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Board hears proposal for a wine “accessory” license; debate highlights enforcement and market concerns
Summary
Staff presented a draft ‘wine accessory license’ (WAL) to allow limited retail bottle sales tied to on-premise service. Business owners supported the idea as a convenience; some commissioners raised enforcement and fairness concerns. Board directed staff to meet with stakeholders for refinements.
At the Liquor Control Board’s Sept. 1 meeting, staff presented a draft proposal for a wine accessory license — an add-on license intended to let certain on-premise licensees sell a limited number of bottles to customers for off-premise consumption when purchased in conjunction with food or on-premise service. The proposal would allow holders of specified license classes to sell up to two bottles of wine per customer as an accessory to an on-premise sale, staff said. The draft included eligibility, quantity limits and food-sale percentage safeguards. Steve Sprague, the presenting staff member, called the draft an “add on license” and described it as “wine…
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