RESOLUTION OIV-ECO 523-2016

WINE WITH AN ALCOHOL CONTENT MODIFIED BY DEALCOHOLISATION

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

CONSIDERING the work of the “Law and Consumer Information” Expert Group,

CONSIDERING the resolutions OIV-ECO 432-2012 “Beverage obtained by dealcoholisation of wine” and OIV-ECO 433-2012 “Beverage obtained by partial dealcoholisation of wine”,

DECIDES to insert the following definition into the International Code of Oenological Practices:

PART I

Chapter 4: Special wines:

Wine with an alcohol content modified by dealcoholisation

Wine with an alcohol content modified by dealcoholisation is a beverage:

• obtained exclusively from wine or special wine as described in the International Code of Oenological Practices,
• which has undergone a dealcoholisation treatment in accordance with the International Code of Oenological Practices that has reduced the initial actual alcohol content by volume of the wine or special wine by a proportion of more than 20%,
• and which has an actual alcohol content equal to or greater than the relevant minimum actual alcohol content for wine or special wine specified in the International Code of Oenological Practices.