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Board grants beer, wine and liquor tasting permit to First Colony Wine and Spirit
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The board approved a tasting-permit application allowing First Colony Wine and Spirit to host beer, wine and liquor tastings during its license year; applicants said tastings would be vendor-run, limited in quantity, and any opened product would be disposed of at day's end.
The Alcoholic Beverage Board of Saint Mary's County unanimously approved a beer, wine and liquor tasting permit for First Colony Wine and Spirit on June 12.
Applicants Prakash Kumar, R. Patel and Milton F. Kopsi, represented by attorney John Quinn, said they seek a tasting permit to help local and small-batch producers showcase products. The permit requested coverage for the remainder of the store's license period; board staff clarified the permit term aligns with the business's license renewal cycle.
Applicants told the board they plan to host vendor-run tastings initially and to dispose immediately of any opened, unconsumed product at the end of each tasting day, per board rules. They said tastings would be infrequent—about two or three times a month—and that the store would enforce 100 percent ID checks at tastings and follow the quantity limits established for beer, wine and liquor tastings.
Board members asked about monitoring consumption and disposal. The applicants said vendors would conduct tastings but the licensee remains responsible for compliance. “We have 100% ID check even through, the people doing it,” an applicant said; another added they would ensure vendors understand serving-size limits and disposal rules.
A board motion to approve the tasting-permit application passed unanimously; administrators advised the applicants how to collect and file license materials and to return with the license if they wish to pick it up promptly.
