Even though cider is apple wine, New York State Liquor Authority Licensing Unit 1 advises that custom production of wine …
Category: Wineries
Survey on social media use by wine drinkers should be leveraged by wine retailers
How do wine drinkers use social media? 44% used it to discuss wine 47% looked up wine prices 54% tried …
What wines should be on your menu?
US wine drinkers in a recent survey by the Wine Institute indicated that they prefer fruity, semi-sweet red wines. The …
Roadside farm stands can only source hard cider from farm wineries
Roadside farm market licensees may sell wine produced by up to two duly licensed farm wineries or special wineries or …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Tasting of Spirits
When offering tastings of spirits, each patron is limited to three 0.25 oz tastings in a calendar day and each …
Handwritten craft beverage labels
A new craft beverage producer produced two varieties of hard cider. It wondered if the State Liquor Authority would accept …