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

OBJECTIVE: to amend the definition of aromatized wines to take account of certain traditional practices in some Member States. COMMUNITY MEASURE: Regulation (EC) No 2061/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails. SUBSTANCE: the main amendments to Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 concern: -the use of grape musts to supplement wines and the minimum wine content of aromatized wines and aromatized beverages; -clarification of the rules on the processing of aromatized wines; -the definition of Glühwein. DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE: 02/11/1996. �