Cream (US)

Traditional term for wine

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 4 January 2021

• Registered name: Cream
• Register: Traditional terms for wine
• Status: Registered
• Class or category of product: Traditional Term
• Protection type: Traditional Term
• Country of origin: United States
• Traditional term grapevine product category: Liqueur wine
• Traditional term type: Description of product characteristic
• Traditional term language: English
• Date of registration (UK scheme): 10 March 2021
• Reason for protection: EU agreement

Summary

‘Cream’ describes a style of US fortified sweet wine. The wine will be pale yellow to light amber in colour, rich and sweet to taste and typically with a vinous to fruity aroma. However, the wines may reflect the characteristics of careful ageing showing ‘developed’ characters. The wine can be blended from more than one vintage and typically sustaining sweet vinous characters. Ageing takes place in a variety of vessels. Fortification must be from grape spirit.

Legislation

Member State or Third Country law: Resolution of Wine America on Wine Production Definitions for the European Community adopted on 24 March 2009; Decision of California Wine Export Program adopted on 7 May 2009.; Member state or third country 24 March 2009; 7 May 2009 European Union Law: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 723/2012, of 8 August 2012 recognising a traditional term provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 [Cream — TDT-US-N0017] European Union O.J. L 212, 9.08.2012, p. 13

Published 4 January 2021