Ind. Code § 7.1-3-12-1 Application
Sec. 1. Application. The commission may issue a vintner's permit to a person who desires to commercially manufacture wine.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-22.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
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in effectInd. Code § 7.1-3-12-2 Scope of permit
Sec. 2. The holder of a vintner's permit is entitled to manufacture wine and to bottle it or place it in other containers, including boxes that contain a bag designed to store and dispense wine, and bulk containers. A vintner also is entitled to transport wine and either to sell it, or deliver it, or both, in shipments to points outside this state, and to a wine wholesaler, and to another vintner. A vintner is not entitled to rectify or fortify wine unless the vintner is also the holder of either a distiller's permit, or a rectifier's permit, or both. A vintner is not entitled to sell to a consumer or to a permittee who sells wine at retail. A vintner is entitled to advertise the name and address of any retailer or dealer who sells wine produced by the vintner's winery.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-22.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1; Acts 1975, P.L.71, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.285-2019, SEC.28.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-12-3 Farm winery permit
Sec. 3. The commission may issue a farm winery permit to a person who:
(1) is the proprietor of a farm winery;
(2) desires to commercially manufacture wine; and
(3) is either:
(A) an individual; or
(B) a partnership, limited liability company, or corporation domiciled in or admitted to do business in Indiana.
A farm winery permit shall be valid from July 1, of the then current year to June 30, of the following year.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-22.5.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.36-1999, SEC.1; P.L.201-1999, SEC.2; P.L.14-2000, SEC.24; P.L.165-2006, SEC.21; P.L.194-2021, SEC.41.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-12-4 Farm winery; general requirements
Sec. 4. In order to be considered a "farm winery" within the meaning of this title and to be eligible to receive a farm winery permit, a wine-making establishment shall not annually sell more than one million (1,000,000) gallons of wine in Indiana, excluding wine shipped to an out-of-state address.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-22.5.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.93, SEC.1; Acts 1978, P.L.53, SEC.1; P.L.201-1999, SEC.3; P.L.165-2006, SEC.22; P.L.54-2008, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-12-5 Scope of farm winery permit
Sec. 5. (a) The following apply to the holder of a farm winery permit:
(1) A holder is entitled to manufacture wine and to place wine produced by the permit holder's farm winery in bottles or other permissible containers.
(2) A holder is entitled to serve complimentary samples of the winery's wine on the licensed premises or an outside area that is contiguous to the licensed premises, as approved by the commission if each employee who serves wine on the licensed premises:
(A) holds an employee's permit under IC 7.1-3-18-9; and
(B) completes a server training program approved by the commission.
(3) A holder is entitled to sell the winery's wine on the licensed premises to consumers either by:
(A) the glass;
(B) the bottle;
(C) a box that contains a bag designed for storing and dispensing wine;
(D) any combination of receptacles listed in clauses (A) through (C); or
(E) any other container permissible under federal law.
Notwithstanding IC 7.1-1-3-20, the licensed premises may include the farm winery parking lot or an area adjacent to the farm winery. The parking lot or an adjacent area may only be used for the purpose of conveying alcoholic beverages and other nonalcoholic items to a customer subject to section 5.5 of this chapter, and may not be used for point of sale purposes or any other purpose.
(4) A holder is entitled to sell wine by:
(A) the bottle;
(B) the can;
(C) a box that contains a bag designed for storing and dispensing wine;
(D) bulk container;
(E) the case; or
(F) any combination of receptacles listed in clauses (A) through (E);
to a person who is the holder of a permit to sell wine at wholesale.
(5) A holder is exempt from the provisions of IC 7.1-3-14.
(6) A holder is entitled to advertise the name and address of any retailer or dealer who sells wine produced by the permit holder's winery.
(7) A holder for wine described in IC 7.1-1-2-3(a)(4):
(A) may allow transportation to and consumption of the wine on the licensed premises; and
(B) may not sell, offer to sell, or allow the sale of the wine on the licensed premises.
(8) A holder is entitled to purchase and sell bulk wine as set forth in this chapter.
(9) A holder is entitled to sell wine as authorized by this section for carryout on Sunday.
(10) A holder is entitled to sell and ship the farm winery's wine to a person located in another state in accordance with the laws of the other state.
(11) A holder is entitled to sell the farm winery's wine to the holder of a supplemental caterer's permit issued under IC 7.1-3-9.5 for on-premises consumption only at an event that is held outdoors on property that is contiguous to the farm winery as approved by the commission.
(12) A holder is entitled to be the proprietor of a restaurant that is not subject to the minimum gross food sales or the minimum projected food sales set forth in 905 IAC 1-41-2 and the gross retail income requirements to sell carryout under IC 7.1-3-20-9.5. A holder is entitled to conduct the following activities:
(A) Hold a beer retailer's permit, a wine retailer's permit, or a liquor retailer's permit for a restaurant.
(B) Transfer wine directly from the farm winery to a restaurant that the farm winery has an interest in by means of:
(i) bottles or cans;
(ii) bulk containers; or
(iii) a continuous flow system.
(C) Install a window between the farm winery and an adjacent restaurant that allows the public and the holder of the permit to view both premises.
(D) Install a doorway or other opening between the farm winery and an adjacent restaurant that provides the public and the holder of the permit with access to both the farm winery and restaurant.
(13) A holder that does not distribute through an Indiana wine wholesaler is entitled under the farm winery permit to sell and deliver to a person holding a wine retailer or wine dealer permit under this title a total of not more than three thousand (3,000) gallons of the farm winery's wine in a calendar year, if the farm winery has not sold in Indiana more than fifteen thousand (15,000) gallons the previous calendar year. A holder that sells and delivers under this subdivision shall comply with all provisions applicable to a wholesaler in 905 IAC 1-5.1, 905 IAC 1-5.2, 905 IAC 1-21, 905 IAC 1-31, and 905 IAC 1-32.1.
(14) A holder may sell, donate, transport, and deliver wine to a qualified organization conducting any of the following:
(A) An allowable event under IC 7.1-3-6.1.
(B) A charity auction under IC 7.1-3-6.2.
(C) An event under IC 7.1-3-6.3.
(b) With the approval of the commission, a holder of a permit under this chapter may conduct business at not more than three (3) additional locations that are separate from the winery. At the additional locations, the holder of a permit may conduct any business that is authorized at the first location, except for manufacturing wine or placing wine in bottles or containers.
(c) A farm winery may transfer wine from a storage facility or an additional location described in subsection (b). A farm winery may sell or transfer wine directly to a wine wholesaler from a storage facility separate from the farm winery or an additional location described in subsection (b). A farm winery may not sell or transfer wine from a storage facility to any other permittee or a consumer. The farm winery shall maintain an adequate written record of wine transferred:
(1) between the farm winery and the storage facility; and
(2) from the storage facility to the wholesaler.
(d) With the approval of the commission, a holder of a permit under this chapter may:
(1) individually; or
(2) with other permit holders under this chapter, holders of artisan distiller's permits, holders of brewer's permits issued under IC 7.1-3-2-2(b), or any combination of holders described in this subdivision;
participate in a trade show or an exposition at which products of each permit holder participant are displayed, promoted, and sold. All of the permit holders may occupy the same tent, structure, or building. The commission may not grant approval under this subsection to a holder of a permit under this chapter for more than seventy-five (75) days in a calendar year.
(e) With the approval of the commission under subsection (d), a holder of a permit may participate in a farmers' market at which products of the permit holder are displayed, promoted, and sold. The permit holder may:
(1) provide samples of the permit holder's wine for consumption on the premises, subject to a limit of three (3) samples of not more than one (1) ounce per person; and
(2) sell the permit holder's wine in a qualified container for consumption off the premises.
(f) Upon proper notice to the commission under IC 7.1-3-21-14.5(d)(1), a holder of a permit under this chapter may participate in an event sponsored by a local board on the grounds of a county fair under IC 7.1-3-21-14.5(b).
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-22.5.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1; Acts 1975, P.L.71, SEC.2. As amended by P.L.85-1985, SEC.7; P.L.74-1996, SEC.1; P.L.201-1999, SEC.4; P.L.177-1999, SEC.7; P.L.235-2001, SEC.2; P.L.41-2002, SEC.2; P.L.224-2005, SEC.7; P.L.165-2006, SEC.23; P.L.186-2011, SEC.4; P.L.214-2016, SEC.8; P.L.85-2017, SEC.33; P.L.270-2017, SEC.9; P.L.279-2019, SEC.5; P.L.285-2019, SEC.29; P.L.194-2021, SEC.42; P.L.163-2025, SEC.33; P.L.164-2025, SEC.7; P.L.186-2025, SEC.277; P.L.6-2026, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-12-5.5 Delivery of alcoholic beverages to consumer in parking lot
Sec. 5.5. (a) This section applies to a farm winery that conveys alcoholic beverages to a customer in a parking lot or an area adjacent to the farm winery as provided under section 5 of this chapter.
(b) Wine must be:
(1) in the sealed original containers; and
(2) placed by an employee of the permittee who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age:
(A) in the trunk of the motor vehicle; or
(B) behind the last upright seat of the motor vehicle, if the motor vehicle is not equipped with a trunk.
(c) The employee of the permittee that conveys the alcoholic beverages to the customer must require the customer to provide proof of age in accordance with IC 7.1-5-10-23.
(d) The parking lot or area where the alcoholic beverages are conveyed to the customer must be:
(1) well lit; and
(2) within clear view of the main entrance to the building of the farm winery premises.
As added by P.L.194-2021, SEC.43.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-12-6 Repealed
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-22.5.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.201-1999, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.165-2006, SEC.41.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-12-7 Bulk wine purchases by farm winery
Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), a farm winery may purchase annually a quantity of bulk wine that does not exceed the greater of the following:
(1) Five thousand five hundred (5,500) gallons.
(2) Fifty percent (50%) of the quantity of wine produced by fermentation by the winery during the previous year.
(b) This subsection applies to a farm winery that suffers a loss of wine inventory due to natural or manmade disaster. If the farm winery documents the inventory loss and obtains permission from the commission, the winery may purchase a quantity of bulk wine not greater than the sum of the following:
(1) The quantity of the winery's wine inventory loss.
(2) The quantity of bulk wine that may be purchased by the farm winery annually under subsection (a).
(c) The limits in subsections (a) and (b) apply only to wine sold directly to a consumer in Indiana. No limit is imposed on the amount of bulk wine that may be used in producing wine sold through a wholesaler or sold outside of Indiana.
As added by P.L.41-2002, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.68-2021, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 7.1-3-12-7.5 Sale of wine and beer or liquor from bar
Sec. 7.5. (a) This section applies if:
(1) a person having an interest in a farm winery permit also has an interest in a brewer's permit under IC 7.1-3-2-7(5) or an artisan distillery; and
(2) the farm winery and the brewery or artisan distillery production facility occupy the same building.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision, a person to whom this section applies may sell by the glass for consumption on the premises all alcoholic beverages:
(1) manufactured by the two (2) production facilities; and
(2) from a bar.
The commission may not require any physical separation at the bar between the service of alcoholic beverages manufactured by one (1) production facility and the service of alcoholic beverages manufactured by the other production facility.
(c) This section does not exempt a person to whom this section applies from complying with permit restrictions affecting the sales and service of each of the alcoholic beverages manufactured by the production facilities. If the law applicable to one (1) of the permits under subsection (a)(2) that the person has an interest in is more prohibitive or restrictive regarding the presence of a minor in the bar area of the licensed premises than the law applicable to the other premises under subsection (a)(2) that the person has an interest in, the more prohibitive or restrictive law applies to the single bar area.
As added by P.L.97-2015, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.285-2019, SEC.30.
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