Md. Code Ann., Alc. Bev. & Cannabis § 31-1308
Wine tasting license
Effective Jul 1, 2018Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2018, c. 320, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 321, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018.State of Maryland
- (a) There is a wine tasting (WTL) license.
- (b) The Board may issue the license to a holder of any class of beer, wine, and liquor license.
(c) The license authorizes the holder to allow:
- (1) the on-premises consumption of wine for tasting; and
- (2) a wholesaler or supplier to present various wines from a single brand owner.
- (d) The license holder shall notify the Board in writing at least 10 days before a tasting event.
- (e) A license holder may not serve more than 2 ounces of a single wine to a single customer.
- (f) A license holder may not charge for the wine tasting.
(g) The license may be used for a maximum of:
- (1) 12 days in a licensing year for a 12-tasting license; and
- (2) 24 days in a licensing year for a 24-tasting license.
- (h) A single tasting event may not exceed 4 hours.
(i)
- (1) A maximum of four bottles may be open at any time at a wine tasting event.
(2) After a bottle of wine is opened for a tasting event:
- (i) the contents of the bottle may not be mixed with that of any other bottle; and
- (ii) the bottle shall be destroyed when empty.
(j) The annual license fees are:
- (1) $200 for a 12-tasting license; and
- (2) $400 for a 24-tasting license.
Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2018, c. 320, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 321, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018.