Our Corporate services are second to none. California Wine Tours and Transportation has been serving corporate clients for over 21 years. As a “Full Service Destination Management Company”, we are able to provide many different types of services such as Wine Country Tours, Airport transfers, (either individuals in limousines or sedans or groups in vans or buses), Group/Corporate Transportation and Incentives, Special Events, Hotel and all Transportation arrangements.

We have perfected the art of wine country transportation, and offer over 160 luxury vehicles. We service and maintain our own fleet; every vehicle is cleaned and detailed daily and our highly-trained drivers make your safety and comfort their first concern.

Packaging requirement

Your shipment must meet FedEx packaging requirements for wine. FedEx accepts inner packaging of molded polystyrene as preferred packaging. Pulp dividers and die-cut corrugated units are also acceptable packaging options. Sturdy outer corrugated cartons are required. To find a more complete description of acceptable packaging options, go to: fedex.com/us/wine/wine_shipping_packaging_brochure.pdf.

According to the basic Regulation on wine, the mandatory information includes

• the name under which the product is sold
• the nominal volume
• information on the wine’s sulphur dioxide content included on the label
• the actual alcoholic strength by volume
• the name or corporate name of the bottler, the local administrative area and the Mem-ber State (or the consignor, for containers with a nominal volume of more than 60 li-tres),
• and the lot number in accordance with Council Directive 89/396 on indications or marks identifying the lot to which a foodstuff belongs.

OVERVIEW OF WINERY/VINEYARD OPERATIONS

FARMING
The initial step in the making of wine is growing grapes. Specific varieties of grapes are used in making premium wines, but any grape with sugar content can be fermented. Successful wine grape farming is dependent upon proper soil and climatic conditions. These particular geographic regions (appellations) can be conducive to the quality of a particular varietal or to wine grapes in general.

Wine is much more than a mere beverage, it is a culture lovingly handed down from generation to generation. While Burgundy has always attached great importance to the situation of a particular vineyard or cru (there are about 100 appellations in all), the winegrower’s expertise remains a crucial element in the complex alchemy which transforms vine into wine.

Regulatory Approval
The basic steps required for approval are:

1. Local authority approval
2. State approval (Tennessee Department of Ag ri cul ture)
3. Alcohol Beverage Commission – ABC approval (state)
4. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms - BATF approval (federal)
5. Individual label approval (federal)
6. Register label with Tennessee Department of Revenue