New law aims to boost business for RI wineries

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A new law will allow more Rhode Island wineries to sell their products to customers onsite.

Previously, local wineries were not allowed to sell their products onsite unless the fruit was grown in Rhode Island.

The new law lets wineries sell up to three five-ounce glasses of wine and three 750-milliliter bottles to a customer per day.

Senate Majority Whip Valarie Lawson sponsored the bill. “This simple change in our law will mean a lot for these businesses and their communities,” she said in a press release.

“Customers should be able to come, see the wine being made and share a glass with the winemakers,” Lawson added.

Breweries and distilleries were already allowed to sell limited amounts of their products onsite.