                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CONDUCT NOT PROHIBITED BY THIS SUBTITLE; TASTINGS CONDUCTED BY MANUFACTURERS,
WINE OR BEER WHOLESALERS, AND AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES (§ 4.1-201.1)

A. Manufacturers of alcoholic beverages, whether or not licensed in the
Commonwealth, and wine or beer wholesalers may conduct tastings of wine, beer,
or spirits within hotels, restaurants, casinos, and clubs licensed for
on-premises consumption provided:

   1. The tastings are conducted only by (i) employees of such manufacturers or
   wholesalers or (ii) authorized representatives of such manufacturers or
   wholesalers, which authorized representatives have obtained a permit in
   accordance with subdivision A 14 of &#xA7; 4.1-212;

   2. Such employees or authorized representatives are present while the tastings
   are being conducted;

   3. No category of alcoholic beverage products is offered to consumers unless
   the retail licensee on whose premises the tasting is conducted is licensed to
   sell that category of alcoholic beverage product;

   4. All alcoholic beverage products used in the tasting are served to the
   consumer by employees of the retail licensee;

   5. The quantity of wine, beer, or spirits provided to any person during the
   tasting does not exceed 16 ounces of beer, six ounces of wine, or one and
   one-half ounces of spirits; however, for any spirits tastings, no single
   sample shall exceed one-half ounce of spirits, unless served as a mixed
   beverage, in which case a single sample of spirits may contain up to one and
   one-half ounces of spirits; and

   6. All alcoholic beverage products used in the tasting are purchased from the
   retail licensee on whose premises the tasting is conducted; except that no
   more than $100 may be expended by or on behalf of any such manufacturer or
   wholesaler at any retail licensed premises during any 24-hour period. For the
   purposes of this subdivision, the $100 limitation shall be exclusive of taxes
   and gratuities, which gratuities may not exceed 20 percent of the cost of the
   alcoholic beverages, including taxes, for the alcoholic beverages purchased
   for the tasting.

B. Manufacturers, wholesalers, and their authorized representatives shall keep
complete records of each tasting authorized by this section for a period of not
less than two years, which records shall include the date and place of each
tasting conducted and the dollar amount expended by the manufacturer,
wholesaler, or his agent or representative in the purchase of the alcoholic
beverages used in the tasting.

C. Manufacturers and wholesalers shall be held liable for any violation of this
section committed by their employees or authorized representative in connection
with their employment or representation at any tasting event.

HISTORY: 2006, c. 826; 2007, cc. 452, 722; 2020, cc. 1113, 1114; 2022, cc. 589,
590.