(a) There is a wine festival (WF) license.
(b) The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license that authorizes the holder to sell wine, a Class 3 winery license, or a Class 4 limited winery license.
(c) The license authorizes the holder to display and sell wine that is produced and processed in the State.
(d) A license holder shall display and sell wine:
(1) at retail for on– and off–premises consumption; and
(2) during the hours and days designated for the wine festival.
(e) (1) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Board shall choose 1 weekend each year for the wine festival.
(2) The Board shall choose a location that is not already licensed.
(3) The weekend chosen for the wine festival may not conflict with the dates chosen for the:
(i) Anne Arundel County Beer and Wine Festival;
(ii) Baltimore County Wine Festival;
(iii) Cumberland and Shenandoah Valley Wine Festival in Washington County; or
(iv) Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County.
(f) The license fee is $15.
(g) The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions
Subtitle 13 - Temporary Licenses
Part II - Festival, Sampling, and Tasting Licenses
Section 23-1304 - Beer Festival License
Section 23-1305 - Wine Festival License
Section 23-1306 - Wine Sampling License for Nonprofit Organization
Section 23-1307 - Beer and Wine Tasting License