# Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007, Division (1): Wine

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

"Wine" means the product obtained exclusively from the total or partial alcoholic fermentation of fresh grapes, whether or not crushed, or of grape must.
Wine shall:
(a)have, whether or not following application of the processes specified in Section B of Part I of Annex VIII, an actual alcoholic strength of not less than 8,5 % volume ...;
(b)have, by way of derogation from the otherwise applicable minimum actual alcoholic strength, where it has a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication, whether or not following application of the processes specified in Section B of Part I of Annex VIII, an actual alcoholic strength of not less than 4,5 % volume;
(c)have a total alcoholic strength of not more than 15 % volume. However, by way of derogation:
the upper limit for the total alcoholic strength may reach up to 20 % volume for wines which have been produced without any enrichment from wine growing areas specified under Article 75(2) in regulations made under section 9 of the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020,
the upper limit for the total alcoholic strength may exceed 15 % volume for wines with a protected designation of origin which have been produced without enrichment, or enriched only by partial concentration processes listed in point 1 of Section B of Part I of Annex VIII, provided that the product specification in the technical file of the protected designation of origin concerned allows for that possibility;
(d)have, subject to derogations provided for under Article 75(2) in regulations made under section 9 of the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020, a total acidity content, expressed as tartaric acid, of not less than 3,5 grams per litre or 46,6 milliequivalents per litre.
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However, the Secretary of State may , with the agreement of the relevant authorities for Wales and Scotland, allow the use of the term "wine" if:
(a)it is accompanied by the name of a fruit in the form of a composite name to market products obtained by the fermentation of fruit other than grapes; or
(b)it is part of a composite name.
Any confusion with products corresponding to the wine categories in this Annex shall be avoided.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/1308/annex/VII/part/II/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1308/annex-VII/part-II/division-1
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