Article 57U.K.Rules on presentation for certain grapevine products
1.Sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine and quality aromatic sparkling wine produced within [F1Great Britain] shall be marketed or exported in ‘sparkling wine’ type glass bottles closed with:
(a)for bottles with a nominal volume more than 0,20 litres: a mushroom-shaped stopper made of cork or other material permitted to come into contact with foodstuffs, held in place by a fastening, covered, if necessary, by a cap and sheathed in foil completely covering the stopper and all or part of the neck of the bottle;
(b)for bottles with a nominal volume content not exceeding 0,20 litres: any other suitable closure.
Other beverages produced in [F2Great Britain] shall not be marketed or exported in either ‘sparkling wine’ type glass bottles or with a closure as described in point (a) of the first subparagraph.
2.By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, [F3regulations may be made under the 1990 Act to provide] that other beverages may be marketed or exported in ‘sparkling wine’ type glass bottles or with a closure as described in point (a) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, or both, provided that they are traditionally bottled in such bottles and they do not mislead consumers with regard to the real nature of the beverage.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 57(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 26(45)(a)(i)
F2Words in Art. 57(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 26(45)(a)(ii)
F3Words in Art. 57(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 26(45)(b)