 3L bottles): $0.10 CRV per container.
• Boxes, Bladders, Pouches, or Similar Flexible/Multi-Layer Containers (any size, including Bag-in-Box and Tetra Pak wine): $0.25 CRV per container.

3. Mandatory CA CRV Bottle Labeling Requirements

Under California Public Resources Code § 14561, wine and distilled spirits containers sold in California must clearly and prominently display one of the five approved California Redemption Value legends:

• CALIFORNIA REDEMPTION VALUE
• CA REDEMPTION VALUE
• CALIFORNIA CASH REFUND
• CA CASH REFUND
• CA CRV

Key Wine CRV Labeling Rules:

• Minimum Font Size & Contrast: The CRV message must be clearly legible on a contrasting background with a minimum character height of 3/16 inch (approx. 4.76 mm)—or 1/8 inch (approx. 3.18 mm) when printed directly on a paper/film label affixed to a glass or metal container.
• No New TTB COLA Required for Adding Deposit Statements Only: Under TTB allowable COLA revisions, adding, deleting, or changing state bottle deposit/refund legends (such as CA CRV) on an already approved wine label is an allowable revision that does not require submitting a new TTB COLA application, provided no other non-allowable changes are made.
• Vintage & Bottling-Date Exemptions: Wine bottled and labeled prior to January 1, 2024 (and specific statutory transition relief windows enacted by the California Legislature) carries grandfather exemptions from physical CRV label re-stickering, though CRV fees still apply to current California sales.

Get Help With CalRecycle DORIIS Registration & Monthly CRV Filings

Gateway Compliance Napa registers wineries and importers in CalRecycle DORIIS, reconciles tasting room, wine club, and wholesale sales data, and files monthly Beverage Manufacturer Processing Fee and Distributor (DR-6) CRV reports alongside your TTB Form 5120.17 and CDTFA returns. Contact Taylor Marchand at Gateway Compliance Napa to get your CalRecycle accounts set up and compliant.

This guide provides general educational information and is not legal or tax advice. Confirm current CalRecycle statutes and DORIIS filing requirements for your specific beverage containers and sales channels.