(a) There is levied upon the sale or distribution by sale or gift a tax of one dollar and twenty-one cents ($1.21) on each gallon of wine, and a like or proportional rate per gallon on wine sold or distributed in any other container of more or less than one gallon (1 gal.); provided, however, that this chapter shall not apply to the sale, gift or distribution of any wine manufactured, sold, given away or distributed and used solely for sacramental purposes.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 57-3-302

  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Gift: means and includes the unauthorized distribution of alcoholic beverages by a licensee for which no payment is expected or received. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101
  • Wine: means the product of the normal alcoholic fermentation of the juice of dried or fresh, sound, ripe grapes, fruit, or other agricultural products, with the usual cellar treatment and necessary additions to correct defects due to climatic, saccharine, and seasonal conditions, including champagne, sparkling, and fortified wine of an alcoholic content not to exceed twenty-one percent (21%) by volume. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101
(b) There is levied upon the sale or distribution by sale or gift a tax of four dollars and forty cents ($4.40) on each gallon of spirits, and a like or proportional rate per gallon on spirits sold or distributed in any container of more or less than one gallon (1 gal.).
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