Denver Business Licensing Center

Vintner's Restaurant License

Vintner's restaurant is a retail establishment that sells food for consumption on the premises and that manufactures no more than 250,000 gallons of wine on its premises each year.

Requirements

Sales and Service

Sale, service and consumption of beer, wine, and liquor by the drink for on-premises consumption; manufacture wine on the licensed premises and may:
Furnish manufactured wine for consumption on the licensed premises
Sell the manufactured wine to independent wholesalers for distribution to retailers
Sell the manufactured wine by the package for off-premises consumption
On and off-premises consumption sales of manufactured wine are allowed on Sundays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight.
Sell the manufactured wine at wholesale to licensed retailers in the amounts of up to 50,000 gallons per calendar year.
Must have a full kitchen with adequate equipment to prepare meals; meals must be available under the licensee's exclusive management and control
At least 15% of the gross annual income from on-premises food and drink must be from the sale of food

Hours of Operation

Seven days a week between 7:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m.

Multiple Interests

Multiple ownership is legal with the following classes of liquor licenses:

Other vintner's restaurant licenses
Hotel and restaurant and tavern liquor licenses
Hotel and restaurant with optional premises
Retail gaming tavern licenses
Racetrack licenses
Brew pubs
Arts licenses
Beer and wine licenses
Club licenses
Public transportation system license
3.2% beer licenses

Distance Restriction

A 500 foot distance restriction from colleges, universities, and seminaries applies to new vintner's restaurant applications. (This is by rule and regulation of the Denver Department of Excise an Licenses.)

Fees

Application Fees:

State - $1025.00

City - $750.00

License fees will be calculated at the time the permanent license is issued.

Required Documents

See documents required for a liquor license application.

A list of the names of all mangers of vintner's restaurant license must be provided to the state and local authorities.

Additional documents may be required for this class of license. Check with the Department of Excise and Licenses for specific requirements.

Managers

The names of all managers of vintner's restaurant licenses must be provided to the local and state licensing authorities whether a principal to the licensee or someone else manages the licensed premises.

Any changes in managers of vintner's restaurant licenses must be reported to both the City and the State within thirty (30 ) days of the change in manager.