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The Common Agricultural Policy (Wine) (England and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

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Regulation 2(h)

SCHEDULE 3U.K.

Regulation 5A(1)(f)

SCHEDULE 6U.K.ANALYTICAL TESTS FOR TABLE WINES WITH A GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION

Wine shall undergo analytical tests in respect of each of the factors specified in column 1 of the following table and shall meet the standard specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of the table.

Column 1 Column 2
Factor Standard to be met
Actual alcoholic strength by volumeA minimum of 8.5%
Total alcoholic strength by volume

(a)in the case of an enriched white wine, a maximum of 11.5%;

(b)in the case of an enriched red and rosé wine, a maximum of 12%; and

(c)in the case of any other wine, a maximum of 15%

Natural alcoholic strength by volumeA minimum of 6%
Total dry extract (obtained by densimetry)A minimum of 14 grams per litre
Total acidityA minimum of 4 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid
Volatile acidityIn the case of a sweet wine with 45 grams per litre or more of residual sugar, a maximum of 1.14 grams per litre
Free sulphur dioxide

(a)in the case of a dry wine, a maximum of 45 milligrams per litre, and

(b)in the case of any other wine, a maximum of 60 milligrams per litre

Total sulphur dioxide

(a)in the case of a red wine with less than 5 grams per litre of residual sugar, a maximum of 160 milligrams per litre;

(b)in the case of red wine with 5 grams per litre or more of residual sugar, a maximum of 210 milligrams per litre;

(c)in the case of a white or rosé wine with less than 5 grams per litre of residual sugar, a maximum of 210 milligrams per litre; and

(d)in the case of a white or rosé wine with 5 grams per litre or more of residual sugar, a maximum of 260 milligrams per litre

CopperA maximum of 0.5 milligrams per litre
IronA maximum of 8 milligrams per litre
SterilityThere must be no indication of yeasts or bacteria liable to cause spoilage of the wine
Protein stabilityThe wine must remain unchanged in appearance after being held at 70°C for 15 minutes and subsequently cooled to 20°C

Regulation 5A(5)

SCHEDULE 7U.K.GEOGRAPHICAL UNITS PRODUCING REGIONAL WINES

1.  This Schedule applies to the geographical units specified in column 1 of the following table comprising in each case of the area specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of the table other than land within that area that is situated at an altitude of more than 250 metres above sea level—

Column 1 Column 2
Name of Geographical unit Geographical extent of unit

1.  Cornwall

The area consisting of the county of Cornwall

2.  Devon

The area consisting of the counties of Devon, Plymouth and Torbay

3.  Dorset

The area consisting of the counties of Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole

4.  East Anglia

The area consisting of the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton, Norfolk, Peterborough, Southend-on-Sea, Suffolk and Thurrock

5.  England

The area consisting of England

6.  Gloucestershire

The area consisting of the counties of Bristol, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire

7.  Hampshire

The area consisting of the counties of Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton

8.  Herefordshire

The area consisting of the county of Herefordshire

9.  Isle of Wight

The area consisting of the county of Isle of Wight

10.  Isles of Scilly

The area consisting of the Isles of Scilly

11.  Kent

The area consisting of the counties of Kent and the Medway M1

12.  Lincolnshire

The area consisting of the counties of Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire

13.  Oxfordshire

The area consisting of the county of Oxfordshire

14.  Shropshire

The area consisting of the counties of Shropshire and the Wrekin

15.  Somerset

The area consisting of the counties of Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset and North West Somerset

16.  Surrey

The area consisting of the county of Surrey

17.  Sussex

The area consisting of the counties of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex

18.  Worcestershire

The area consisting of the county of Worcestershire

19.  Yorkshire

The area consisting of the counties of the City of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and York

2.  In this Schedule any reference to a named county is a reference to a county established by or under the Local Government Act 1972 M2 or by an order made under section 17 of the Local Government Act 1992 M3.

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M1The name of the county was changed from Medway Towns to Medway with effect from midnight on 1st April 1998 by a resolution passed by Medway Towns Council under section 74 of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) on 1st April 1998.

M21972 c. 70. See, in particular, section 1(2) of, and Schedule 1 to, the 1972 Act and any amendments made to county areas by orders made under section 51 of the 1972 Act (section 51 was repealed by the Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19) but the provisions of Orders made under that section continue in force by virtue of section 29(3) of the 1992 Act) and section 17 of the 1992 Act.

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