Commission Economie et droit

Adopted

Wine distillate

I.7.2 Wine distillate

Alcoholic liquid produced

  • by direct distillation of wine and possibly wine distillate added or,
  • by re-distillation of a wine distillate.

The wine distillate, contrary to neutral alcohol of vitivinicultural origin, must have the aroma and taste from the above-mentioned raw materials.

Wine Vinegar

I.6.11 Wine vinegar

Wine vinegar is a product suitable for human consumption, produced exclusively by the acetic fermentation of wine with a minimum acidity of 60 g/L expressed as acetic acid and with a maximum ethanol content of 4% vol.

Lightly sparkling grape drink

I.6.5 Lightly sparkling grape drink

Drink derived from the grape or grape must, containing carbon dioxide as a result of its partial fermentation, which may have undergone solely physical practices and treatments authorised by the present Code, and destined to be used in the diet, to the exclusion of all oenological use.

The alcohol of the finished product shall be of exclusively endogenous origin and the alcohol content shall not exceed 3% vol.