A Competition permit is available to groups/clubs for the purpose of hosting a homemade wine or beer competition where the quality of the homemade beverage alcohol is judged.
Permit holders may wish to purchase insurance for a competition event in order to protect themselves from any liability. SLGA assumes no responsibility or liability for any consequences of persons consuming homemade products.
Terms and Conditions
Minors:
- Minors are not permitted within the liquor permitted area unless accompanied by a parent, legal guardian, or spouse of legal age.
- Minors are not permitted to participate in or judge the competition, or to sell, purchase, consume, or handle beverage alcohol in any way.
Food requirements:
- Non-alcoholic beverages and food suitable for a snack or light meal must be made available to any individuals that consume alcohol as part of the event.
Judging:
- Only designated judges may sample product at the competition event.
- Judges may consist of the competitors and/or a panel of not more than ten (10) independent judges.
- A list of designated judges must be maintained by the permit holder and made available to SLGA inspectors upon request.
- There shall be no direct or indirect charge for individual samples.
- Once judging is complete, all homemade beverage alcohol must be removed from the permitted area.
Competitors:
- The permit holder may charge an entry fee for competitors to enter their wine/beer in the competition.
- A final list of competitors and their entries must be maintained by the permit holder and made available to SLGA inspectors upon request.
- An “entry” is defined as one type of wine/beer produced by one competitor. (Example: the submission of a white wine and a red wine is considered as two entries).
Public:
- The general public is not permitted to sample or judge product at the competition event.
- The event may be advertised and open to the general public.
Consumption of other alcohol:
- If other alcohol will be consumed during or after the competition event, a separate special occasion permit (SOP) is required. Both permits may be issued for the same area if desired.
- All alcohol consumed under the SOP must be purchased from a Saskatchewan liquor retailer. Homemade alcohol cannot be sold, served, or consumed under an SOP.
- A competition event may last a maximum of four hours, but a special occasion permit may be issued up to 12 hours. The combined length of the two permits may not exceed 12 hours.