Standard 2.7.3 - Fruit Wine and Vegetable Wine

Issue1241Standard2.7.3STANDARD2.7.3FRUITWINEANDVEGETABLEWINEPurposeThisStandarddefinesthecompositionoffruitwine,vegetablewine,fruitwineproduct,vegetablewineproduct,mead,ciderandperry.TableofProvisions1Interpretation2AdditionofotherfoodsduringproductionClauses1Interpretation(1)InthisStandard–cidermeansthefruitwinepreparedfromthejuiceormustofapplesandnomorethan25%ofthejuiceormustofpears.meadmeanstheproductpreparedfromthecompleteorpartialfermentationofhoney.perrymeansthefruitwinepreparedfromthejuiceormustofpearsandnomorethan25%ofthejuiceormustofapples.(2)AnyreferencetofruitwineorvegetablewineintheCodereferstoaproductpreparedfromthecompleteorpartialfermentationoffruit,vegetable,grains,cerealsoranycombinationorpreparationofthosefoods,otherthanthatproducedsolelyfromgrapes.(3)AnyreferencetofruitwineproductorvegetablewineproductintheCodereferstoafoodcontainingnolessthan700mL/Loffruitwine,orvegetablewine,orbothfruitandvegetablewine,whichhasbeenformulated,processed,modifiedormixedwithotherfoodssuchthatitisnotafruitwineorvegetablewine.2AdditionofotherfoodsduringproductionFruitwine,vegetablewineandmeadmaycontain–(a)fruitjuiceandfruitjuiceproducts;and(b)vegetablejuiceandvegetablejuiceproducts;and(c)sugars;and(d)honey;and(e)spices;and(f)alcohol;and(g)water.Editorialnote:SeeStandard1.3.1–FoodAdditivesandStandard1.3.3–ProcessingAidsfortherespectiverequirementsforadditivesandprocessingaids.SeeStandard2.7.1–LabellingofAlcoholicBeveragesandFoodcontainingAlcoholforspecificlabellingrequirementsforalcoholicbeverages.FederalRegisterofLegislativeInstrumentsF2011C00589Issue1242Standard2.7.3{THISPAGEINTENTIONALLYLEFTBLANK}FederalRegisterofLegislativeInstrumentsF2011C00589