Authorization. - The holder of a wine producer permit may:

• Ship crops grown on land owned by it in North Carolina to a winery, inside or outside the state, for the manufacture and bottling of unfortified wine from those crops and may receive that wine back in closed containers.
• Sell, deliver, and ship the unfortified wine manufactured from its crops in closed containers to wholesalers and retailers licensed under this Chapter as authorized by the ABC laws and also sell to exporters and nonresident wholesalers when the purchase is not for resale in this State.
• Regardless of the results of any local wine election, sell the wine manufactured from its crops for on- or off-premise consumption upon obtaining the appropriate permit under

The holder of an unfortified winery permit may:

• Manufacture unfortified wine
• Sell, deliver and ship unfortified wine in closed containers to wholesalers licensed under this Chapter as authorized by the ABC laws, except that wine may be sold to exporters and nonresident wholesalers only when the purchase is not for resale in this state
• Receive, in closed containers, unfortified wine produced outside North Carolina under the winery's label from grapes, berries, or other fruits owned by the winery, and sell, deliver, and ship that wine to wholesalers, exporters, and nonresident wholesalers in the same manner as its wine manufactured in North Carolina. This provision may be used only by a winery during its first three years of operation or when there is substantial damage to its grapes, berries, or other fruits from catastrophic crop loss. This provision may be used only three years out of every 10 years and notice must be given to the Commission each time this provision is used.
• Ship its wine in closed containers to individual purchasers inside and outside this state
• Furnish or sell "short-filled" packages, on which State taxes have been or will be paid, to its employees for the use of the employees or their families and guests in this state
• Regardless of the results of any local wine election, sell the wine owned by the winery for on- or off-premise consumption upon obtaining the appropriate permit under G.S. 18B-1001
• Sell the wine owned by the winery for on- or off-premise consumption at no more than three other locations in the state, upon obtaining the appropriate permit under G.S. 18B-1001
• Obtain a wine wholesaler permit to sell, deliver, and ship at wholesale unfortified wine manufactured at the winery. The authorization of this subdivision applies only to a winery that annually sells, to persons other than exporters and nonresident wholesalers when the purchase is not for resale in this state, no more than 300,000 gallons of unfortified wine manufactured by it at the winery.

The holder of a fortified winery permit may:

• Manufacture, purchase, import and transport brandy and other ingredients and equipment used in the manufacture of fortified wine
• Sell, deliver and ship fortified wine in closed containers to wholesalers licensed under this Chapter as authorized by the ABC laws, except that wine may be sold to exporters and nonresident wholesalers only when the purchase is not for resale in this state
• Ship its wine in closed containers to individual purchasers inside and outside this state;
• Furnish or sell "short-filled" packages, on which state taxes have been or will be paid, to its employees for the use of the employees or their families and guests in this state
• Regardless of the results of any local wine election, sell the winery's wine for on- or off-premise consumption upon obtaining the appropriate permit under G.S. 18B-1001.

• Special Qualifications. - Any winery which holds an unfortified winery permit and which produces its wine principally from honey, grapes or other fruit or grain grown in this state may obtain a limited winery permit.
• Authorized Acts. - The holder of a limited winery permit may give visitors free tasting samples of the wine. The Commission may issue rules regulating these tastings.

The holder of a wine wholesaler permit may:

• Receive, possess and transport shipments of fortified and unfortified wine
• Sell, deliver and ship wine in closed containers for purposes of resale to wholesalers or retailers licensed under this Chapter as authorized by the ABC laws
• Furnish and sell wine to its employees, subject to the rules of the Commission and the Department of Revenue
• In locations where the sale is legal, furnish wine to guests and any other person who does not hold an ABC permit, for promotional purposes, subject to rules of the Commission
• Sell out-of-date unfortified and fortified wines to holders of cider and vinegar manufacturer permits, provided that each bottle is marked "out-of-date" by the wholesaler.

The holder of a bottler permit may:

• Receive, possess and transport shipments of malt beverages, unfortified wine and fortified wine
• Bottle, sell, deliver and ship malt beverages, unfortified wine, and fortified wine in closed containers to wholesalers licensed under this Chapter as authorized by the ABC laws
• Furnish or sell packages which do not conform to the manufacturer's marketing standards, if State taxes have been or will be paid, to its employees for the use of the employees or their families and guests in this state.

• Authorized Acts. - The holder of a salesman permit may sell and transport malt beverages for a malt beverage wholesaler or sell and transport unfortified and fortified wine for a wine wholesaler.
• Persons Required to Obtain Permit. - All route salesmen and salesmen working at a wholesaler's warehouse shall obtain the permit described in this section. All salesmen shall be at least 21 years old.
• Validity Period. - A salesman permit shall be valid as provided in G.S. 18B-903(a), except that it shall be valid only so long as the salesman is employed by the same wholesaler.

• Authorized Acts. - The holder of a vendor representative permit may represent an unfortified winery, fortified winery, limited winery, brewery, bottler, importer, nonresident malt beverage vendor, or nonresident wine vendor, either as an employee or an agent, to solicit orders for that commercial permittee's product. The vendor representative may sell, deliver, and ship alcoholic beverages in this State only to permittees to whom the commercial permittee he represents may sell, deliver, or ship.
• Number of Permits. - A vendor representative shall secure a separate permit for each commercial permittee he represents. A permit may not be issued without the approval of the commercial permittee.

• Authorization. -The holder of an unfortified winery permit, limited winery permit or a wine producer permit may obtain a winery special event permit allowing the winery or wine producer to give free tastings of its wine, and to sell its wine by the glass or in closed containers, at trade shows, conventions, shopping malls, wine festivals, street festivals, holiday festivals, agricultural festivals, balloon races, local fund-raisers, and other similar events approved by the Commission. 
• Limitation. - A winery special event permit is valid only in a jurisdiction that has approved the establishment of ABC stores or has approved the sale of unfortified wine

Limitation on Sales --The holder of a wine producer permit may not sell, in total, annually, more than 20,000 gallons of wine manufactured off its premises from crops it has grown.

A farming establishment of at least five acres committed to the production of grapes, berries, or other fruits for the manufacture of unfortified wine.