{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-934/article-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-934/article-8.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2019/934",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/934 of 12 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards wine-growing areas where the alcoholic strength may be increased, authorised oenological practices and restrictions applicable to the production and conservation of grapevine products, the minimum percentage of alcohol for by-products and their disposal, and publication of OIV files",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-934",
  "path": "article/8",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "General rules on blending and coupage",
  "text": "1. A wine may be obtained by blending or coupage only where the constituents of that blending or coupage possess the required characteristics for obtaining wine and comply with Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and this Regulation.\nCoupage of a non-PDO/PGI white wine with a non-PDO/PGI red wine cannot produce a rosé wine.\nHowever, the second subparagraph does not exclude coupage of the type referred to therein where the final product is intended for the preparation of a cuvée as defined in point 12 of Part IV of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 or intended for the production of semi-sparkling wines.\n2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 8(1) revoked (E.) (1.1.2024) by The Wine (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1362), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Art. 8(2) omitted (27.5.2021) by virtue of The Food and Drink (Miscellaneous Amendments Relating to Food and Wine Composition, Information and Labelling) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/632), regs. 1, 10(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/934/article/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:43:20.602911+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}