RESOLUTION OIV-OENO 434-2011

MAXIMUM COPPER CONTENT IN CERTAIN LIQUEUR WINES

The GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

Following a proposal made by the “Oenology” Commission II and after a study by the Sub-commission for “Methods of Analysis”

CONSIDERING the opinion of the “Health and Safety” Commission;

CONSIDERING that the liqueur wines produced from unfermented or slightly fermented grape must can present a  copper content greater than the maximum limit of 1mg/l appearing in appendix C of the Compendium of International Analysis Methods for Wines and Musts;

HAS DECIDED, pending new elements likely to allow its potential increase, to modify Appendix C (OIV-MA-C1-01) to the Compendium of International Analysis Methods for Wines and Musts by adding the following maximum content for copper

• 2 mg/l for liqueur wines produced from unfermented or slightly fermented grape must

ENCOURAGES the member countries to develop good viticultural practices designed to reduce the copper content in liqueur wines produced from unfermented wine must.