RESOLUTION OIV-ECO 401-2012

WINE VINEGAR

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

Taking note of the work of the “Law and Consumer Information” expert group,

DECIDES:

To insert in the “International Code of Oenological Practices” the following definition:

PART I

Chapter 6: Products derived from grapes, musts or wine

6.11. Wine vinegar

Wine vinegar is a product suitable for human consumption, produced exclusively by the acetic fermentation of wine with a minimum acidity of 60 g/L expressed as acetic acid and with a maximum ethanol content of 4% vol.