278.8S sec. 001 - Wine Law (Summer 2025)
Instructor: John Elliot Trinidad (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
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Units: 1
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
WF 2:00 PM - 5:10 PM
Location: Law 134
From May 21, 2025
To May 30, 2025
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Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 3
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 35
As of: 04/03 07:14 PM
California accounts for 81 percent of all wines produced in the United States and is the fourth largest wine producer in the world behind France, Italy, and Spain. The California wine industry has an annual impact of $57.6 billion on the state’s economy and $114 billion on the national economy. Wine is the number one finished agricultural product in the state.
This course examines the major legal issues facing the wine industry in the areas of constitutional law, administrative law, and intellectual property. Specific topics include Prohibition and Twenty-First Amendment jurisprudence, federal and state alcohol beverage regulatory systems (market structure, licensing, product stand
John Trinidad is a partner at Dickenson Peatman & Fogarty, and is part of the firm’s Wine Law, Business, Alcohol Beverage, and Geographical Indications practice groups. John advises wine and alcohol beverage industry clients on a broad range of legal issues, including licensing, business contracts, and the purchase and sale of winery brands and assets. John also advises clients on federal and state alcohol beverage regulations such as franchise laws, tied-house laws, labeling requirements, and the protection and promotion of American Viticultural Areas. He has been a lecturer on a variety of wine law issues at the University of California Davis School of Law, Sonoma State University’s Executive MBA Program, and the University of California Davis Executive MBA Program.
John joined DP&F after working harvest in Burgundy and California, bringing together his interest in the wine industry and his legal background. Prior to that, John worked as a litigator at leading law firms in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco, California.
John resides in Napa, California, is an avid photographer, and his pictures of vineyards, wineries, and producers were recently published in a book on the history of the Champagne region, But First, Champagne.ards, trade practices), wine labeling, and appellations of origin.
Exam Notes: (TH) Take-home Final Exam
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: Intellectual Property and Technology Law
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