Small Winery Vendors
Eligible Wineries must: Complete the Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) Application for Farmers Market Permit: www.michigan.gov/lcc
- A map of the Farmers Market location will be provided upon acceptance of your Farmers Market Application for submission with your Permit.
- Market Manager will sign the Permit upon acceptance for submission to the MLCC
- Wineries must make fewer than 5,000 gallons of wine per year at all locations
- Wineries must grow their own fruit or source county specific, Michigan fruit; if sourcing from other farms or vineyards, the winery must provide a detailed list of those sources with contact information.
- The Market Manager has the right to cancel a winery’s table assignment at any time, for any reason.
- Wineries must submit a copy of their liability insurance with insured in the amount of at least $1,000,000.
- Wineries shall supply trained servers (certificate on file) who will be present to distribute 1-ounce wine samples at the market. In the event of substitutions, the Market Manager must be notified and be provided with information for any/all new servers.
- Wineries will check photo identification of ALL customers sampling or purchasing wine and will not serve wine to anyone under the age of 21 years old, in accordance with federal law.
- Wineries must make fewer than 5,000 gallons of wine per year at all locations
- Due to the additional $25 annual permit cost for the wineries, the cost for a 10×10 space (maximum space allowed) will be reduced to $405 for the full Saturday/Wednesday Summer Season.
- Wine Vendors will devise their own system for distributing the 1-ounce pour (a fee may be collected) no one person will be served more than six ounces (one, 6 oz. glass of wine) per Vendor on a given market day.
Michigan Liquor Control Commission Manufacturers & Wholesalers Section P.O. Box 30005 Lansing, MI 48909
Toll –Free: 1-866-813-0011
Email: MLCCMWapplications@michigan.gov
Website: www.michigan.gov/lcc