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Commission Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 (repealed)Show full title

Commission Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 of 10 July 2009 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards the categories of grapevine products, oenological practices and the applicable restrictions (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.Purpose

  3. Article 2.Wine-growing areas where wines may have a maximum total alcoholic strength of 20 % vol.

  4. Article 3.Authorised oenological practices and restrictions

  5. Article 4.Experimental use of new oenological practices

  6. Article 5.Oenological practices applicable to categories of sparkling wines

  7. Article 6.Oenological practices applicable to liqueur wines

  8. Article 7.Definition of coupage

  9. Article 8.General rules on blending and coupage

  10. Article 9.The purity and identification specifications of substances used in oenological practices

  11. Article 10.Conditions governing the holding, circulation and use of products not complying with Chapter II of Title III of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 or this Regulation

  12. Article 11.General rules applicable to the enrichment, acidification and deacidification of products other than wine

  13. Article 12.Administrative rules applicable to enrichment

  14. Article 13.Administrative rules applicable to acidification and deacidification

  15. Article 14.Pouring of wine or grape must to lees or grape marc or pressed ‘aszú’/‘výber’ pulp

  16. Article 15.Applicable Community analysis methods

  17. Article 16.Repeal

  18. Article 17.This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day...

  19. Signature

    1. ANNEX I A

      AUTHORISED OENOLOGICAL PRACTICES AND PROCESSES.

      1. Appendix 1

        Requirements for beta-glucanase

        1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. Appendix 2

        L(+) tartaric acid

        1. Tartaric acid, the use of which for deacidification purposes is...

      3. Appendix 3

        Aleppo pine resin

        1. Aleppo pine resin, the use of which is provided for...

      4. Appendix 4

        Ion exchange resins

        2. 1. SCOPE AND AREA OF APPLICATION

        3. 2. DEFINITION

        4. 3. PRINCIPLE

        5. 4. REAGENTS

          2. 4.1. Distilled water or deionised water of equivalent purity.

          3. 4.2. Ethanol, 15 % v/v. Prepare by mixing 15 parts of...

          4. 4.3. Acetic acid, 5 % m/m. Prepare by mixing 5 parts...

        6. 5. APPARATUS

          1. 5.1. Ion exchange chromatography columns.

          2. 5.2. Measuring cylinders, capacity 2 l.

          3. 5.3. Evaporating dishes capable of withstanding a muffle furnace at 850...

          4. 5.4. Drying oven, thermostatically controlled at 105 ± 2 °C.

          5. 5.5. Muffle furnace, thermostatically controlled at 850 ± 25 °C.

          6. 5.6. Analytical balance, accurate to 0.1 mg.

          7. 5.7. Evaporator, hot plate or infra-red evaporator.

        7. 6. PROCEDURE

          1. 6.1. Add to each of three separate ion exchange chromatography columns...

          2. 6.2. For the anionic resins, pass the three extracting solvents (paragraphs...

          3. 6.3. Evaporate the three eluates over a hotplate or with an...

          4. 6.4. After recording the constant weight (paragraph 6.3), place the evaporating...

          5. 6.5. Calculate the organic matter extracted (paragraph 7.1). If the result...

        8. 7. EXPRESSION OF THE RESULTS

          1. 7.1. Formula and calculation of results

          2. 7.2. The difference in the results between two parallel determinations carried...

      5. Appendix 5

        Potassium ferrocyanide

        1. Potassium ferrocyanide or calcium phytate, the use of which is...

        2. After treatment with potassium ferrocyanide or calcium phytate, the wine...

        3. Supervision of the use of the product referred to in...

      6. Appendix 6

        1. Requirements for dimethyldicarbonate

          1. AREA OF APPLICATION

          2. REQUIREMENTS

      7. Appendix 7

        Requirements for electrodialysis treatment

        1. The purpose is to obtain tartaric stability of the wine...

        2. 1. MEMBRANE REQUIREMENTS

          1. 1.1. The membranes are to be arranged alternately in a ‘filter-press’...

          2. 1.2. The cation-permeable membranes must be designed to extract cations only,...

          3. 1.3. The anion-permeable membranes must be designed to extract anions only,...

          4. 1.4. The membranes must not excessively modify the physico-chemical composition and...

        3. 2. MEMBRANE UTILISATION REQUIREMENTS

      8. Appendix 8

        Requirements for urease

        1. International code for urease: EC 3-5-1-5, CAS No: 9002-13-5. Activity:...

      9. Appendix 9

        Requirements for pieces of oak wood

        1. PURPOSE, ORIGIN AND AREA OF APPLICATION

        2. LABELLING

        3. DIMENSIONS

        4. PURITY

      10. Appendix 10

        1. Requirements for treatment to correct the alcohol content of wines...

      11. Appendix 11

        Requirements for treatment with PVI/PVP copolymers

        2. Requirements

      12. Appendix 12

        Requirements for treatment with cation exchangers to ensure the tartaric stabilisation of the wine

        2. Requirements

      13. Appendix 13

        1. Requirements for the treatment of wines with chitosan derived from...

          1. Areas of application:

          2. Requirements:

      14. Appendix 14

        1. Requirements for acidification by means of electro-membranary treatment

      15. Appendix 15

        1. Requirements for acidification by treatment with cation exchangers

      16. Appendix 16

        1. Requirements for treatment to reduce the sugar content of musts...

      17. Appendix 17

        1. Requirements for deacidification by electro-membrane treatment

      18. Appendix 18

        1. Requirements for the management of dissolved gas in wine using...

          1. REQUIREMENTS

            1. (1) This technique can be used from the end of alcoholic...

            2. (2) This practice shall be carried out by an oenologist or...

            3. (3) The treatment must be recorded in the register referred to...

            4. (4) The membranes used must comply with the requirements of Regulation...

      19. Appendix 19

        1. Requirements for the treatment of wines using a membrane technology...

      20. Appendix 20

        1. Requirements for polyvinylimidazole-polyvinylpyrrolidone copolymers (PVI/PVP)

      21. Appendix 21

        1. Requirements for silver chloride

    2. ANNEX I B

      THE MAXIMUM SULPHUR DIOXIDE CONTENT OF WINES

      1. A. THE SULPHUR DIOXIDE CONTENT OF WINES

      2. B. THE SULPHUR DIOXIDE CONTENT OF LIQUEUR WINES

      3. C. THE SULPHUR DIOXIDE CONTENT OF SPARKLING WINES

      4. Appendix I

        1. Increase in the maximum total sulphur dioxide content where the...

    3. ANNEX I C

      THE MAXIMUM VOLATILE ACID CONTENT OF WINES

      1. The volatile acid content may not exceed: 18 milliequivalents per...

    4. ANNEX I D

      LIMITS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE SWEETENING OF WINES

      1. The sweetening of wine may be authorised only if carried...

    5. ANNEX II

      AUTHORISED OENOLOGICAL PRACTICES AND RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE TO SPARKLING WINES, QUALITY SPARKLING WINES AND QUALITY AROMATIC SPARKLING WINES

      1. A. Sparkling wine

      2. B. Quality sparkling wine

      3. C. Sparkling wines and quality sparkling wines with a protected designation...

      4. Appendix 1

        List of vine varieties grapes of which may be used to constitute the cuvée for preparing quality aromatic sparkling wines and quality sparkling wines with a protected designation of origin

        1. Airén Albariño Aleatico N Alvarinho Ασύρτικο (Assyrtiko) Bourboulenc B Brachetto...

    6. ANNEX III

      AUTHORISED OENOLOGICAL PRACTICES AND RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE TO LIQUEUR WINES AND LIQUEUR WINES WITH A PROTECTED DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN OR PROTECTED GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION

      1. A. Liqueur wines

      2. B. Liqueur wines with a protected designation of origin (provisions other...

      3. Appendix 1

        The list of liqueur wines with a protected designation of origin whose production involves special rules

        1. A. LIST OF LIQUEUR WINES WITH A PROTECTED DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN...

          1. GREECE

          2. SPAIN

          3. ITALY

        2. B. LIST OF LIQUEUR WINES WITH A PROTECTED DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN...

          1. 1. List of liqueur wines with a protected designation of origin...

            1. GREECE

            2. SPAIN

            3. CYPRUS

          2. 2. List of liqueur wines with a protected designation of origin...

            1. GREECE

            2. FRANCE

            3. CYPRUS

          3. 3. List of liqueur wines with a protected designation of origin...

            1. GREECE

          4. 4. List of liqueur wines with a protected designation of origin...

            1. SPAIN

            2. ITALY

            3. CYPRUS

          5. 5. List of liqueur wines with a protected designation of origin...

            1. SPAIN

            2. ITALY

          6. 6. List of liqueur wines with a protected designation of origin...

            1. SPAIN

            2. ITALY

      4. Appendix 2

        1. A. Lists referred to in paragraph 5(a) of Annex III B...

          1. 1. List of liqueur wines with a protected designation of origin...

            1. FRANCE

          2. 2. List of liqueur wines with a protected designation of origin...

            1. PORTUGAL

            2. ITALY

          3. 3. List of liqueur wines with a protected designation of origin...

            1. SPAIN

            2. ITALY

          4. 4. List of liqueur wines with a protected designation of origin...

            1. PORTUGAL

        2. B. List referred to in paragraph 5(b) of Annex III B...

          1. List of liqueur wines with a protected designation of origin with a total alcoholic strength by volume of less than 17,5 % vol. but not less than 15 % vol., where national laws applicable thereto before 1 January 1985 expressly so provided (Paragraph 3(b) of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 479/2008)...

            1. SPAIN

            2. ITALY

            3. PORTUGAL

      5. Appendix 3

        List of varieties that may be used to produce liqueur wines with a protected designation of origin that bear the specific, traditional terms ‘vino dulce natural’, ‘vino dolce naturale’, ‘vinho doce natural’ and ‘οινος γλυκυς φυσικος’

        1. Muscats — Grenache — Garnacha Blanca — Garnacha Peluda —...

    7. ANNEX IV

      SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANALYSIS METHODS

      1. A. ALLYL ISOTHIOCYANATE

        1. 1. Principle of the method

        2. 2. Reagents

          1. 2.1. Ethanol, absolute.

          2. 2.2. Standard solution: solution of allyl isothiocyanate in absolute alcohol containing...

          3. 2.3. Freezing mixture consisting of ethanol and dry ice (temperature –...

        3. 3. Apparatus

          1. 3.1. Distillation apparatus as shown in the figure. A stream of...

          2. 3.2. Heating mantle, thermostatically controlled.

          3. 3.3. Flowmeter.

          4. 3.4. Gas chromatograph fitted with a flame spectrophotometer detector equipped with...

          5. 3.5. Stainless steel chromatograph column of internal diameter 3 mm and...

          6. 3.6. Microsyringe, 10μl.

        4. 4. Procedure

        5. Apparatus for distillation under a current of nitrogen

      2. B. SPECIAL ANALYSIS METHODS FOR RECTIFIED CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST

        1. (a) Total cations

          1. 1. Principle

          2. 2. Apparatus

            1. 2.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

            3. 2.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 3. Reagents

            1. 3.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

            3. 3.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

          4. 4. Procedure

            1. 4.1. Preparation of sample

            2. 4.2. Preparation of the ion exchange column

            3. 4.3. Ion exchange

          5. 5. Expression of the results

            2. 5.1. Calculations

        2. (b) Conductivity

          1. 1. Principle

          2. 2. Apparatus

            1. 2.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 3. Reagents

            1. 3.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 3.2. Reference solution of potassium chloride

          4. 4. Procedure

            1. 4.1. Preparation of the sample to be analysed

            2. 4.2. Determination of conductivity

          5. 5. Expression of the results

            1. 5.1. Calculations

        3. (c) Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF)

          1. 1. Principle of the methods

            1. 1.1. Colorimetric method

            2. 1.2. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

          2. 2. Colorimetric method

            1. 2.1. Apparatus

              1. 2.1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

              2. 2.1.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 2.2. Reagents

              1. 2.2.1. Barbituric acid, 0,5 % solution (m/v).

              2. 2.2.2. Paratoluidine solution, 10 % (m/v).

              3. 2.2.3. Ethanal (acetaldehyde), CH3CHO, 1 % (m/v) aqueous solution.

              4. 2.2.4. Hydroxymethylfurfural, C6O3H6, 1 g/l aqueous solution.

            3. 2.3. Procedure

              1. 2.3.1. Preparation of sample

              2. 2.3.2. Colorimetric determination

              3. 2.3.3. Preparation of the calibration curve

            4. 2.4. Expression of results

              1. 2.4.1. Method of calculation

          3. 3. High-performance liquid chromatography

            1. 3.1. Apparatus

              1. 3.1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

              2. 3.1.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 3.2. Reagents

              1. 3.2.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

              2. 3.2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

              3. 3.2.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

              4. 3.2.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

              5. 3.2.5. . . . . . . . . . ....

            3. 3.3. Procedure

              1. 3.3.1. Preparation of sample

              2. 3.3.2. Chromatographic determination

            4. 3.4. Expression of results

              1. 3.4.1. Method of calculation

        4. (d) Heavy metals

          1. 1. Principle

            1. I. Rapid method for evaluation of heavy metals

            2. II. Determination of lead content by atomic absorption spectrophotometry

          2. 2. Rapid method for evaluation of heavy metals

            1. 2.1. Reagents

              1. 2.1.1. Dilute hydrochloric acid, 70 % (m/v).

              2. 2.1.2. Dilute hydrochloric acid, 20 % (m/v).

              3. 2.1.3. Dilute ammonia.

              4. 2.1.4. pH 3,5 buffer solution.

              5. 2.1.5. . . . . . . . . . ....

              6. 2.1.6. . . . . . . . . . ....

              7. 2.1.7. Thioacetamide reagent.

              8. 2.1.8. Solution containing 0,002 g/l of lead.

            2. 2.2. Procedure

            3. 2.3. Calculations

          3. 3. Determination of lead content by atomic absorption spectrophotometry

            1. 3.1. Apparatus

              1. 3.1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

              2. 3.1.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 3.2. Reagents

              1. 3.2.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

              2. 3.2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

              3. 3.2.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

              4. 3.2.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

            3. 3.3. Procedure

              1. 3.3.1. Preparation of solution to be examined

              2. 3.3.2. Preparation of reference solutions

              3. 3.3.3. Control

              4. 3.3.4. Determination

            4. 3.4. Expression of results

              1. 3.4.1. Calculations

        5. (e) Chemical determination of ethanol

          1. 1. Principle

          2. 2. Apparatus

            1. 2.1. Distillation apparatus used to measure the alcoholic strength

          3. 3. Reagents

            1. 3.1. Potassium dichromate solution.

            2. 3.2. Iron (II) ammonium sulphate solution.

            3. 3.3. Potassium permanganate solution.

            4. 3.4. Sulphuric acid, diluted 1:2 (v/v).

            5. 3.5. Ferrous orthophenanthroline reagent.

          4. 4. Procedure

            1. 4.1. Distillation

            2. 4.2. Oxidation

            3. 4.3. Titration

          5. 5. Expression of the results

            1. 5.1. Method of calculation

        6. (f) Meso-inositol, scyllo-inositol and sucrose

          1. 1. Principle

          2. 2. Reagents

            1. 2.1. Internal standard: xylitol (aqueous solution of about 10 g/l to...

            2. 2.2. Bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide — BSTFA — (C8H18F3NOSi2)

            3. 2.3. Trimethylchlorosilane (C3H9ClSi)

            4. 2.4. Pyridine p.A. (C5H5N)

            5. 2.5. Meso-inositol (C6H12O6)

          3. 3. Apparatus

            1. 3.1. Gas chromatograph equipped with:

            2. 3.2. Capillary column (e.g. in fused silica, coated with OV 1,...

            3. 3.3. Integrator.

            4. 3.4. Microsyringe, 10 μl.

            5. 3.5. Micropipettes, 50, 100 and 200 μl.

            6. 3.6. 2 ml flasks with Teflon stopper.

            7. 3.7. Oven.

          4. 4. Procedure

          5. 5. Calculation of results

            1. 5.1. A solution is prepared containing:

          6. 6. Expression of the results

            1. 6.1. Meso-inositol and scyllo-inositol are expressed in milligrams per kilogram of...

    8. ANNEX V

      CORRELATION TABLE REFERRED TO IN THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 16

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