Bill would allow bottled wine sales at festivals

A Vermont lawmaker with two wineries in her district wants to make it easier for them to sell bottles of their product at wine and food festivals.

Wineries already are allowed to sell their wares by the glass at such festivals; the bill would add the words "or by unopened bottle" to the law.

Wilmington Rep. Ann Manwaring says the bill would maintain the current requirement that permission for such sales be sought from the selectboard in the town where the festival is to occur.

Lauraine Muha of Honora Winery in Halifax told lawmakers that allowing sales by the bottle would make it more economically worthwhile for wineries to send representatives to such events.

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Information from: Brattleboro Reformer

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