by evansfox | Nov 9, 2015
Roadside farm market licensees may sell wine produced by up to two duly licensed farm wineries or special wineries or micro-wineries [ABCL §76-f]. The statute is limited to wine, not cider, and does not include a farm cidery. Thus COLA approved wine labels for low...
by evansfox | Nov 8, 2015
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 Black Friday will not violate any laws. Restrictions against free alcohol give aways are limited to on-premise retail...
by evansfox | Nov 8, 2015
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 cider, a farm winery license is a good option to consider. Here are some reasons why: You can have more freedom and...
by evansfox | Nov 8, 2015
New York ABC law allows farm alcoholic beverage producers to have branch offices. The branch office does require an application and approval by the State Liquor Authority, but it is a much simpler application process. A licensee can do everything at the branch office...
by evansfox | Jun 26, 2015
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 Authority. The answer he provided in the application did not conform to the actual practices at the bar. The bar owner...
by evansfox | Jun 21, 2015
When offering tastings of spirits, each patron is limited to three 0.25 oz tastings in a calendar day and each of the samples cannot have anything added to it. In other words, no cocktails or mixed drinks can be used for the tasting. The spirits must be pure and...
