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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.

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The 2024 harvest season is now over.

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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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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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

Updates to this page

Published 16 October 2024
Last updated 22 October 2024 show all updates
  1. The information on this page now applied to England, Wales and Scotland.

  2. First published.

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