Wine Law

In this sense, Royal Decree 1045/1990, of 27 July, which regulates the tolerances allowed for the indication of the alcoholic degree by volume on the labelling of alcoholic beverages destined for the final consumer, approves the tolerances allowed for the mention of the alcoholic strength by volume acquired on the labelling of beverages with a degree greater than 1.2 per 100 of alcohol by volume, other than of heading number 22.04 (wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must, except of heading number 20.09), of the Combined Nomenclature of the current Customs Tariff. Once the alcoholic degree is set at 20º C, the tolerances, in plus and minus, admitted for the mention of the alcoholic degree, expressed in absolute values, will be the following: a) Beverages not indicated below: 0.3% by volume; b) Beers with an alcoholic strength of less than 5.5% by volume, beverages from subheadings 2206.00.93.0 and 2206.00.99.0 of the Combined Nomenclature of the current Customs Tariff and made from grapes: 0.5 per 100 by volume; c) Beers with an alcoholic strength greater than 5.5%: Beverages of sub-heading 2206.00.91.0, of the Combined Nomenclature of the current Customs Tariff and made from grapes; cider, pear and other similar fermented beverages from fruits other than grapes, possibly carbonated or sparkling; fermented honey-based drinks: 1 per 100 by volume; and d. Drinks that contain fruit or parts of macerated plants: 1.5% by volume. III.3. Labelling and presentation Likewise, regarding the labelling and presentation of alcoholic beverage containers, it will be necessary to comply with Royal Decree 1334/1999, of 31 July, which approves the general regulation of labelling, presentation and advertising of food products, of which Article 9 refers to the alcoholic strength. Thus, beverages with an alcoholic strength greater than 1.2% by volume must include an indication of the alcoholic strength by volume acquired. The figure corresponding to the alcoholic strength will include a maximum of one decimal place and will be followed by the symbol “% vol” and may be preceded by the word “alcohol” or by the abbreviation “alc”.