Virginia Law

A person holding a distiller's, winery, or a farm winery license shall comply with the following procedures:

1. Records. Complete and accurate records shall be kept at the licensee's place of business for a period of two years, which records shall be available during reasonable hours for inspection by any member of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (authority) or its special agents. Such records shall include the following information:

a. The amount in liters and alcoholic content of each type of alcoholic beverage manufactured during each calendar month;

b. The amount of alcoholic beverages on hand at the end of each calendar month;

c. Withdrawals of alcoholic beverages for sale to the authority or licensees;

d. Withdrawals of alcoholic beverages for shipment outside of the Commonwealth, showing:

(1) Name and address of consignee;

(2) Date of shipment; and

(3) Alcoholic content, brand name, type of beverage, size of container, and quantity of shipment;

e. Purchases of cider or wine, including:

(1) Date of purchase;

(2) Name and address of vendor;

(3) Amount of purchase readily calculable in liters; and

(4) Amount of consideration paid; and

f. A distiller employed to distill any alcoholic beverage shall include in the distiller's records the name and address of the distiller's employer for such purpose, the amount of grain, fruit products, or other substances delivered by such employer, the type, amount in liters, and alcoholic content of alcoholic beverage distilled, the place where stored, and the date of the transaction.

2. Distillation for another. A distiller manufacturing spirits for another person shall:

a. At all times during distillation keep segregated and identifiable the grain, fruit, fruit products, or other substances furnished by the owner of those items;

b. Keep the alcoholic beverages distilled for such person segregated in containers bearing the date of distillation, the name of the owner, the amount in liters, and the type and alcoholic content of each container; and

c. Release the alcoholic beverages so distilled to the custody of the owner or otherwise only upon a written permit issued by the authority.

3. Farm wineries. A farm winery shall keep complete, accurate, and separate records of fresh fruits or other agricultural products grown or produced elsewhere and obtained for the purpose of manufacturing wine. Each farm winery must comply with the provisions of § 4.1-219 of the Code of Virginia for its applicable class of winery license relating to production of fresh fruits or other agricultural products. As provided in § 4.1-219, the authority, upon petition by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, may grant a waiver from the production requirements.