AB 642

This bill allows a winery to hold a second license to sell wine at retail.

Current law generally prohibits a winery from having a direct or indirect

interest in a "Class A" or "Class B" retail license or establishment, except that a

winery may hold one retail license, which may be either a "Class A" license or a "Class

B" license. A "Class A" license authorizes the retail sale of intoxicating liquor (wine

and distilled spirits) for consumption off the premises in original packages and

containers. A "Class B" license issued to a winery authorizes the retail sale of wine

to be consumed by the glass or in opened containers on the licensed premises and

authorizes the retail sale of wine in the original package or container to be consumed

off the licensed premises. A winery may obtain a retail license for the winery

premises or for other real estate owned or leased by the winery. If a "Class A" license

or "Class B" license has been issued to a winery, the winery may provide wine made

by the winery directly to its own "Class A" or "Class B" licensed premises, without

the wine first passing through a wholesaler.

This bill authorizes a winery to hold two retail licenses, which may be "Class

A" licenses or "Class B" licenses or one "Class A" license and one "Class B" license.

Each retail license may be issued for the winery premises or for a location away from

the winery premises. As under current law, a winery may provide its own wine to

its own retail licensed premises without the wine first passing through a wholesaler.