The Common Agricultural Policy (Wine) (England and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

Regulation 2(h)

SCHEDULE 3

Regulation 5A(1)(f)

“SCHEDULE 6 ANALYTICAL 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

Regulation 5A(5)

SCHEDULE 7 GEOGRAPHICAL UNITS PRODUCING REGIONAL WINES

1.   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(1)
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

2.   In this Schedule any reference to a named county is a reference to a county established by or under the Local Government Act 1972(2) or by an order made under section 17 of the Local Government Act 1992(3).”

(1)

The name of the county was changed from Medway Towns to Medway with effect from midnight on 1st April 1998 by a resolution passed by Medway Towns Council under section 74 of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) on 1st April 1998.

(2)

1972 c. 70. See, in particular, section 1(2) of, and Schedule 1 to, the 1972 Act and any amendments made to county areas by orders made under section 51 of the 1972 Act (section 51 was repealed by the Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19) but the provisions of Orders made under that section continue in force by virtue of section 29(3) of the 1992 Act) and section 17 of the 1992 Act.

(3)

1992 c. 19; section 17 was amended by the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29), section 39(4) and (5); the Police Act 1996 (c. 16), paragraph 44 of Schedule 7; the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 (c. 29), section 20(1); the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22), section 89(3) and S.I. 2001/3962.