N.Y. Alcoholic Beverage Control Law § 80: Wine tasting

§ 80. Wine tasting. 1. Except as otherwise provided for in this

chapter, any person licensed to sell wine pursuant to this article, or

section sixty-three or section seventy-nine of this chapter, shall be

permitted to conduct wine tastings only upon the licensed premises. Wine

tastings which are conducted under the auspices of an official agent of

a farm winery, winery, wholesaler, or importer and where such agent is

physically present at all times during the conduct of the tasting, then,

in that event, any liability stemming from a right of action resulting

from a wine tasting as authorized herein, and in accordance with the

provisions of sections 11-100 and 11-101 of the general obligations law,

shall accrue to the farm winery, winery, wholesaler, or importer.

2. In addition to such other wine tastings permitted under this

chapter, licensed farm wineries, wineries, and wine wholesalers may

apply for a permit, pursuant to paragraph k of subdivision one of

section ninety-nine-b of this chapter, to conduct wine tastings. Such

permits shall be valid throughout the state and may be issued on an

annual basis or for individual events. Each such permit and the exercise

of the privilege granted thereby shall be subject to such rules of the

liquor authority as it deems necessary.