Feb. 8 the European Commission issued a press release outlining new rules for “organic wine.”
EU rules restrict the amount of sulfites but allow red wine to contain up to 100 parts per million (ppm) and still be called organic.
The U.S. regulations allow for just a minimal 10 ppm and carry the organic label. By comparison, conventionally produced wines are allowed up to 350 ppm.
Starting with the 2012 vintage, European wineries may use the term “organic wine” instead of “wine made with organic grapes.”
But the EU and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a bilateral agreement on organics. The agreement was that any product meeting organic definitions grown on one side of the Atlantic could also carry the organic label on the other—except for wine.EU wine producers cannot export ‘organic wine’ to the U.S.
ref http://palatepress.com/2012/02/wine/much-ado-about-sulfites-french-wines-and-organic-regulations/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PalatePress+%28PALATE+PRESS%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
EU rules restrict the amount of sulfites but allow red wine to contain up to 100 parts per million (ppm) and still be called organic.
The U.S. regulations allow for just a minimal 10 ppm and carry the organic label. By comparison, conventionally produced wines are allowed up to 350 ppm.
Starting with the 2012 vintage, European wineries may use the term “organic wine” instead of “wine made with organic grapes.”
But the EU and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a bilateral agreement on organics. The agreement was that any product meeting organic definitions grown on one side of the Atlantic could also carry the organic label on the other—except for wine.EU wine producers cannot export ‘organic wine’ to the U.S.
ref http://palatepress.com/2012/02/wine/much-ado-about-sulfites-french-wines-and-organic-regulations/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PalatePress+%28PALATE+PRESS%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
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