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Authorisation for enrichment of grapevine products for 2024 harvest

Authorisation document to allow enrichment of grapevine products up to 3.5% for the 2024 harvest season in Great Britain.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 16 October 2024
• Last updated: 22 October 2024 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 16 December 2024

The 2024 harvest season is now over.

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

Authorisation under Annex 8 to assimilated Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 exceptionally allowing the enrichment of grapevine products up to a maximum 3.5% owing to exceptionally unfavourable climatic conditions in 2024

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Details

Defra has authorised the enrichment of grapevine products up to a maximum of 3.5% for wine producers in Great Britain. 

This will allow the supplementation of the natural alcoholic strength by volume of: 

• fresh grapes 
• grape must 
• grape must in fermentation 
• new wine still in fermentation 
• wine obtained from wine grape varieties 

 This authorisation applies: 

• to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales)
• for the 2024 harvest only

Published 16 October 2024
Last updated 22 October 2024 + show all updates

1. 22 October 2024

   The information on this page now applied to England, Wales and Scotland.

2. 16 October 2024

   First published.