2018 Tennessee Code
Title 57 - Intoxicating Liquors
Chapter 3 - Local Option--Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors
Part 8 - Sale of Wine in Retail Food Stores
§ 57-3-812. Storage and delivery of wine -- Purchase of wine from wholesaler.
(a) A retail food store licensed to sell wine under this part shall not store any wine off of the licensed premises.
(b) All deliveries of wine to a retail food store must be made by a licensed wholesaler through a common carrier, a contract carrier or on vehicles owned by the wholesaler. The deliveries shall only be made to the business address of the retail food store.
(c) All purchases of wine from a licensed wholesaler by a retail food store must be conducted by designated managers on premises at each retail food store location where delivery will be made. A retail food store may have more than one (1) designated manager per location.
(d) A wholesaler shall not take orders for wine from any retail food store employee other than a designated manager; provided, that an order does not include a preorder made by a person with a pending application for a retail food store wine license.
