HB372 Summary

• Defines "farm winery" as a limited manufacturer producing not more than 250,000 gallons of wine annually from all manufacturing facilities under its control.

• Establishes a farm winery license fee of $150.00 annually, allowing farm wineries to be licensed and permitted to engage in wine manufacturing and sales activities.

• Permits farm winery license holders to operate up to two additional locations apart from the primary manufacturing location for on-premises and off-premises wine sales without requiring manufacturing operations at those locations.

• Authorizes farm wineries to sell up to 50,000 gallons of fermented table wine to licensed retailers, dispense wine samples at up to five off-premises events annually, and sell wine directly to consumers on the premises.

• Imposes an excise tax of $0.45 per liter on wine sold or dispensed by farm wineries, with $0.38 per liter remitted to the state and $0.07 per liter remitted to the county or municipality.