Cal. Food & Agric. Code § 78860

The term of office of members and alternate members shall be for two years or until their successors have been elected and have qualified. However, of the first members of the commission, a portion of the producer members and their alternate members, and a portion of the vintner members and their alternate members, shall serve for one year so that the terms shall be staggered. The determination of the term of each member and his or her corresponding alternate member shall be made by lot. The commission may establish term limits for members and alternate members pursuant to procedures established by the commission and concurred in by the secretary.