1. A manufacturer, vintner, bottler, importer, or vendor of wine, or an agent thereof, desiring to ship, sell, or have wine brought into this state for sale at wholesale by a class “A” permittee shall first make application for and shall be issued a vintner’s certificate of compliance by the administrator for that purpose. The vintner’s certificate of compliance shall expire at the end of one year from the date of issuance and shall be renewed for a like period upon application to the administrator unless otherwise revoked for cause. Each completed application for a vintner’s certificate of compliance or renewal of a certificate shall be submitted electronically, or in a manner prescribed by the administrator, and shall be accompanied by a fee of two hundred dollars payable to the division. Each holder of a vintner’s certificate of compliance shall furnish the information required by the administrator in the form the administrator requires. A vintner or wine bottler whose plant is located in Iowa and who otherwise holds a class “A” wine permit to sell wine at wholesale is exempt from the fee, but not the other terms and conditions. The holder of a vintner’s certificate of compliance may also hold a class “A” wine permit.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 123.180

  • Administrator: means the administrator of the division, appointed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or the administrator's designee. See Iowa Code 123.3
  • Alcohol: means the product of distillation of any fermented liquor rectified one or more times, whatever may be the origin thereof, and includes synthetic ethyl alcohol. See Iowa Code 123.3
  • Application: means a written request for the issuance of a permit, license, or certificate that is supported by a verified statement of facts and submitted electronically, or in a manner prescribed by the administrator. See Iowa Code 123.3
  • Completed application: means an application where all necessary fees have been paid in full, any required bonds have been submitted, the applicant has provided all information requested by the division, and the application meets the requirements of section 123. See Iowa Code 123.3
  • Division: means the alcoholic beverages division of the department of commerce established by this chapter. See Iowa Code 123.3
  • Importer: means the person who transports or orders, authorizes, or arranges the transportation of alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer into this state whether the person is a resident of this state or not. See Iowa Code 123.3
  • Person: means any individual, association, or partnership, any corporation, limited liability company, or other similar legal entity, any club, hotel or motel, or any municipal corporation owning or operating a bona fide airport, marina, park, coliseum, auditorium, or recreational facility in or at which the sale of alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer is only an incidental part of the ownership or operation. See Iowa Code 123.3
  • premises: means all rooms, enclosures, contiguous areas, or places susceptible of precise description satisfactory to the administrator where alcoholic beverages, wine, or beer is sold or consumed under authority of a retail alcohol license, wine permit, or beer permit. See Iowa Code 123.3
  • sell: means a transfer of title or of the right to use by lease, bailment, or any other means, but excludes a wholesale transaction with a distributor or hearing aid specialist, and excludes the temporary, charitable loan or educational loan of a hearing aid without remuneration. See Iowa Code 154A.1
  • State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See Iowa Code 152E.3
  • Wine: means any beverage containing more than six and twenty-five hundredths percent of alcohol by volume but not more than twenty-one and twenty-five hundredths percent of alcohol by volume obtained by the fermentation of the natural sugar contents of fruits or other agricultural products but excluding any product containing alcohol derived from malt or by the distillation process from grain, cereal, molasses, or cactus. See Iowa Code 123.3
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. At the time of applying for a vintner’s certificate of compliance, each applicant shall file with the division a list of all class “A” wine permittees with whom it intends to do business. The listing of class “A” wine permittees as filed with the division shall be amended by the holder of the certificate of compliance as necessary to keep the listing current with the division.
 3. All class “A” wine permit holders shall sell only those brands of wine which are manufactured, bottled, fermented, shipped, or imported by a person holding a current vintner’s certificate of compliance. An employee or agent working for or representing the holder of a vintner’s certificate of compliance within this state shall register the employee’s or agent’s name and address with the division. These names and addresses shall be filed with the division’s copy of the certificate of compliance issued except that this provision does not require the listing of those persons who are employed on the premises of a bottling plant, or winery where wine is manufactured, fermented, or bottled in Iowa or the listing of those persons who are thereafter engaged in the transporting of the wine.
 4. It is unlawful for a holder of a vintner’s certificate of compliance or the holder’s agent, or any class “A” wine permittee or the permittee’s agent, to discriminate between class “B”, special class “B”, and class “E” retail alcohol licensees authorized to sell wine at retail.
 5. It is unlawful for a holder of a vintner’s certificate of compliance or the vintner’s agent who is engaged in the business of selling wine to class “A” wine permittees to discriminate between class “A” wine permittees authorized to sell wine at wholesale.
 6. Any violation of the requirements of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter shall subject the holder of a vintner’s certificate of compliance or a class “A” wine permit holder to the general penalties provided in this chapter and shall constitute grounds for imposition of a civil penalty, suspension of the certificate or permit, or revocation of the certificate or permit after notice and opportunity for a hearing pursuant to section 123.39 and chapter 17A.
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