§ 74653 Home Winegrape Processing Exemption

• •This rule doesn’t apply if you’re making wine at home just for yourself.
• •If you want this exception, you have to tell the government how you’re using the grapes.
• •The government decides if you really qualify for the exception.

If you grow grapes in your backyard and make wine just for your family to drink at home.

You don’t have to follow the usual rules, but you must fill out a paper saying you’re only using the grapes for your own wine. The government checks if that’s true.