SCHEDULE 3
SCHEDULE 6ANALYTICAL 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 volume
A 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 volume
A minimum of 6%
Total dry extract (obtained by densimetry)
A minimum of 14 grams per litre
Total acidity
A minimum of 4 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid
Volatile acidity
In 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
Copper
A maximum of 0.5 milligrams per litre
Iron
A maximum of 8 milligrams per litre
Sterility
There must be no indication of yeasts or bacteria liable to cause spoilage of the wine
Protein stability
The wine must remain unchanged in appearance after being held at 70°C for 15 minutes and subsequently cooled to 20°C
SCHEDULE 7GEOGRAPHICAL UNITS PRODUCING REGIONAL WINES
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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
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