WINE LABEL CHANGES: ITALY
February 1st, 2004
BY ALAN OSBORNA SIGNIFICANT easing of the regulations covering the use in the European Union (EU) of "traditional expressions" by wine producers from outside the EU has been announced by the European Commission, over the strong objections of Italy.In future the non-EU producers will be allowed to use traditional expressions that had been banned to them in the past, such as 'vin jaun', 'amarone', 'amontillado', 'claret' and 'ruby', provided they satisfy the Commission and Member States that a number of conditions have been met.These are that the term is ...
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