Wine References and Reflections

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French Agency for the Development and Promotion of Organic Agriculture

Medical Research, Social & Policy, Consumer Guide

2020 Cru Bourgeois includes 250 properties, often family-owned, accounting for more than 40% of the Médoc’s production. Download the latest list of Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel (14), Cru Bourgeois Supérieur (56), and Cru Bourgeois (180) châteaux and le Cahier des Charges du classement (includes the history of the classification).

Inspiration from German tradition: VT from spätlese (late harvest) and SGN from beerenauslese (select berries)

More than 500 VT/SGN winegrowers in Alsace as of 1989

BAR is a 5-day mixologist program conducted annually in New York

Certifies that winegrowers in France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland and Spain farm their properties biodynamically.

Australia’s scientific research org

Specifications for wine appellations in France can be obtained from the INAO home page:
1. Click on Professional space and tools ("Espace pro et outils")
2. Click on Search for a product ("Rechercher un produit")
3. Enter search criteria* then click the Start a search ("Lancer la recherche") button
4. Click on results to list matching detailed sheets ("Fiche détaillée")
5. Click on the desired detailed sheet to obtain the Product Sheet ("Fiche produit")
6. Download the specifications ("Cahier des Charges")

* Example search criteria:
Department=Indre-et-Loire
Commune=Tours
Types=Vin tranquille
Signs=PDO

Note: Also see the Official Bulletin of the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

For example, enter "Chateaumeillant Cahier des Charges" in full text ("plein text") search box

AOC Cognac or Eau-de-vie de Cognac or Eau-de-vie des Charentes

Links to the Loire Valley AOC specifications

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Licensee Education on Alcohol and Drugs (LEAD) and Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) training

Single-vineyard CPC sparkling wines come from many soils (sandy granite, slate, calcareous, clay, loam) and microclimates. Xarel.lo is the most preferred variety but may be blended with Macabeo and/or Parellada. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are also used. Most age their wines for much longer than 36 months minimum age. Vines must be at least 10 years old, with lower yields.

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La Société des Alcools Viticoles (SAV), supervisors of inexpensive French brandy outside the AOC system, was merged into L'Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins (ONIVINS)

Cava Regulatory Council

Designation, Rioja Grapes, Wines, Vintages, Wineries, Wine Routes and Villages, News and Events, Rioja WIne Academy, Rioja WIne TV, Consejo Regulador Magazine, Statistics, Mobile App (only available in Spain), and resources for registered grape growers and winemakers

Also see http://www.rioja.wine/
Moble App: https://apps.apple.com/es/app/riojawine/id1071867613

The Consortium for the protection of Valpolicella wines protects and promotes Valpolicella, Valpolicella Ripasso, Amarone della Valpolicella and Recioto della Valpolicella.

Defined 33 crus ("unita geografiche aggiuntive") to recognize vineyards that have historically produced wines that express terroir

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Also see https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cru_artisan

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Demeter USA is the only certifier for Biodynamic farms and products in America. It sets stricter requirements than those of the National Organic Program.

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Wine appellations in Italy

Wine appellations in Europe

PDF at http://winewitandwisdomswe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/US-Standards-of-Identity-for-Distilled-Spirits.pdf

Database of AOP/PGI agricultural products

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European Union laws

CAVA 2017 download describes the new quality tier, Cava de Paraje Calificado

U.S. Regulations regarding Alcohol:
Part 5 - Labeling and Advertising of Distilled Spirits
Part 9 - American Viticultural Areas
Part 16 - Alcoholic Beverage Health Warning Statement
Part 24 - Wine
Part 25 - Beer

Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks

search for "wine"

National Establishment of Agricultural and Marine Products organizes exchanges between between the private and public sectors in France

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Rules, Laws, and Geographic Indications for Barbados, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, and the U.S.

FIVS is an international federation that works for the overall sustainability of the global alcohol beverage sector.

FIVS-Abridge is a comprehensive database of alcohol beverage regulations and trade agreements from around the world.

Defines the 4 types of Irish Whiskey

Also see the Irish Whiskey Act, 1980

Also see the Geographical Indication for Irish Whiskey & Irish Poteen

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The "single wine text" brings together the main Italian regulations in force regarding the cultivation of vines and the production and marketing of wine.

MiPAAF (Ministero delle politiche agricole alimentari e forestali) is the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies

Consejo Regulador is the governing body

Wine appellations in France

Tutorials on Acidity, VA, SO2, Alcohol

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U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Title 7 Subtitle B Chapter I Subchapter M Part 205

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If a text published in the OJ does not specify its effective date, the text enters into force the day after the day of its publication.

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Wine appellations in South Africa

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Regulatory council of Jerez-Xérès-Sherry

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Official Mexican STANDARD NOM-006-SCFI-2012, Alcoholic beverages-Tequila-Specifications

U.S. Department of the Treasury Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) governing laws and regulations. Volume 2: Basic Mandatory Labeling Information for DISTILLED SPIRITS, Volume 3: Basic Mandatory Labeling Information for MALT BEVERAGES

Protected Designations of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indications (PGI)

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U.S. code of federal regulations

PDF at http://winewitandwisdomswe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/US-Standards-of-Identity-for-Distilled-Spirits.pdf

Wine appellations in the U.S.A

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The Verband deutscher Prädikatsweingüter (VDP) is the Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates

Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation before 2010