Section 178:8 Wine Manufacturer License.
I. Wine manufacturer licensees may ferment fruit or other agricultural products naturally containing sugar to produce table wine containing at least 6 but not more than 15.5 percent alcohol by volume, and to produce from that wine fortified wine containing at least 15.5 but not more than 24 percent alcohol by volume.
II. Each manufacturer of domestic wines in this state shall have the right to sell and to transport and deliver wines manufactured by it directly to the holders of on-premises or off-premises licenses issued by the commission. No domestic wine manufactured in this state by any manufacturer shall be sold or delivered in this state in any manner which is inconsistent with the provisions of this title.
III. Each wine manufacturer shall have the right to sell at retail or wholesale at its winery for off-premises consumption any of its wines. Visitors at said premises may be provided with reasonable samples of wine for tasting. Pursuant to rules adopted by the commission, a wine manufacturer may transport its products to a farmers' market, and may sell such products at retail in the original container.
IV. Each wine manufacturer shall maintain records and prepare reports for the commission which shall indicate the sales made under this section and shall pay to the commission monthly a fee equal to 5 percent of such sales on or before the tenth day of the month following the sale.
V. Each wine manufacturer shall have the right to transport wines manufactured by it to the state border for transportation and sale outside the state.
VI. Each wine manufacturer shall have the right to hire sales representatives subject to RSA 179:11 as it desires, and shall have the right to solicit sales of its wines directly to retail licensees.
VII. The holder of a wine manufacturer license, or designee, may be issued an on-premises license at the discretion of the commission. The annual fee each license issued under this section shall be as required under RSA 178:29.
Source. 2003, 231:13, eff. July 1, 2003.