HYBRID WINES – EU
February 1st, 2004
BY ALAN OSBORNTHE FIRST step towards admitting "interspecific" vines, or hybrids, to the top wine classifications in Europe has been taken by the European Commission, which has ordered a study to see if such vines can produce quality wines to rival Bordeaux, Graves or Chianti. Until now European Union (EU) regulations have banned using hybrids for appellation wines, reflecting pressure from producers of the "pure" traditional varieties.A meeting of the EU's agriculture committee for wine earlier this month revealed Member States calling for the full legalisation ...
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