Permits certain winery license holders to sell wine produced by other winery licensees under certain circumstances; establishes supplemental wine production facility license.

S2183 SLP Statement 5/18/26

SENATE LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No.
2183

with
committee amendments

STATE
OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:
�MAY 18,
2026

����� The Senate Law and Public Safety Committee reports
favorably and with committee amendments Senate Bill No. 2183.

����� As amended and reported by the committee, this bill
permits holders of a plenary
winery license or a farm winery license, who produces not more than 250,000
gallons of wine per year, to sell and transfer in bond wine produced by the
licensee to any holder of a plenary winery license or farm winery license, or
to any winery located outside this State in accordance with the laws of that
state, for purposes of resale.� Wine transferred under the provisions of the
amended bill may be sold by the receiving winery in accordance with current law,
provided, however, that the wine is labeled, marketed, advertised, and offered
for sale solely under the brand name, trade name, label, or other identifying
information of the receiving winery and in accordance with applicable federal
law and regulations.

����� Additionally,
wine transferred to another winery under the provisions of the amended bill are
not to be considered towards the calculation of the amount of wine produced by
the producing winery but is to be considered towards the total number of
gallons produced per year by the receiving winery.� The amended bill also provides
that no less than 50 percent of the wine sold per year is required to be
produced on the license holder�s premises.�

����� In
addition, this amended bill establishes a supplemental wine production facility
sublicense.� The holder of a plenary winery license or a farm winery license
engaged in the production of wine on the licensed premises of the winery who
holds a supplemental wine production facility sublicense would be entitled to
produce wine at the supplemental wine production facility owned and leased by
the license holder.�

���� Under
the amended bill, the holder of this sublicense is additionally entitled,
subject to rules and regulations, to transfer wine produced at the supplemental
wine production facility to the licensed premises of the winery or salesroom
for sale at retail to consumers and to otherwise sell and distribute wine
produced at the supplemental wine production facility pursuant to the laws of
the place of sale and distribution.�

���� The amended
bill provides that any wine produced at the supplemental production facility
that is not sold to another winery license holder is to be considered when
calculating the total gallons per year of wine produced by the licensee for
purposes of determining any fees, limitations, and eligibility for privileges
that may pertain to the holder of a plenary winery license or farm winery
license.�

���� The amended
bill prohibits the sale of wine at retail to consumers on the premises of the
supplemental wine production facility.�

���� Under
the amended bill, the fee for the sublicense is $750.�

����� This bill was prefiled for introduction in the
2026-2027 session pending technical review.� As reported, the bill includes the
changes required by technical review, which has been performed.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
:

����� The committee amended the bill to:

����� (1)� clarify that a holder of a
plenary winery license or a farm
winery license
, who produces not more than 250,000 gallons of wine per
year, is permitted to sell and transfer in bond wine produced by the licensee
to any holder of a plenary winery license or farm winery license, or to any
winery located outside this State in accordance with the laws of that state,
for purposes of resale;

����� (2)� clarify that wine transferred under the
provisions of the bill may be sold by the receiving winery in accordance with
the provisions of current law, provided, however, that the wine is labeled,
marketed, advertised, and offered for sale solely under the brand name, trade
name, label, or other identifying information of the receiving winery and in
accordance with applicable federal law and regulations;

����� (3)� clarify that wine transferred to another winery
under the provisions of the bill is not to be considered towards the
calculation of the amount of wine produced by the producing winery but is to be
considered towards the total number of gallons produced per year by the
receiving winery;

����� (4)� clarify the term �product� to include wine that
is bottled; and

����� (5)� define the phrase �in bond� as a transfer of
untaxed bulk or bottled wine between bonded winery premises pursuant to
applicable federal law and regulations.