Consultation outcome

Wine: reforms to retained EU law

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 24 May 2023
• Last updated: 16 October 2023 — See all updates

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

Applies to England and Wales

This consultation has concluded

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Summary of responses

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Detail of outcome

We received 96 responses to this consultation. We have made provisions to take forward changes in a phased approach with the first set of changes entering into force on 1 January 2024.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking your views on a plan to reform retained EU law (REUL) related to wine.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
9:15am on 24 May 2023 to 11:59pm on 21 July 2023

Consultation description

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) wants to know what you think about a plan to reform retained EU law related to wine. This is part of the smarter regulation programme.

We are proposing changes to the rules on:

• importer labelling
• hybrid grape varieties
• piquette (a lower-alcohol, fermented drink)
• blending wines
• foil wraps and mushroom stoppers
• wine certification arrangements
• bottle shapes
• methods of analysis and controls on enrichment
• ice wine
• approved oenological (winemaking) processes and methods of recognising and recording these
• transforming wine sector products in Great Britain

We also plan to consolidate domestic wine regulations and make other minor reforms to retained EU law.

Published 24 May 2023
Last updated 16 October 2023 + show all updates

1. 16 October 2023

   Added the summary of responses.

2. 24 May 2023

   First published.