Aromatized wines and aromatized wine-based drinks: definition, description and presentation (amend. Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91)

OBJECTIVE: the proposal for a regulation aimed to amend the definition of aromatised wines to take account of certain traditional practices in some Member States. SUBSTANCE: the main amendments to Regulation 1601/91/EEC concerned: - the use of grape musts to supplement wines and the minimum wine content of aromatised wines and aromatised beverages; - clarification of the rules on the processing of aromatised wines; - the definition of Glühwein. �