Alcoholic Beverage Code § 16.07

Sec. 16.07. WINE SAMPLING. (a) The holder of a winery permit may conduct wine samplings, including wine tastings, on the permitted premises. The holder of the permit may collect a fee for the wine sampling. (b) A sampling event authorized by this section may not be advertised except by on-site communication or by direct mail. (c) A person other than the holder of a permit or the holder's agent or employee may not dispense or participate in the dispensing of wine under this section. (d) A person authorized to dispense wine under this section: (1) may serve a person more than one sample; and (2) may not serve a sample to a minor or to an obviously intoxicated person. (e) A person who receives a sample may not remove the sample from the permitted premises. (f) For the purposes of this code and any other law of this state or a political subdivision of this state, the holder of a permit, during the sampling of wine under this section, is: (1) not the holder of a permit authorizing the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption; and (2) not considered to have received any revenue from the on-premises sale of alcoholic beverages. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 998, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.