Washington Administrative Code

Application of standards. The standards of identity for all classes and types of wine shall meet the standards set forth by TTB and is applicable to all wines produced, imported, bottled, offered for sale, or sold within this state for beverage use or any other purpose, except as…

Application of this regulation. The production, importation or sale of, wine, which fails to conform to the standards prescribed by TTB, or of any wine fermented from raisins, dried fruits, or dried berries, or of any imitation or substandard wine as hereinafter defined, is hereb…

(1) There shall be a license for domestic wineries pursuant to RCW 66.24.170. Applications for a domestic winery shall be accompanied by information the board may request including, but not limited to:(a) A floor plan showing the complete winery premises, including the production…

Domestic winery premises shall be constructed, kept and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition, and in accordance with such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the state department of agriculture through the dairy and food division, for the sanitation thereof an…

(1) No wine shall be imported or sold within the state of Washington until the certificate of approval holder, or domestic winery, or United States importer of foreign wine, shall have submitted to the board:(a) The federal certificate of label approval for such wine which has be…

No wine shall exceed twenty-four percent of alcohol by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit, calculated from the distillate.Label tolerance:(1) The alcoholic content of wines containing in excess of fourteen percent of alcohol by volume shall be within one percent plus or minus of the…

All wines of the types and classes hereinafter set forth sold in the state of Washington shall meet the minimum requirements set by TTB.(1) Preservatives: No wines shall contain preservatives such as benzoic acid, salicylic acid or monochloracetic acid, or their derivatives excep…

(1) Domestic wineries may purchase and/or receive under federal bond from any holder of a domestic winery license, holder of the fruit and/or wine distillery license provided in RCW 66.24.140, or out-of-state holder of a federal winery or fruit distillery basic permit, bulk wine,…

(1) All wine sold for consumption in the state shall be sold in packages or container sizes approved by the TTB for marketing within the United States. A copy of the federal certificate of label approval must be submitted with each such request for authorization.(2) No domestic w…

(1) Every package or container of wine intended for sale within the state of Washington shall bear a label in compliance with RCW 66.28.110. Such label shall show:(a) The brand name of the wine.(b) Class, type or other designation.(c) The name, city, and state of the bottler or p…

Every domestic winery shall keep proper records as required by TTB, in a form approved by the board showing the place of origin and/or purchase of all fruits and fruit products used by such winery in the manufacture of wine, which records shall be kept at the office of such winer…

Any person making application for a new wine distributor's or importer's license shall submit to the board, as a condition precedent to the board considering the application, such information as may be requested by the board to include a copy of an approved wholesaler permit issu…

(1) A licensee holding a domestic winery license under RCW 66.24.170 and acting as a distributor of its own products may apply for a winery warehouse license. There is no fee for this license.(2) A winery warehouse is a premises located off the winery premises that is used for th…

(1) Principal office: Each wine importer shall keep the board informed at all times of the location of the principal office required by the Washington State Liquor Act and shall, not less than 30 days prior thereto notify the board in writing of any change in the location of such…

(1) The certificate of approval holder must pay the fee for each privilege as described below:(a) Manufacturer of wine produced in the United States but outside of Washington state, shipping wine to licensed Washington wine distributors or importers.(b) Authorized representative …

(1) Foreign wine. Wine manufactured outside of the United States may be imported by a wine importer or distributor under the following conditions:(a) The wine importer or distributor importing such wine must obtain label approval in accordance with WAC 314-24-040. Such wine shall…

No domestic winery, wine distributor, wine importer, or certificate of approval holder shall sell or otherwise deliver wine to another domestic winery, wine distributor, and wine importer except in whole case lots, nor shall any such licensee receive from any other such licensee …

Tax paid wine may be sold direct by wine distributors to:(1) Vessels engaged in foreign commerce and operating on regular schedules.(2) Vessels engaged in interstate commerce and operating on regular schedules.(3) Vessels commonly known as "tramps," engaged in interstate and/or f…

(1) Every domestic winery, wine distributor, wine certificate of approval holder, wine shipper permit holder, and wine importer shall keep wine accounts separate from other accounts, and maintain proper records in a form approved by the board showing all transactions in wine.(2) …

(1) A domestic winery may sell wine of its own production at retail on the winery premises.(2) In selling wine of its own production at retail on its premises as provided in subsection (1) of this regulation, a domestic winery shall conduct such operation in conformity with the s…

A licensee holding a domestic winery license under RCW 66.24.170 may apply for four additional location licenses.(1) Wine-related retail activities allowed at an additional location include:(a) Serving of samples provided with or without charge to customers (must be wine of the w…

Consistent with RCW 66.24.246:(1) A licensed domestic winery may apply for an endorsement to sell beer for on-premises consumption. A separate endorsement is required for each location.(2) The endorsement holder must comply with each of the following requirements:(a) The beer mus…

(1) To conduct beer and wine tasting at a farmer's market, the following criteria must be met:(a) The farmer's market must be authorized to allow breweries, microbreweries, and wineries to sell bottled wine and/or beer at retail.(b) The farmer's market must hold an endorsement to…

(1) Wine distributors may sell to retailers, export wine from the state, and purchase wine from or sell wine to another wine distributor.(2) Wine distributors must sell and deliver product from their licensed premises.(3) Wine importers may sell to the board, export wine from the…

(1) Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter:(a) A "wine supplier" means a domestic winery, certificate of approval holder, wine importer, wine distributor acting as the first United States importer, or a distributor selling wine to another distributor.(b) A "wine distribut…

No wine shall be returned by any retail licensee to any wine distributor except as herein provided.(1) Wine which is not in a salable condition may be returned by a retail licensee to the wine distributor from whom purchased, provided it is immediately replaced by the wine distri…

(1) There shall be a license for bonded wine warehouses pursuant to RCW 66.24.185, and this type of license shall be known as a bonded wine warehouse licensee. Applications for a bonded wine warehouse license shall be on forms prescribed by the board and shall be accompanied by s…

(1) A wine shipper's permit may be issued to a winery located in another state and licensed by that state to manufacture wine.(2) A wine shipper's permit authorizes the permittee to ship wine of its own production to Washington residents who are over the age of twenty-one years.[…

A wine shipper's permit is an annual permit. The fee is $150 per year.[Statutory Authority: RCW 34.05.353, 66.08.030, 66.08.[0]31, 66.20.010, 66.20.110, 66.20.300, 66.20.310, 66.20.400, 66.24.015, 66.24.035, 66.24.055, 66.24.146, 66.24.179, 66.24.246, 66.24.248, 66.24.320, 66.24.…

(1) A domestic winery may take orders and accept payment for product of its own production from consumers at a special occasion event, to be delivered at a later date from one of its authorized locations.(2) A domestic winery must be invited and/or authorized by the special occas…

A domestic winery holding a valid license in both Washington and Oregon may market and distribute wine produced in Oregon utilizing their Washington winery license as the premises for transactions if the following conditions are met:(1) The licensee must request approval from the…

Consistent with RCW 66.24.165:(1) A nonprofit society or organization that is specifically created with the express purpose of encouraging consumer education of and promoting the economic development for a designated area of the Washington state wine industry, including both Wash…

Consistent with RCW 66.24.248:(1) There is an endorsement available to domestic breweries, microbreweries, wineries, distilleries, and craft distilleries to provide contract packaging services to other domestic breweries, microbreweries, wineries, distilleries, craft distilleries…

(1) The holder of a duty free exporter's license RCW 66.24.530 and ships chandler's license WAC 314-22-010(7) shall be referred to as a "ships chandler" for the purposes of this section.(2) A ships chandler is considered to be a distributor of beer and wine for the purposes of RC…

(1) As authorized by RCW 66.24.530, a ships chandler may purchase beer and wine, from:(a) A licensed Washington brewery or winery;(b) A licensed Washington beer or wine distributor;(c) A licensed beer or wine importer located within the state of Washington;(d) Breweries and winer…

(1) A ships chandler may distribute beer and wine from their licensed location to ships doing business in foreign commerce, to other licensees, and to Interstate Common Carriers ships chandler licensed under RCW 66.24.395 with no additional notification.(2) The ships chandler mus…

(1) Sales made by a ships chandler of beer and wine to an approved recipient may only be delivered to another ships chandler, a vessel for use in foreign commerce, a contracted Interstate Common Carrier, or employees thereof.(2) Beer and wine may only be delivered when the ships …

(1) The per voyage quantity of beer and wine sold by a ships chandler to a vessel in foreign commerce or employees thereof is as follows: (a) Nine liters of beer per crew member per week, or (b) one liter of wine per crew member per week.(2) Additional per voyage quantities of be…

(1) Any licensee authorized by the board to sell liquor may sell liquor to the holder of an interstate common carrier license upon presentation of a special permit issued by the board to such licensee.(2) Sales of liquor to such properly licensed interstate commercial common pass…

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Craft distillery" means any distillery licensed under RCW 66.24.145 and located in the state of Washington.(2) "Domestic distillery" means any distillery licensed unde…

(1) All distilleries licensed under RCW 66.24.140 and 66.24.145, including craft, fruit, and laboratory distillers must:(a) Keep records regarding any spirits, whether produced or purchased, for three years after each sale;(b) In the case of spirits exported or sold, preserve all…

(1) A distillery license allows the licensee to engage in activities authorized in RCW 66.24.140.(2) A distillery licensee must comply with all applicable laws and rules including, but not limited to, the sampling, service, and sales requirements in WAC 314-28-065, the tasting ro…

(1) A craft distillery license allows a licensee to engage in activities authorized in RCW 66.24.145.(2) A craft distillery licensee must comply with all applicable laws and rules including, but not limited to, the sampling, service, and sales requirements in WAC 314-28-065, the …

(1) This section clarifies the language for contract production found in RCW 66.24.145. For the purposes of this section, contract production is when one craft distillery, referred to as the "contractor," produces distilled spirits for and sells contract distilled spirits to hold…

Per RCW 66.24.140 and 66.24.145, a craft distillery licensee is required to:(1) Submit copies of all permits required by the federal government;(2) Submit other licensing documents as determined by the board;(3) Ensure a minimum of fifty percent of all raw materials (including an…

Consistent with RCW 66.24.140 and 66.24.145:(1) Distillery and craft distillery licensees may engage in the following sampling, service, and sales activities:(a) Sell, for off-premises consumption:(i) Spirits of their own production;(ii) Spirits produced by another distillery or …

Consistent with RCW 66.24.140 and 66.24.145:(1) A distillery or craft distillery licensee must not allow any person under the age of twenty-one to enter a tasting room unless they are accompanied by their parent or legal guardian.(2)(a) Every tasting room must include a designate…

(1) Consistent with RCW 66.24.1471, licensed distilleries, craft distilleries, and off-site tasting rooms must comply with the food offerings requirements in this section. "Food offerings" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 66.24.1471.(a) Food offerings may be prepackaged fo…

(1) A distillery or craft distillery licensee shall provide, upon request by the board, information on the product it produces in-state and sells out-of-state. Information includes, but is not limited to, the amount of proof gallons sold, and for a craft distillery, the compositi…

A distillery or craft distillery licensee may accept orders for spirits from, and deliver spirits to, customers.(1) Resale. Spirits shall not be for resale.(2) Stock location. Spirits must come directly from a licensed distillery or craft distillery possession.(3) How to place an…