Any changes from how an application was originally approved should be reported to the SLA. Licensing has advised us that “If the application is stil...
Can wine and liquor stores give away free alcohol in holiday promotions?
The Authority has confirmed that a holiday promotion such as “Buy 2 bottles, get a 3rd free” is compliant with ABC laws. Similarly a BOGO offer on...
5 advantages of applying for a farm winery instead of a farm cidery license
There may several advantages to having a farm winery license instead of a farm cidery license: Since a farm winery and a farm cidery can both produce ...
5 Things you may not know about NY branch offices of farm breweries, cideries, wineries and distilleries
New York ABC law allows farm alcoholic beverage producers to have branch offices. The branch office does require an application and approval by the St...
Hard Cider
For still wines and hard cider, is ANY carbonation allowed whatsoever? An effervescent wine is a wine that contains more than 0.392 grams of carbon di...
Looking to change the law for liquor stores
Our office has proposed some changes to the state laws regulating what liquor stores can sell. Since NY only allows a single package and wine store li...
What corrections officers are disqualified from holding liquor licenses or being a principal in an entity holding a license in the State of New York?
The Alcohol Beverage Control Law statutorily disqualifies police officers with arresting powers from have a direct or indirect interest in a business ...
Time to Try Russian Grape Varietals and Blends
Jason Feulner’s article “East or West Home is Best” in the June Life In the Finger Lakes introduces McGregor Vineyards and its successful experi...
Finger Lakes “Agriconomy”
Tom Russ’ Finger Lakes Wine and the Legacy of Dr. Konstantin Frank tells a local story of the “Great American Dream.” But this is more than a ...
Case Study (and YES, it’s a true story)
When it lost its lease and was forced to move to a new location, a local bar prepared and filed its own removal application with the State Liquor Auth...