Virginia ABC can require a wholesale wine licensee to file a bond payable to the Commonwealth under § 4.1-235, conditioned on securing wine lawfully and remitting the proper mark-up. At the $2,500 amount, our premium is $100 flat — and the application collects no credit information.
















License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Small fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your wholesale wine license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
Virginia licenses wholesale wine distributors through the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority. Under § 4.1-235, the Board can require a wholesale wine licensee to file a bond payable to the Commonwealth, signed by the applicant and a surety company authorized to do business in Virginia.
The bond is a tax-and-compliance guarantee. It is conditioned on the licensee securing wine only in a manner provided by law, remitting the proper mark-up to the Board, keeping required records, and abiding by the Board's regulations. The $2,500 amount is the smaller of the two published wholesale wine tiers (the larger is $10,000).
The Board may waive the surety and bond where a manufacturer, bottler, or wholesaler has already demonstrated financial responsibility — so confirm whether a bond is actually required on your application before you file. When it is required, we issue it at our honest flat pricing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application doesn't collect credit information.
Start the application →$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.