Farm Winery Manufacturer

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Farm Winery Manufacturer: Allows you to manufacture, store, and bottle wine and brandies distilled from grapes or other fruits; includes grappa and eau-de-vie. 

  

  • Wholesale: You may wholesale what you make to retail permit holders if you make 100,000 gallons or less per year, and limited to 15 gallons/containerYou may also appoint a wholesaler.

  • Tastings: May offer tastings to customers at your WINERY

  • On-premises retail sales: You may sell your wine to customers to drink at your premisesLimited to your own products, or other Connecticut-made wine and brandy manufactured from fruit grown in CT but distilled in another state. 

  • Off-premises retail sales: You may sell sealed wine you make to customers to take with them and drink elsewhere.

  • Crops: At least 25% of the fruit used in your manufacturing must be grown on land owned or controlled by the winery.  

  • Fees: $300 (Full Year)
    $200 (Six Months)

 

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