# Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of aromatised wine products and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Division (4): Bitter aromatised wine

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

Aromatised wine with a characteristic bitter flavour to which alcohol has been added.
The sales denomination ‘bitter aromatised wine’ is followed by the name of the main bitter-flavouring substance.
The sales denomination ‘bitter aromatised wine’ may be supplemented or replaced by the following terms:
‘Quinquina wine’, whose main flavouring is natural quinine flavouring,
‘Bitter vino’, whose main flavouring is natural gentian flavouring and which has been coloured with authorised yellow and/or red colour; the use of the word ‘bitter’ in this connection is without prejudice to its use to define products which do not fall within the scope of this Regulation,
‘Americano’, where the flavouring is due to the presence of natural flavouring substances derived from wormwood and gentian and which has been coloured with authorised yellow and/or red colours.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/251/annex/II/division/A/division/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-251/annex-II/division-A/division-4
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