Home winemaking was the reason that some wine industry survived prohibition.

Rob L
"Tom S" > wrote in message
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> "sara1" > wrote in message ...
> > My ex-husband is trying to come up with reasons to take me back to court
> > over custody . . . his only "real" complaint that I am concerned with is
> > that he is bringing up the fact that I make my own wine. Here in the
> South
> > women shouldn't be drinking, much less making it in their washroom!!!
>
> Pardon my French, but your ex sounds like a bunghole!
>
> I'm sure the atf.gov site has the law spelled out in great detail, but it
> amounts to this:
>
> A maximum of 100 gallons of wine or beer per year, per adult resident (to
a
> maximum of 200 gallons total) may be produced at home for consumption on
the
> home premises. There is no tax on this production. You are not permitted
> to distill the product.
>
> This law was in effect even during prohibition, and remains so today -
even
> in dry states. Needless to say, the sale of wine grapes was very healthy
in
> those days.
>
> Tom S
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