§ 10-48A. Requirements for wine tasting events and growler beer tasting events.
(a)
(1)
Wine sampling shall be on limited occasions when a customer requests a sample of a wine offered for sale within the premises, or in conjunction with wine education classes and sampling designed to promote wine appreciation and education.
(2)
Wine sampling for customers shall not exceed two ounces per sample, and no customer shall be served or consume more than eight ounces of wine sampling at the licensee within any 24-hour period. In addition, each customer shall be limited to two limited pours of wine within any 24-hour period.
(3)
Wine bottles shall be opened only by the licensee or an employee, and samples shall only be poured by the licensee and/or an employee.
(4)
No open containers of wine shall be removed from the licensed premises.
(5)
The holder of an ancillary wine tasting license may conduct educational classes and sampling for classes. All conditions of sampling set forth in this section shall apply to such classes, except for the limitation on floor areas where the classes can be conducted.
(6)
Samples of wine can be given free of charge or for a fee.
(7)
Wine sampling and tasting is only permitted within the licensed premises.
(8)
No sales of vehicular fuel shall be permitted on the same premises.
(b)
Non-profit wine/malt beverage tasting event. A person without a retail wine or malt beverage license shall apply for a special event permit before conducting a tasting event for a nonprofit civic organization, and shall provide evidence of compliance with the requirements set forth in O.C.G.A. §§ 3-9-3 and 3-9-4.
(c)
Ancillary growler malt beverage tasting license. Within the Main Street Historic District, the holder of a license for retail sale of malt beverages for off-premises consumption, with or without a retail wine license, whose primary retail purpose is to offer growlers for sale, shall be eligible for an ancillary growler malt beverage tasting license to provide samples of growler malt beverages offered for sale to customers under the following conditions.
(1)
Growler malt beverage sampling shall be on limited occasions when a customer requests a sample of a growler malt beverage offered for sale within the premises, or in conjunction with growler malt beverage education classes and sampling designed to promote growler malt beverage appreciation and education.
(2)
Growler malt beverage sampling for customers shall not exceed four ounces per sample, and no customer shall consume more than 16 ounces of malt beverage sampling at the licensee within any 24-hour period. In addition, each customer shall be limited to two limited pours of malt beverages within any 24-hour period. Total consumption of limited pour and sampling shall not exceed 32 ounces per customer within any 24-hour period.
(3)
Only the licensee or an employee shall open, handle, and serve, and samples shall only be poured by the licensee and/or an employee.
(4)
No open growler containers shall be removed from the licensed premises.
(5)
The holder of an ancillary growler malt beverage tasting license may conduct educational classes and sampling for class participants. All conditions of sampling set forth in this section shall apply to such classes.
(6)
Samples of malt beverages can be given free of charge or for a fee.
(7)
Growler malt beverage sampling and tasting is only permitted within the licensed premises.
(8)
No sales of vehicular fuel shall be permitted on the same premises.
(Ord. No. 0-19-12, art. 6, 9-20-12; Ord. No. 0-16-14, art. 4, 9-18-14; Ord. No. 0-15-16 , arts. 8, 10, 11, 21, 9-1-16)