07 June 2010, 11:20
The bill (Reg. No.5364) introduces clear-cut definitions of terms in the national winegrowing and winemaking, and specifies several provisions of national legislation on fighting wine adulteration.
Pursuant to the bill, the wines with historical prototypes, production of which involves special manufacturing methods, shall bear the following name: "wines of special type." In this case, the names of such wines include the name of the prototype: sherry, port, Madeira, Muscat, Cahors wine, Malaga, etc. Thus, common names of wines will be preserved, while potential penalties on the part of countries, where these wine brands were created, will be prevented.
According to the bill, vineyards for winemaking shall be planted only in winemaking areas with the use of area-specific or prospective grape varieties in compliance with the project ratified by the specially authorized central executive authority body in charge of agriculture.