Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2281 of 11 December 2017 authorising an increase of the limits for the enrichment of wine produced using the grapes harvested in 2017 in certain wine-growing regions of Germany and in all wine-growing regions of Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2281
• Articles: 3

Article 1

By way of derogation from point A.2 of Part I of Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, in the wine-growing regions or a part thereof listed in the Annex to this Regulation and for all or certain wine grape varieties as specified in that Annex, the increase in natural alcoholic strength by volume of fresh grapes harvested in the year 2017, grape must, grape must in fermentation, new wine still in fermentation and wine produced using the grapes harvested in the year 2017, shall not exceed 3,5 % vol.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

Wine grape varieties and wine-growing regions or a part thereof where an increase of the enrichment limit is authorised pursuant to Article 1

Member State

Wine-growing regions or part thereof (wine-growing zone)

Varieties

Denmark

All wine-growing regions (zone A)

All authorised grape varieties

Germany

The wine-growing region in Ahr (zone A)

Dornfelder

The wine-growing region in Mittelrhein (zone A)

The wine-growing region in Mosel (zone A)

The wine-growing region in Nahe (zone A)

The wine-growing region in Pfalz (zone A)

The wine-growing region in Rheinhessen (zone A)

Netherlands

All wine-growing regions (zone A)

All authorised grape varieties

Sweden

All wine-growing regions (zone A)

All authorised grape varieties