Terms Used In Tennessee Code 57-5-113

  • 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.
  • 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

Any establishment that is permitted to sell liquor or wine for on-premises consumption pursuant to chapter 4 of this title shall be allowed to sell beer at any time the establishment is legally authorized to sell liquor or wine; provided, that the establishment has lawfully obtained a beer permit from the appropriate jurisdiction.