RULES OF ORIGIN
July 1st, 2002
Keith NuthallWINE produced direct from grapes should be considered from the country of fermentation and manufacture, while wines made from grape must should be considered legally from the country where the grapes were grown; this apparently contradictory recommendation has been made by a special WTO rules of origin committee trying to harmonise rules of origin internationally. For must wine, the committee says: "The distinctive features of a wine are defined by the quality and thus the origin of the raw material, the grapes." For wine from grapes, it says: "Wine ...
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