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Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 of 29 April 2008 on the common organisation of the market in wine, amending Regulations (EC) No 1493/1999, (EC) No 1782/2003, (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 3/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2392/86 and (EC) No 1493/1999 (repealed)
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Liqueur wine shall be the product:
which has an actual alcoholic strength of not less than 15 % vol. and not more than 22 % vol.;
which has a total alcoholic strength of not less than 17,5 % vol., except for certain liqueur wines with a designation of origin or with a geographical indication appearing on a list to be drawn up in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 113(2);
which is obtained from:
grape must in fermentation,
wine,
a combination of the above products, or
grape must or a mixture thereof with wine in so far as liqueur wines, to be determined in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 113(2), with a protected designation of origin or geographical indication are concerned;
which has an initial natural alcoholic strength of not less than 12 % vol. excepting certain liqueur wines with a designation of origin or with a protected geographical indication appearing on a list to be drawn up in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 113(2);
to which has been added;
individually or in combination:
neutral alcohol of vine origin, including alcohol produced from the distillation of dried grapes, having an actual alcoholic strength of not less than 96 % vol.,
wine or dried grape distillate, having an actual alcoholic strength of not less than 52 % vol. and not more than 86 % vol.;
together with one or more of the following products where appropriate:
concentrated grape must,
a combination of one of the products referred to in point (e)(i) with a grape must referred to in the first and fourths indent of point (c);
to which, by way of derogation from point (e), has been added, in so far as certain liqueur wines with a protected designation of origin or geographical indication are concerned which appear on a list to be drawn up in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 113(2):
either of products listed in point (e)(i) individually or in combination; or
one or more of the following products:
wine alcohol or dried grape alcohol with an actual alcoholic strength of not less than 95 % vol. and not more than 96 % vol.,
spirits distilled from wine or from grape marc, with an actual alcoholic strength of not less than 52 % vol. and not more than 86 % vol.,
spirits distilled from dried grapes, with an actual alcoholic strength of not less than 52 % vol. and of less than 94,5 % vol.;
and one or more of the following products, where appropriate:
partially fermented grape must obtained from raisined grapes,
concentrated grape must obtained by the action of direct heat, complying, with the exception of this operation, with the definition of concentrated grape must,
concentrated grape must,
a combination of one of the products listed in point (f)(ii) with a grape must referred to in the first and fourth indents of point (c).
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