The Western Cape Liquor Act which commenced on the 1st of April has changed the situation and opens the door for supermarkets to apply for an approval to conduct wine tastings. According to Danie Cronjé, the Director of Liquor Law Services at Cluver Markotter Incorporated it is expected that a number of supermarkets will apply for the required approval judging by the number of enquiries their company had received in this regard in the past. The Act also now makes it possible to charge a fee for wine tasting which was not the case under the 1989 Act, which stated that the wine offered for tasting by wineries had to be offered free of charge.