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Virginia's Sangria Ban, Yup it's Illegal to serve
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Lurker.
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Date: March 02, 2008 07:30PM
I found this article interesting so I thought I would share -
RICHMOND, Jan. 23 -- A Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control agent conducting a routine inspection in 2006 cited La Tasca Spanish Tapas Bar and Restaurant in Old Town Alexandria for violating an obscure 75-year-old state law:
It's illegal to serve sangria in Virginia.
The fruity cocktail of wine and brandy that is a must-have at Spanish restaurants violates a law that forbids mixing wine or beer with spirits. If convicted, a bartender could go to jail for a year.
So this would also mean that Yager bombs are illegal.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/23/AR2008012303400.html
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/02/2008 07:32PM by Lurker..
RICHMOND, Jan. 23 -- A Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control agent conducting a routine inspection in 2006 cited La Tasca Spanish Tapas Bar and Restaurant in Old Town Alexandria for violating an obscure 75-year-old state law:
It's illegal to serve sangria in Virginia.
The fruity cocktail of wine and brandy that is a must-have at Spanish restaurants violates a law that forbids mixing wine or beer with spirits. If convicted, a bartender could go to jail for a year.
So this would also mean that Yager bombs are illegal.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/23/AR2008012303400.html
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/02/2008 07:32PM by Lurker..
Re: Virginia's Sangria Ban, Yup it's Illegal to serve
Posted by:
TheMeeper
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Date: March 02, 2008 07:33PM
Re: Virginia's Sangria Ban, Yup it's Illegal to serve
Posted by:
native
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Date: March 02, 2008 07:34PM
Really? I remember going to Olive Garden a few months back with a couple of friends and they served us a pitcher of sangria. Why would this be illegal?
Re: Virginia's Sangria Ban, Yup it's Illegal to serve
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SE
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Date: March 02, 2008 07:40PM
This is such BS. A lot of places serve Sangria. And as a side note- La Tasca rocks =D
Re: Virginia's Sangria Ban, Yup it's Illegal to serve
Posted by:
SE
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Date: March 02, 2008 07:41PM
Lurker. Wrote:
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> So this would also mean that Yager bombs are
> illegal.
Actually it wouldn't, since Red Bull isnt Wine or Beer.
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> So this would also mean that Yager bombs are
> illegal.
Actually it wouldn't, since Red Bull isnt Wine or Beer.
Re: Virginia's Sangria Ban, Yup it's Illegal to serve
Posted by:
TheMeeper
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Date: March 02, 2008 07:42PM
native Wrote:
>Why would this be illegal?
Arcane state law that's somehow still on the books. Something to do with prohibiting the mixture of beer and wine with distilled spirits.
>Why would this be illegal?
Arcane state law that's somehow still on the books. Something to do with prohibiting the mixture of beer and wine with distilled spirits.
Re: Virginia's Sangria Ban, Yup it's Illegal to serve
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Just me
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Date: March 02, 2008 09:05PM
If everything goes as expected the law will change July 1 with the rest of newly enacted laws. Sometimes the sangria you are served is wine and not a true sangria with brandy.
BTW the bartender cannot mix the two different alcohols but you can. Like a boilermaker. The bartender can give you a shot of whiskey and a mug of beer it is up to you to mix them whatever way you want.
BTW the bartender cannot mix the two different alcohols but you can. Like a boilermaker. The bartender can give you a shot of whiskey and a mug of beer it is up to you to mix them whatever way you want.