New Vermont Law Will Help the State’s Wineries
Neshobe River Winery’s own Robert Foley had a small cameo (in addition to being the best looking guy in the segment, he is the discerning wine taster who tastes the wine) in this news segment that explains the benefit of a new law that has just passed regarding Vermont’s Wineries…
Vermont Winemakers will now have an expanded ability to sample and sell their own and other manufacturer’s products at their vineyards. In addition, the new law…
- Allows wineries to sell products produced by other manufacturers at their manufacturing premises;
- Allows wineries to hold events on their licensed premises or vineyard property and in addition to sales by the bottle, allows them to sell wine and beer by the glass or give a small amount for free for tasting purposes;
- Allows wineries to rent their locations for events such as weddings and allow the tasting of their wines and sale of wine and beer at such events; Allows wineries to taste and sell fortified wines such as port, that they have produced, by the bottle or by the glass at the licensed premises or at a farmers’ market;
- Allows manufacturers or rectifiers of spirits to sell their products by the glass or bottle and offer tastings at the manufacturing premises;
- Allows in-state manufacturers to taste, in addition to sell by the glass or bottle, products they have produced (malt, vinous or spirits) at a special event open to the public; and
- Changes residency requirements for liquor license applicants, by removing the Vermont and municipal residency requirements for individuals whether alone, in a partnership, or directors of a corporation.
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