Wine Law

476 WINE LAW sparkling wine, quality aromatic sparkling wine, aerated sparkling wine, semi- sparkling wine, aerated semi-sparkling wine, grape must, partially fermented grape must, partially fermented grape must extracted from raisined grapes, concentrated grape must, rectified concentrated grape must, wine from raisined grapes, wine of overripe grapes and wine vinegar. IV.2. Classifications of Wine IV.2.1. S UGAR CONTENT Depending on their sugar content (glucose plus fructose), wines will be classified as a) dry , if the sugar content reaches a maximum of 4.0 g/l, or 9.0 g/l when the total acidity expressed in grams of tartaric acid per litre is not more than 2.0 g below the sugar content; b) semi-dry , if the sugar content reaches a maximum of 12.0 g/l, or 18.0 g/l when the total acidity expressed in grams of tartaric acid per litre is not more than 10.0 g below the sugar content; c) semi-sweet , if the sugar content is between 12,01 and 45,0 g/l; or d) sweet , if the sugar content is more than 45 g/l. IV.2.2. Q UALITY AND ORIGIN Depending on the quality and the possibility of establishing its origin , wines may be classified into four main categories: a) wines with DOC, b) wines with IG, c) varietal wines, which do not have DOC or IG, and d) wines without DOC, IG or a variety name, which are simply called “wine”. Romania’s wine-growing surface is divided into eight viticulture regions , areas for the cultivation of vines, with boundaries established by legislation. In these areas, it is allowed to set up vineyards from which wines nominated by a DOC or designated by an IG will be obtained. Only within these areas, precisely and unequivocally delimited by clearly established limits at commune/village level, it is allowed to obtain and produce such wines, of course respecting the other conditions set out in the specifications for the production of wines with such DOC and IG indications. A complete list of DOC for wines, sparkling wines and semi-sparkling wines, a complete list of IG for wines and aromatised wines and a list of traditional wine mentions – these lists regarding products allowed for use in Romania – are established by Order of the Minister of Agriculture no. 732/2005, modified by Order no. 247/2012. The eight wine regions are the Transylvanian Plateau ( Regiunea viticolă a Podişului Transilvaniei ), the Moldavian Hills ( Regiunea viticolă a Dealurilor Moldovei ),