Commission Regulation (EC) No 2729/2000 (repealed)Show full title

[F1 ANNEX I U.K. Instructions for taking samples of fresh grapes and processing them into wine for analysis by the isotopic methods referred to in Article 11

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2120/2004 of 10 December 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2729/2000 laying down detailed implementing rules on controls in the wine sector.

I. SAMPLING OF GRAPES U.K.

A. Each sample must consist of at least 10 kg of ripe grapes of the same variety. They are to be taken in the condition in which they are found. U.K.

Sampling must be carried out during the period when the plot in question is harvested. The grapes collected must be representative of the whole plot. The fresh grape samples, or the derived pressed must, may be preserved by freezing until further usage.

Only in the case that oxygen-18 measurement of the water of the must is foreseen, an aliquot of must may be taken separately and preserved after pressing the whole grape sample.

B. When the samples are taken, a description sheet is to be drawn up. This sheet must include a first part concerning the sampling of the grapes and a second part concerning vinification. It must be kept with the sample and must accompany it during all transportation. It must be kept up to date by means of an entry regarding each type of treatment undergone by the sample. U.K.

The description sheet concerning the sampling is to be drawn up in accordance with Part I of the questionnaire in Annex II.

II. VINIFICATION U.K.

A. Vinification must be carried out by the competent body or by a department authorised to do so by that body, wherever possible under conditions comparable with the normal conditions in the production area of which the sample is representative. Vinification should result in the total transformation of the sugar into alcohol, i.e. in less than 2 g/l of residual sugar. However, in certain cases, e.g. for ensuring a better representativity, higher amounts of residual sugars can be accepted. As soon as the wine has clarified and stabilised by means of SO ₂ , it must be put in 75 cl bottles and labelled. U.K.

B. The description sheet for vinification is to be drawn up in accordance with Part II of the questionnaire in Annex II.] U.K.

[F1 ANNEX II U.K. Questionnaire on the collection and vinification of samples of grapes intended for analysis by isotopic methods

The analytical methods and the expression of results (units) to be used are those described in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2676/90 (or proved equivalent by the laboratories involved in the analysis).

Part I U.K.

1. General information U.K.

1.1. Sample number: U.K.

1.2. Name and function of the official or authorised person who took the sample: U.K.

1.3. Name and address of the competent body responsible for taking the sample: U.K.

1.4. Name and address of the competent body responsible for vinification and dispatch of the sample, if other than the body referred to at 1.3: U.K.

2. General description of the samples U.K.

2.1. Origin (country, region): U.K.

2.2. Year of harvest: U.K.

2.3. Vine variety: U.K.

2.4. Colour of the grapes: U.K.

3. Description of the vineyard U.K.

3.1. Name and address of person farming the plot: U.K.

3.2. Location of the plot: U.K.

• wine village:

• locality:

• cadastral reference:

• latitude and longitude:

3.3. Soil type (e.g. limey, clayey, lime-clay, sandy): U.K.

3.4. Situation (e.g. slope, plain, exposed to sun): U.K.

3.5. Number of vines per hectare: U.K.

3.6. Approximate age of vineyard (less than 10 years/between 10 and 25 years/more than 25 years): U.K.

3.7. Altitude: U.K.

3.8. Method of training and pruning: U.K.

3.9. Type of wine into which the grapes are normally made (table wine, quality wine psr, other)(see definitions of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, Annex 1): U.K.

4. Crop and must characteristics U.K.

4.1. Estimated yield per hectare for the plot harvested: (kg/ha) U.K.

4.2. State of health of the grapes (e.g. sound, rotten), specifying whether the grapes were dry or wet when the sample was taken: U.K.

4.3. Date on which sample was taken: U.K.

5. Weather conditions preceding harvest U.K.

5.1. Precipitation in the ten days preceding harvest: yes/no. If yes, additional information where available. U.K.

6. Irrigated vineyards U.K.

If the crop is irrigated, date of last watering:

(Stamp of the competent body responsible for taking the sample, and name, position and signature of official taking the sample)

Part II U.K.

1. Microvinification U.K.

1.1. Weight of the sample of grapes, in kg: U.K.

1.2. Method of pressing: U.K.

1.3. Volume of must obtained: U.K.

1.4. Characteristics of the must: U.K.

• sugar concentration expressed in g/l by refractometry:

• total acidity expressed in g/l of tartaric acid: (optional)

1.5. Method of treating the must (e. g. settling, centrifugation): U.K.

1.6. Yeasting (variety of yeast used). Indicate whether or not there was spontaneous fermentation. U.K.

1.7. Temperature during fermentation: U.K.

1.8. Method for determining end of fermentation: U.K.

1.9. Method of treating the wine (e. g. racking.): U.K.

1.10. Addition of sulphur dioxide in mg/l: U.K.

1.11. Analysis of the wine obtained: U.K.

• actual alcoholic strength in % vol.:

• total dry extract:

• reducing sugars expressed as g/l of invert sugar:

2. Chronological table of vinification of the sample U.K.

Date:

• on which sample was taken: (same date as date of harvest, part I-4.3)

• of pressing:

• of commencement of fermentation:

• of end of fermentation:

• of bottling:

Date on which Part II was completed:

(Stamp of the competent body which carried out vinification and signature of competent official of that body)’]

[F1 ANNEX III U.K. ANALYSIS REPORT Wine and wine product samples analysed by an isotopic method described in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2676/90, to be entered in the JRC isotope databank

I. GENERAL INFORMATION (carried over from Annex II) U.K.

1. Country: U.K.

2. Sample number: U.K.

3. Year: U.K.

4. Vine variety: U.K.

5. Type of wine: U.K.

6. Region/district: U.K.

7. Name and address of laboratory responsible for the results: U.K.

8. Sample for control analysis by the JRC: yes/no U.K.

II. METHODS AND RESULTS U.K.

1. Wine (carried over from Annex II) U.K.

1.1. Alcoholic strength by volume

:

% vol.

1.2. Total dry extract

:

g/l

1.3. Reducing sugars

:

g/l

1.4. Total acidity expressed as tartaric acid

:

g/l

1.5. Total sulphur dioxide

:

mg/l

2. Distillation of wine for SNIF-NMR U.K.

2.1. Description of distillation apparatus U.K.

2.2. Volume of wine distilled/weight of distillate obtained U.K.

3. Analysis of distillate U.K.

3.1. Alcohol strength of the distillate % (m/m) U.K.

4. Result of deuterium isotope ratios of ethanol measured by NMR U.K.

4.1. (D/H) _I

=

ppm

4.2. (D/H) _II

=

ppm

4.3. ‘R’

=

5. NMR parameters U.K.

Observed frequency:

6. Result of isotopic ratio ¹⁸ O/ ¹⁶ O of wine U.K.

δ ^18. O [‰]

=

‰ V. SMOW — SLAP

7. Result of isotopic ratio ¹⁸ O/ ¹⁶ O of must (when applicable) U.K.

δ ¹⁸ O [‰]

=

‰ V. SMOW — SLAP

8. Result of isotopic ratio ¹³ C/ ¹² C of wine ethanol U.K.

δ ¹³ C [‰]

=

‰ V-PDB]

ANNEX IV U.K. Collection of samples in the context of assistance between control bodies

1. When samples of wine, grape must or another liquid wine product are taken in the context of assistance between control bodies, the competent body shall ensure that: U.K.

• in the case of products in containers of not more than 60 litres warehoused in one lot, the samples are representative of the entire lot,

• in the case of products in containers with a nominal capacity of more than 60 litres, the samples are representative of the contents of the container from which the samples are taken.

2. Samples shall be taken by pouring the product in question into at least five clean containers each having a nominal capacity of not less than 75 cl. In the case of products as referred to in the first indent of paragraph 1, sampling may also take the form of removing at least five containers having a nominal capacity of not less than 75 cl from the lot to be examined. U.K.

Where samples of wine distillate are to be analysed by nuclear magnetic resonance of deuterium, the samples shall be placed in containers having a nominal capacity of 25 cl, or even 5 cl where they are to be sent from one official laboratory to another.

The samples shall be taken, closed where appropriate, and sealed in the presence of a representative of the establishment where the sample is taken or of a representative of the carrier if the sample is taken during transport. If no representative is present, the report referred to in paragraph 4 shall mention this fact.

Each sample shall be fitted with an inert and non-reusable closure.

3. Each sample shall bear a label which complies with part A of Annex V. U.K.

Where the container is too small for the prescribed label to be attached thereto, the container shall be marked with an indelible number and the required information shall be indicated on a separate sheet.

The representative of the establishment where the sample is taken or the representative of the carrier shall be requested to sign the label or, as applicable, the sheet.

4. The official of the competent body authorised to take samples shall draw up a written report in which he shall note any observations he considers important for assessing the samples. In the report he shall note, where necessary, any statements by the carrier's representative or the representative of the establisment where the sample was taken, and shall request such representative to affix his signature. He shall note the amount of the product from which the sample was taken. If the signatures referred to above and in the third subparagraph of paragraph 3 have been refused, the report shall mention this fact. U.K.

5. Wherever samples are taken, one of the samples shall remain as a control sample in the establishment where the sample was taken, and another with the competent body whose official took the sample. Three of the samples shall be sent to an official laboratory, which will carry out the analytical or organoleptic examination. There one of the samples shall be analysed. Another shall be kept as a control sample. Control samples shall be kept for a minimum period of three years after sampling. U.K.

6. Consignments of samples shall bear on the external packaging a red label complying with the model in part B of Annex V. The label shall be 50 mm × 25 mm. U.K.

When dispatching samples, the competent body of the Member State from which the samples are sent shall affix its stamp partially on the outer packaging of the parcel and partially on the red label.

ANNEX V U.K.