Tex.
Alcoh. Bev. Code Section 16.07
Wine Sampling
(a)
The holder of a winery permit may conduct wine samplings, including wine tastings, on the permitted premises. The holder of the permit may collect a fee for the wine sampling.(b)
A sampling event authorized by this section may not be advertised except by on-site communication or by direct mail.(c)
A person other than the holder of a permit or the holder’s agent or employee may not dispense or participate in the dispensing of wine under this section.(d)
A person authorized to dispense wine under this section:(1)
may serve a person more than one sample; and(2)
may not serve a sample to a minor or to an obviously intoxicated person.(e)
A person who receives a sample may not remove the sample from the permitted premises.(f)
For the purposes of this code and any other law of this state or a political subdivision of this state, the holder of a permit, during the sampling of wine under this section, is:(1)
not the holder of a permit authorizing the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption; and(2)
not considered to have received any revenue from the on-premises sale of alcoholic beverages.
Source:
Section 16.07 — Wine Sampling, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AL/htm/AL.16.htm#16.07 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
