A Dover woman has been charged following an investigation into an alleged unlicensed wine manufacturing operation operating under the name Pale Moon Wine LLC.
According to the Delaware Division of Alcohol & Tobacco Enforcement (DATE), the investigation began after the Maryland Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission reported that products from Pale Moon Wine LLC were being sold at establishments in Maryland. Investigators subsequently determined the products originated in Delaware and alleged that the business did not possess the licenses required to manufacture or sell alcoholic beverages.
On June 10, DATE officers executed a search warrant at Pale Moon Wine LLC in Dover. During the search, officers seized seven 220-liter plastic barrels containing various wine flavors, one 200-liter plastic barrel of wine, 127 five-gallon buckets containing various wine flavors, 63 boxes of bottled wine, three corking machines, and additional equipment and materials used in wine production.
Authorities arrested 60-year-old Margaret Munro of Dover in connection with the investigation.
Munro was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 7 and charged with selling alcoholic liquor without a license, illegal manufacture of alcoholic liquor, illegal storage of alcoholic liquors, and misleading the public by means of signs or advertisements.
She was released on $300 unsecured bail pending further court proceedings.
