Tex. Alcoh. Bev. Code Section 109.21
Home Production of Wine or Malt Beverages


(a)

The head of a family or an unmarried adult may produce for the person’s use or the use of the person’s family not more than 200 gallons of wine or malt beverages per year. No license or permit is required.

(b)

The commission may prohibit the use of any ingredient it finds detrimental to health or susceptible of use to evade this code. Only wine made from the normal alcoholic fermentation of the juices of dandelions or grapes, raisins, or other fruits may be produced under this section. Only malt beverages made from the normal alcoholic fermentation of malted barley with hops, or their products, and with or without other malted or unmalted cereals, may be produced under this section. The possession of wine or malt beverages produced under this section is not an offense if the person making it complies with all provisions of this section and the wine or malt beverages are not distilled, fortified, or otherwise altered to increase their alcohol content.

(c)

There is no annual state fee for beverages produced in compliance with this section.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 524, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 863, ch. 387, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1979; Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1351, ch. 278, Sec. 50, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 310, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 353, eff. September 1, 2021.

Source: Section 109.21 — Home Production of Wine or Malt Beverages, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/AL/htm/AL.­109.­htm#109.­21 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

109.01
Sale of Salvaged or Insured Loss
109.02
Registration of Beverages with Commission
109.03
Prerequisite to Salability
109.04
Sale of Malt Beverages: Procedure
109.05
Sale of Liquor: Procedure
109.06
Purchaser’s Right to Use Beverages
109.07
Salvor May Reject Bid
109.08
Exclusion
109.09
Removal, Destruction, and Disposal of Uninsured Beverages Unfit for Consumption
109.21
Home Production of Wine or Malt Beverages
109.22
Delivery of Home-produced Wine or Malt Beverages for Certain Purposes
109.31
Municipal Regulation of Liquor
109.32
Municipal and County Regulation of Malt Beverages
109.33
Sales near School, Church, or Hospital
109.35
Orders for Prohibition on Consumption
109.36
Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages near Homeless Shelter or Substance Abuse Treatment Center
109.51
Sacramental Wine
109.52
Warehouse Receipts
109.53
Citizenship of Permittee
109.54
Festivals and Civic Celebrations
109.55
Certificate
109.56
Conviction of Offense Relating to Discrimination
109.57
Application of Code
109.58
Relaxation of Restrictions as to Charitable Events
109.59
Application of Distance Requirements
109.60
Purchases by Certain Permitees
109.61
Use of Certain Electronically Readable Information
109.62
Temporary Relocation of Distributor or Wholesaler During Emergency
109.63
Bulk Transfers Between Certain Permittees and Licensees
109.64
Bulk Purchase for Industrial Use
109.331
Sales near Day-care Center or Child-care Facility
109.531
Additional Requirements for Application or Renewal of Permit, License, or Certificate by Out-of-state Residents
109.532
Criminal History Background Checks
109.541
Tastings at Certain Festivals and Civic Celebrations

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 109.21’s source at texas​.gov