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Georgia Beer & Wine in Grocery Stores (2026)

Permitted: In Georgia, groceries and convenience stores sell beer and wine, but distilled spirits require a separate retail package license — and local rules matter too.

PermittedVerified Jul 28, 2026

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In Georgia, groceries and convenience stores sell beer and wine, but distilled spirits require a separate retail package license — and local rules matter too. A city or county license must be issued before the state one, which is why Sunday sales and availability vary by locality.

Official source: dor.georgia.gov →

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Beer & Wine in Grocery Stores in states bordering Georgia

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

AlabamaPermitted
In Alabama, groceries and convenience stores sell beer and table wine of up to 16.5% alcohol by volume, but not spirits. Alabama issues no off-premises liquor license to a general retailer, and a package-store licensee may not sell general grocery items, so liquor comes from state ABC stores and licensed package stores. Some counties and municipalities are dry.
Verified Jul 28, 2026 · Source: alabcboard.gov · Full Alabama rule →
FloridaPermitted
In Florida, groceries and convenience stores sell beer and wine under a 2APS license, but spirits require a separate quota package store — which by statute must be a separate room with no direct opening into the grocery. Dry-county license variants cap alcohol at 6.243% alcohol by volume.
Verified Jul 28, 2026 · Source: www2.myfloridalicense.com · Full Florida rule →
North CarolinaPermitted
In North Carolina, groceries and convenience stores sell beer and wine — but not spirits, and even beer and wine sales are subject to county or municipal local-option approval. Spirits are sold only in ABC stores, because no North Carolina retail permit authorizes spirituous liquor.
Verified Jul 28, 2026 · Source: abc.nc.gov · Full North Carolina rule →
South CarolinaPermitted
In South Carolina, groceries and convenience stores sell beer and wine — but not spirits, and Sunday beer and wine sales exist only in counties and cities that passed a local-option permit. Spirits are sold only in "red dot" retail liquor stores, which may sell no food or merchandise, open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and may never open on Sunday.
Verified Jul 28, 2026 · Source: dor.sc.gov · Full South Carolina rule →
TennesseePermitted
In Tennessee, groceries and convenience stores sell beer, and they can sell wine only with a retail food store wine license — spirits are package-store only, and dry counties persist. That wine license requires at least 1,200 square feet, at least 20% of taxable sales from food, and a jurisdiction that approved wine sales by local-option election. Wine hours run from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Sunday, and Sunday sales have been allowed only since 1 Jan 2019.
Verified Jul 28, 2026 · Source: tn.gov · Full Tennessee rule →

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