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Division (5) Egg-based aromatised wine

United Kingdom

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Aromatised wine:

  • to which alcohol has been added,

  • to which good-quality egg yolk or extracts thereof have been added,

  • which has a sugar content expressed in terms of invert sugar of more than 200 grams, and

  • in the preparation of which the minimum quantity of egg yolk used in the mixture is 10 grams per litre.

The sales denomination ‘egg-based aromatised wine’ may be accompanied by the term ‘cremovo’ where such product contains wine of the protected designation of origin ‘Marsala’ in a proportion of not less than 80 %.

The sales denomination ‘egg-based aromatised wine’ may be accompanied by the term ‘cremovo zabaione’, where such product contains wine of the protected designation of origin ‘Marsala’ in a proportion of not less than 80 % and has an egg yolk content of not less than 60 grams per litre.