Nevada Revised Statutes 597.240 v2 – Operation of winery; regulations. [Effective October 1, 2025.]
1. A winery, including a winery that consists of multiple noncontiguous locations, that is federally bonded and permitted by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury, including, without limitation, an alternating proprietorship of not more than four such wineries, and that has been issued a wine-maker’s license for each noncontiguous location of the winery pursuant to NRS 369.200 may:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 597.240 v2
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
(a) Produce, bottle, blend and age wine.
(b) Import wine or juice from a winery that is located in another state and that is federally bonded and permitted by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, to be fermented into wine or, if already fermented, to be mixed with other wine or aged in a suitable cellar, or both.
2. A winery that has been issued a wine-maker’s license pursuant to NRS 369.200 on or before September 30, 2015, may:
(a) Sell at retail or serve by the glass, on its premises and at one other location, wine produced, blended or aged by the winery. The amount of wine sold at a location other than on the premises of the winery may not exceed 50 percent of the total volume of the wine sold by the winery.
(b) Serve by the glass, on its premises, any alcoholic beverage.
(c) Transfer in bulk wine produced, blended or aged by the winery:
(1) To a person holding a valid wholesale wine and liquor dealer’s license issued pursuant to chapter 369 of NRS for the purpose of transferring in bulk the wine to an estate distillery for the purpose of distillation and blending, which transfer is taxable only as provided in NRS 597.237; or
(2) If there is no wholesaler who is able or willing to accept and transfer in bulk the wine pursuant to subparagraph (1), to a person holding a valid license to operate an estate distillery issued pursuant to chapter 369 of NRS for the purpose of distillation and blending, which transfer is taxable only as provided in NRS 597.237 and must be performed in accordance with the terms and conditions of a special permit for the transportation of the wine obtained from the Department of Taxation pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 369.450.
3. A winery that is issued a wine-maker’s license pursuant to NRS 369.200 on or after October 1, 2015:
(a) If 25 percent or more of the wine produced, blended or aged by the winery is produced, blended or aged from fruit grown or honey produced in this State, may:
(1) Sell at retail or serve by the glass, on its premises, wine produced, blended or aged by the winery.
(2) Transfer in bulk wine produced, blended or aged by the winery:
(I) To a person holding a valid wholesale wine and liquor dealer’s license issued pursuant to chapter 369 of NRS for the purpose of transferring in bulk the wine to an estate distillery for the purpose of distillation and blending, which transfer is taxable only as provided in NRS 597.237; or
(II) If there is no wholesaler who is able or willing to accept and transfer in bulk the wine pursuant to sub-subparagraph (I), to a person holding a valid license to operate an estate distillery issued pursuant to chapter 369 of NRS for the purpose of distillation and blending, which transfer is taxable only as provided in NRS 597.237.
(3) Sell alcoholic beverages at retail if the winery:
(I) Has obtained any license or permit required to sell alcoholic beverages at retail in the jurisdiction in which the winery is located; and
(II) Complies with NRS 369.487.
(b) If less than 25 percent of the wine produced, blended or aged by the winery is produced, blended or aged from fruit grown or honey produced in this State, may:
(1) Sell at retail or serve by the glass, on its premises, not more than 1,000 cases of wine produced, blended or aged by the winery per calendar year.
(2) Subject to the limitation set forth in subparagraph (1), sell alcoholic beverages at retail if the winery:
(I) Has obtained any license or permit required to sell alcoholic beverages at retail in the jurisdiction in which the winery is located; and
(II) Complies with NRS 369.487.
4. The State Board of Agriculture may adopt regulations for the purposes of ensuring that a winery is in compliance with any requirements established by the Federal Government for labeling bottles of wine produced, blended or aged by the winery.
5. For the purposes of this section, an instructional wine-making facility is not a winery.