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Wine Tasting Permit Application Form. This is a Vermont form and can be use in Department Of Liquor Control Statewide.
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WINE TASTING PERMIT APPLICATION INFORMATION
Please read the application requirements and permit restrictions below to determine whether a wine tasting
permit is right for your business.
Application Requirements:
Complete and return the State of Vermont Wine Tasting Permit Application.
In order to obtain a wine tasting permit you must provide the following information with your application.
Application fee of $15.00 to be made payable to the Department of Liquor Control.
Permit Restrictions:
Application to be filed with the Department of Liquor Control at least 15 days prior to the date of the wine
tasting event.
SECOND CLASS LICENSEE: this permit authorizes employees of the permit holder to dispense vinous
beverages to retail customers of legal age on the licensee’s premises. Vinous beverages for the tasting shall be
from the inventory of the licensee or purchased from a wholesale dealer.
A second class licensee may conduct no more than thirty (30) tasting events in a year.
LICENSED MANUFACTURER OR RECTIFIER OF VINOUS BEVERAGES: this permit authorizes the
permit holder to dispense vinous beverages produced by the manufacturer or rectifier to retail customers of
legal age of consumption on the premises of a second class licensee.
A manufacturer or rectifier of vinous beverages may conduct no more than one tasting a day on the premises
of a second class licensee.
A manufacturer or rectifier of vinous beverages may conduct no more than four wine tasting permits per
month for a tasting event held on the premises of a second class licensee.
LICENSED MANUFACTURER OR RECTIFIER OF VINOUS BEVERAGES WITH A FOURTH
CLASS LICENSE: this permit authorizes the licensee to dispense, with or without charge, vinous beverages
by the glass, not to exceed two ounces per product and a total of eight ounces to a retailer customer of legal
age for consumption of the licensee’s premises.
A wine tasting event held, not to include wine tasting events conducted on the premises of a manufacturer or
rectifier or on the premises of a fourth class licensee or a promotional tasting: (1) may continue for no more
than six hours in duration, with no more than six beverages to be offered at a single event, and no more than
two ounces of any single vinous beverage and no more than a total of eight ounces of various vinous
beverages to be dispensed to a customer. No more than eight customers may be served at one time. (2) shall
be conducted totally within an area that is clearly cordoned off by barriers that extend no further than 10 feet
from the point of service and a sign that clearly states that no one under the age of 21 may participate in the
wine tasting shall be placed in a visible location at the entrance of the wine tasting area.
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The permit holder shall keep an accurate accounting of the vinous beverages consumed at a tasting event and
shall be responsible for complying with all applicable laws under Title 7.
No individual who is under the age of 18 or who has not received training as required by the Department of
Liquor Control may serve alcoholic beverages at a wine tasting event.
The holder of a permit issued under Section 67 that provides alcoholic beverages to an underage individual or
permits an individual under the age of 18 to serve alcoholic beverages at a wine tasting event under Section 67
shall be fined not less than $500.00 nor more than $2,000.00 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
Promotional Wine Tastings:
At the request of a first class or second-class licensee, a holder of a manufacturer’s, rectifier’s, or wholesale
dealer’s license may distribute without charge to the first or second class licensee’s management and staff,
provided they are of legal drinking age, two ounces per person of vinous beverages for the purpose of
promoting the beverage. No permit is required but written notice of the event shall be provided to the
Department of Liquor Control at least five (5) days prior to the date of the tasting.
A holder of a wholesale dealer’s license may dispense vinous beverages for promotional purposes at the
wholesale dealer’s premises without charge to invited employees of first, second, and third class licensees,
provided the invited employees are of legal drinking age, and the wholesale dealer obtains a wine tasting
permit.
Contact Information
To learn more about Vermont’s Wine Tasting laws, please call or email the Department of Liquor Control at
802-828-2339 or visit liquorcontrol.vermont.gov
Effective May 10, 2006.
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STATE OF VERMONT
Application for Wine Tasting Permit
License Year: May 1st through April 30th of the following year.
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Licensee Number
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Print Full Name of Person, Partnership, Corporation or LLC
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Doing Business As – Trade Name
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Street and street number or premises covered by this application
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Town or City & Zip Code
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Telephone Number
__________________________________________________________
Mailing Address (if different from above)
FEE:$15.00
Make check payable to and mail to:
Vermont Department of Liquor Control
Green Mountain Drive, Drawer 20
Montpelier, Vermont 05620-4501
Circle One:
Manufacturer
Rectifier
Second Class
Wholesale Dealer
Name of Second Class License or Licensee location:
Street Address:
Town or City, State and Zip code:
Date of Event:
Hours of Event:
ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE AND SIGN THE FOLLOWING
I/We hereby certify that the information in this application is true and complete.
in the County of
Dated at
State of Vermont, this
day of
and
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Signature of authorized agents of licensee:
Title
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