A5526

Authorizes temporary waiver from requirement that farm winery use NJ grown fruit.

Authorizes the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control to waive the requirement that the holder of a farm winery license manufacture fermented wines and fruit juices from at least 51 percent grapes or fruit grown in the State during the first five years of the winery’s operation. The waiver would be granted provided the licensee agrees to manufacture fermented wines and fruit juices with the minimum percentage of grapes or fruits grown in the State as soon as practicable.