A new craft beverage producer produced two varieties of hard cider. It wondered if the State Liquor Authority would accept a label that had preprinted...
Tied house rules
Tied house rules prevent any person from having a direct or indirect interest in both a wholesale and a retail business involving alcohol. For example...
Recordkeeping requirements for liquor and wine stores
I was counselling a new liquor store owner about some of the rules that they needed to be aware of as they launch the new business. One of the issues ...
There are less laws and rules for liquor and wine store sales, promotions and loyalty clubs than you might think
I was speaking with a liquor store owner about a past disciplinary matter. The licensee indicated that he had been issued a violation because he had u...
Wine Rep Not Necessary For Wine Tasting At A Liquor Or Wine Store
A wine store may offer tastings by its personnel at its wine store by opening a bottle of a wine they are selling at the wine store and allowing custo...
Wines made by custom crush facility
A client would like to have wine made by a custom crush facility and then own the brand and sell the wine direct to customers (DTC) to cut out the mid...
Farm Breweries Can Buy NY Wine Directly From NY Wineries
At a seminar I recently attended, a farm brewery said that he had been told that if a winery uses a distributor, it could not also sell wine to other ...
WHAT YOU CAN SELL AT A NEW YORK FARM DISTILLERY
What you can sell to drink at the distillery • sell your spirits provided, you regularly keep food available for sale or service to its retail custo...
WHAT YOU CAN SELL AT A NEW YORK FARM CIDERY
What you sell to drink at the cidery • sell your cider and any New York cider, provided the licensee shall regularly keep food available for sale or...
Understanding branch offices for New York’s farm ALCOHOL manufacturers
If you hold a farm license, you may operate up to five additional branch offices located away from the licensed farm production facility. If you hold ...