What's the law regarding labeling a varietal wine and possible additives of cheaper grape juices into it?
Some varieties taste suspiciously like concord grape juice. I’m sure there must be a law regarding the content and percentage permitted for a wine to allow secondary grape juices or cheaper additives to be mixed into the final wine.
But, on the label, I see no list of ingredients such as on beer. So, it could be 51% of what the label states and 49% of something cheaper, possibly, maybe?
I answer one poster’s question, not wanting to file suit, but just wanting to know what I’m buying.
The largest winery in the south is in Arkansas. I’m not going to give their URL as they’ve degraded.
I remember when they produced the native Arkansas wine from the Niagra grape and now it’s basically some part niagra and some mostly cheaper concord.
The laws should be changed to state what percentage is in the bottle, water, suger, which grape variety, etc. That’s my point and question.
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Filed under: All Things Wine
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In the United States the label will state what type of wine is in the bottle. If it is labeled as a specific type of wine, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, this means that at least 75% of the wine was produced from Cabernet grapes. Blending juice from other types of grapes is a common practice and often will improve the flavor and aroma of the wine.
According to law, the contents have to agree with the label.
Are you going to file a suit? Seeking what damages?