Wine Law

2 biological and organic-is characterized by putting into practice sustainable actions in its different stages of production, from the cultivation of the grape to the treatment in the winery. In the European Union, for a wine to be considered organic and to be labeled as such, it must meet the legal requirements of organic farming; but it was necessary to wait until the entry into force of the Implementing Regulation (EU) No 203/2012, to be able to call it “organic wine”, since, until that date, only the name “wine from organically grown grapes could be used ”, as the production process was not covered by the regulations. In 1991, Council Regulation (EEC) 2092/91 of 24 June was approved, and in 2004, the first European Action Plan on organic farming ( Communication COM (2004) 415 final) which, among other measures, demanded an improvement of the regulations on organic production, which was established in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June on production and labeling of organic products, which repealed the 1991 regulation. The express regulation of organic wine is produced with Implementing Regulation (EU) No 203/2012 of 8 March 8 which modified other regulations and established the applicable provisions relating to organic wine. This standard entered into force on 1 August 2012 and will be in effect until 31 December 31 2020. As of 1 January 2021, Regulation (EU) 2018/848, of 30 May on organic production and labelling of organic products, will enter into force, repealing Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, and establishing a new legal framework for organic products in general, and for wine in particular. 2. Background and Evolution Ecological agriculture has been nourished by good practices carried out by traditional farmers, due to their interaction with the environment and due to the scarce resources to produce without deteriorating those that they already had (soil, water, trees, ...) and using as a work tool their knowledge about the workings of nature transmitted from generation to generation. Organic farming is not simply the use of traditional techniques from the early 20th century, but rather the innovations it incorporates.