§ 18B-1114.3. Authorization of wine producer permit. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 18B‑1114.3. Authorization of wine producer permit.

(a)        Authorization. –The holder of a wine producer permit may:

(1)        Ship crops grown onland owned by it in North Carolina to a winery, inside or outside the State,for the manufacture and bottling of unfortified wine from those crops and mayreceive that wine back in closed containers.

(2)        Sell, deliver, andship the unfortified wine manufactured from its crops in closed containers towholesalers and retailers licensed under this Chapter as authorized by the ABClaws and also sell to exporters and nonresident wholesalers when the purchaseis not for resale in this State.

(3)        Regardless of theresults of any local wine election, sell the wine manufactured from its cropsfor on‑ or off‑premise consumption upon obtaining the appropriatepermit under G.S. 18B‑1001.

(b)        Limitation onSales. – The holder of a wine producer permit may not sell, in total, annually,more than 20,000 gallons of wine manufactured off its premises from crops ithas grown. (2001‑262,s. 4; 2001‑487, s. 49(c).)