This bill, Minnesota Senate File No. 1939, proposes an amendment to Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 340A.26, subdivision 2, concerning brewery taproom licenses. Specifically, the bill adjusts the restrictions on the amount of wine that a winery may produce while holding a brewer taproom license.

Key Changes:

• The bill modifies the production limit for wineries seeking a brewer taproom license.
• Under the amended statute, a winery producing more than 250,000 gallons of wine annually would not be eligible for a brewer taproom license.
• This restriction aligns with a similar cap that prevents breweries producing more than 250,000 barrels of malt liquor annually from obtaining a brewer taproom license.

Summary:

This bill ensures that large-scale wineries exceeding the specified production threshold cannot obtain a brewer taproom license, keeping it primarily available to smaller-scale producers.