1.    Wine made of fresh grapes, including fortified wines (HS: 2204)

2.    Other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry, mead, sake (HS:2206)

The Wine (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2024; (4 page(s), in English)

The Statutory Instrument, covering England only, is set to:

·        Allow the transformation of imported wine products, i.e. for sweetening or carbonating bulk imported wine or produce wine from imported grapes.

·        Make some changes to wine labelling rules on the nature and origin of the products.

·        Publish and update the list of approved oenological practices and processes on GOV.UK.

·        Allow the production and marketing of no and low alcohol wine. Make 4.5% the minimum abv (alcohol by volume) for all naturally produced wine.