Presentation of Mandatory Indications
Based on the EU Wine Legislation the mandatory indications referred to in points (1)-(11) must:
- Be concentrated in the same visual field (front or back label) so that the consumer is not obliged to
turn the bottle/package over to read the specifics. - To be written in indelible characters and clearly distinguishable from the surrounding text or graphics.
Exceptions are elements (4), (7), (11) of the mandatory indications, i.e. 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 |
|---|---|
| 1) Name of the wine product category E.g. WINE, LIQUEUR WINE, SPARKLING WINE, WINE FROM ROASTED GRAPES, | Regulation (EU) 1308/2013, art. 119 par. 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 product (container volume) Eg 0.75l, 750ml, 187ml | Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 art. 9 par. 1 e For the range of nominal quantities from 100ml1500ml, the pre-packaging of the various types of wines is in the volumes provided for in Directive 2007/45/EC. For nominal quantities over 1500ml there is no restriction on the volume of the container. |
| 3) Obtained alcoholic strength by volume Eg 12% vol or "acquired alcoholic strength 12% vol" "acquired alcohol 12% vol" "alc12% vol" | Regulation (EU) 1308/2013, art. 119 par. 1c Regulation (EC) 607/2009 art. 54 - Expressed in whole or half percentage units - Characters of a minimum height of 5 millimeters, as long as the nominal volume is higher than 100 cc, 3 mm if the nominal volume is equal to or lower than 100 cc and higher than 20 milliliters and 2 millimeters if equal to or less than 20 milliliters -Can't differ by more than 0.5% from the laboratory analysis measurement. -May not differ by more than 0.8% from the measurement of the laboratory analysis for PDO or PGI over 3 years, sparkling wines, quality sparkling wines, aerated sparkling wines, semi-sparkling wines, aerated semi-sparkling wines, liqueur wines and overripe wines grapes. (Reg. (EU) 1169/2011 art. 28) |
| 4) The presence of certain allergenic substances (SO2, casein, albumin) Their indication must be written in Greek. eg "contains sulphite", "contains casein", "contains albumin" Their indication can be accompanied by the corresponding pictograms1: | Regulation (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 Eg Produced in Greece, Product of Bulgaria, Wine of the European Union, Produced in Greece from grapes harvested in Bulgaria Greek product, Wine from Greece | Regulation (EU) 1308/2013, art. 119 par. 1d Regulation (EC) 607/2009 no. 55 (Reg. (EU) 1169/2011 art. 26) |
| 6) Identification 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 cases of bottling methods Bottled for A. Papadopoulos, Acharnon 2, 10176 Athens by Georgopoulos, Patision 65 10185 Athens or Bottled for A. Papadopoulos, Acharnon 2, 10176 Athens by PDS /32-XXXXX/04 (Bottle Code). Bottled for A. Papadopoulos, Acharnon 2, 10176 Athens in Athens Patision 65, PC 10185 - In the case of sparkling wine, carbonated sparkling wine, sparkling wine quality or aromatic sparkling wine quality type, the name of the producer or seller | Regulation (EU) 1308/2013, art. 119 par. 1e Regulation (EC) 607/2008 no. 56 "bottler": the natural or legal person or group natural or legal persons, which is established in the European Union and bottling or commissions the bottling for his own account. "bottling": the putting of the relevant product into containers with a capacity of up to 60 liters for the purpose of sale· – Case of vinification or bottling for third party account In case of bottle bottling, the indication of the bottler 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 (…) from (…)". – When bottling is not carried out on the premises of the bottler these indications are accompanied by mention of the place of bottling – Bottler code usage case The bottler indication can be replaced by code determined by the member state in which the bottler is based. The code comes with reference of the member state in question (eg GR, Greece). They are written on the wine label of the relevant product also the name and address of another natural or legal person of a person participating in the commercial sale, excl of the bottler, producer, importer or seller who is declared with a code. If the postal The bottling plant consists of or contains a designation of PDO or PGI other than this one which may be on the label, then you should written in characters no larger than half of the characters used for these designations of origin or geographical indications or the category of the product (if none of the first two on 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, art. 119 para Regulation (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 sugar content E.g. Dry, Semi-dry, , Sweet (Brut, Sec, Demi-sec, Doux) | Regulation (EU) 1308/2013, art. 119 para. g Regulation (EC) 607/2009 no. 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 geographical indication (mandatory and in the Greek language) e.g. Protected Designation of Origin Dafnes "PROTECTED GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION MACEDONIA" “ PROTECTED GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION THESSALIA / THESSALIA” PDO wines must carry control strips. -PGI wines must have a bottling code. | Regulation (EU) 1308/2013, art. 119 par. 1b B.D. 429/1970 (Government Gazette 136) KYA 5833/155045/12-12-2013 (3324 B') article 10 |
| 10) Deviations - By way of derogation from paragraph 1 point 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 point 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 point (a) the indications that can replace the above conditions 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+ Type of quality: wine PDO/PGI (choice depending on the search)+Traditional term type : in place of PDO/PGI : These indications are: For PDO wines: Appellation d'origin de qualité supérieure OPAP (Appellation d'origin de qualité supérieure), Designation of Origin Controlled OPE (appellation d'origin controller), Natural sweet wine (vin doux naturel), Naturally sweet wine (vin naturellement doux), For PGI wines: 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 the protected geographical indication appears on the label. Samos | Regulation (EU) 1308/2013, art. 119 par. 2 and 3 Reg. (EC) 607/2009 art. 59 |
| 11) Batch Number | Reg (EU) 1308/2013, art 118 Directive 2011/91/EU |
