Presentation of Mandatory Indications
Based on the EU Wine Legislation, the mandatory indications referred to in points (1)-(11) must:
- They should be concentrated in the same field of vision (front or back label) so that the consumer is not obliged to
Turn the bottle/packaging to read the specific information. - They must be written in indelible characters and clearly distinguishable from the surrounding text or graphics.
Exceptions are items (4), (7), (11) of the mandatory indications, namely the presence of certain allergenic substances, the
indication of the importer in the case of imported wines and the batch number which may also be written in a different
field from the remaining mandatory indications.
MANDATORY INDICATIONS | Relevant Legislation |
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1) Name of the category of wine product E.g. WINE, WINE LIQUEUR, SPARKLING WINE, WINE FROM SUN-RIDED GRAPES, | Regulation (EU) 1308/2013, Article 119(1a) Name of the category of the wine product in accordance with Annex VII, Part II, Reg. 1308/2013 (Reg. (EC)1169/2011 art.9 par.1a) |
2) Net quantity of the product (container volume) E.g. 0.75l, 750ml, 187ml | Regulation (EU) 1169/2011, art. 9, par. 1, point (e) For the range of nominal quantities from 100ml to 1500ml, the pre-packaging of the various types of wines is done in the volumes provided for in Directive 2007/45/EC. For nominal quantities above 1500ml there is no restriction on the volume of the container. |
3) Actual alcoholic strength by volume E.g. 12% vol or "acquired alcoholic strength 12% vol" "acquired alcohol 12% vol" "alc12% vol" | Regulation (EU) 1308/2013, Article 119(1)(c) Regulation (EC) 607/2009 art.54 -Expressed in whole or half percentage units - Characters with a minimum height of 5 millimeters, provided that the nominal volume is greater than 100 cm3, 100 mm if the nominal volume is equal to or less than 20 cmXNUMX and greater than XNUMX centilitres and 2 millilitres if it is equal to or less than 20 centilitres -It may not differ by more than 0,5% from the measurement of the laboratory analysis. -It may not differ by more than 0,8% from the measurement of the laboratory analysis for PDO or PGI over 3 years old, sparkling wines, quality sparkling wines, aerated sparkling wines, semi-sparkling wines, aerated semi-sparkling wines, liqueur wines and wines from overripe grapes. (Reg. (EU)1169/2011 art.28) |
4) The presence of certain allergenic substances (SO2, casein, albumin) Their indication must be written in Greek. e.g. "contains sulfites", "contains casein", "contains albumin". Their indication may be accompanied by the corresponding pictograms.1: | Reg.(EC) 607/2009 art.51 http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/markets/wine/labelling_allergens.pdf (Reg. (EU)1169/2011 art.9 par.1c Annex II) |
5) Indication of origin E.g. Produced in Greece, Product of Bulgaria, European Union Wine, Produced in Greece from grapes harvested in Bulgaria Greek product, Wine from Greece | Regulation (EU) 1308/2013, Article 119(1)(d) Reg.(EC)607/2009 art.55 (Reg. (EU)1169/2011 art.26) |
6) Indication of the bottler (Name and postal address) e.g. Bottler: A. Papadopoulos, Acharnon 2, 10176 Athens or bottled by A. Papadopoulos Acharnon 2, 10176 Athens Examples of bottling phase cases Bottled for A. Papadopoulos, Acharnon 2, 10176 Athens by Ath. Georgopoulos, Patision 65 10185 Athens or Bottled for A. Papadopoulos, Acharnon 2, 10176 Athens by PDS /32-XXX/04 (Bottling Plant Code). Bottled for A. Papadopoulos, Acharnon 2, 10176 Athens in Athens Patision 65, PC 10185 -In the case of sparkling wine, aerated sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine or quality aromatic sparkling wine type, the name of the producer or seller | Regulation (EU) 1308/2013, Article 119(1e) Reg.(EC) 607/2008 art.56 "bottler": the natural or legal person or group natural or legal persons, which is established in the European Union and proceeds to bottling or assigns the bottling on its own behalf. "bottling" means the placing of the relevant product in containers with a capacity of up to 60 liters for the purpose of sale· – Case of vinification in batches or bottling for third party account In case of batch bottling, the bottler's indication accompanied by the indication "bottled for (…)" or, in the case where the name and address are mentioned of the person who has acted on behalf of a third party in bottling, from the indication “bottled for (…) by (…)”. – When bottling is not carried out on the premises of the bottler, these indications are accompanied by mention of the place of bottling – Case of using a bottling company code The bottler's indication may be replaced by code determined by the Member State in which the bottler is based. The code is accompanied by reference to the Member State in question (e.g. GR, Greece). The wine label of the product in question states: also the name and address of another natural or legal person person participating in the commercial distribution, except of the bottler, producer, importer or seller who is declared with a code. If the bottler's postal address consists of or contains a PDO or PGI name different from this one which may be on the label, then you should is written in characters no larger than half of the characters used for these designations of origin or geographical indications or the product category (if none of the above is mentioned) first two on the label) (Reg. (EU)1169/2011 art.9 par.h) |
7) Indication of the importer in the case of imported wines e.g. Importer: A. Papadopoulos, Acharnon 2, 10176 Athens | Regulation (EU) 1308/2013, Article 119(f) Reg.(EC) 607/2009 art.56 |
8) In the case of sparkling wine, aerated sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine or quality sparkling wine aromatic type, the indication of the sugar content E.g. Dry, Semi-Sec, Sweet (Brut, Sec, Demi-sec, Doux) | Regulation (EU) 1308/2013, Article 119(g) Reg.(EC) 607/2009 art.58 Regulation (EC) 607/2009 Annex XIV Part A |
9) For PDO or PGI wines i) the term “Protected Designation of Origin” or "Protected Geographical Indication" and (ii) the name of the protected designation of origin or the geographical indication (mandatory also in Greek) e.g. Protected Designation of Origin Laurel “PROTECTED GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION MACEDONIA” “PROTECTED GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION THESSALIA” PDO wines must carry control tapes. -PGI wines must carry a bottling code. | Regulation (EU) 1308/2013, Article 119(1b) B.D. 429/1970 (Government Gazette 136) Joint Ministerial Decree 5833/155045/12-12-2013 (3324 B') article 10 |
10) Derogations - By way of derogation from paragraph 1(a) of Article 119, the mention of the category of the wine product may be omitted for wines whose labels include a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication. -By way of derogation from paragraph 1(b) of Article 119, the mention of the terms "protected designation of origin" or "protected geographical indication" may be omitted in the following cases: a) when a traditional indication such as referred to in Article 112(a) The indications that can replace the above terms can be found by selecting PDO or PGI on the website: http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/markets/wine/ebacchus/index.cfm?event=resultsPTradTerms&language=EL e- Bachus – traditional terms+ Country: Greece+ Quality type: wine PDO/ PGI (select according to search)+Traditional term type : in place of PDO/PGI : These indications are: For PDO wines: Appellation of Origin of Superior Quality OPAP (Appellation d'origin de qualité supérieure), Designation of Origin Controlled Designation of Origin (appellation d'origin) controlled), Natural sweet wine (vin doux naturel), Naturally sweet wine (vin naturellement doux), For PGI wines: Traditional name (appellation traditionnelle), Local wine (vin de pays) (b) when, in exceptional cases to be determined by the Commission, the name of the protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication appears on the label. Samos | Regulation (EU) 1308/2013, Article 119(2) and (3) Reg.(EC) 607/2009 art.59 |
11) Batch Number | Regulation (EU) 1308/2013, Article 118 Directive 2011/91/EU |
