Reliability of % vol. declarations on labels of wine bottles
Schütz, H.; Erdmann, F.; Verhoff, M.A.; Weiler, G.ün.
Archiv für Kriminologie 215(3-4): 65-69
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-9225 PMID: 15887774 Document Number: 585643
The Council Regulation (EC) no. 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (Abl. L 179 dated 14/7/1999) and the GMO Wine 2000 (Annex VII A) stipulates that the labels of wine bottles have to indicate, among others, information on the sales designation of the product, the nominal volume and the alcoholic strength. The latter must not differ by more than 0.5% vol. from the alcoholic strength as established by analysis. Only when quality wines are stored in bottles for more than three years, the accepted tolerance limits are +/- 0.8% vol. The presented investigation results show that deviations have to be taken into account which may be highly relevant for forensic practice.