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Country wine — Specification  
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 Foreword  
Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is a parastatal under the Ministry of Trade , Industry and 
Cooperatives established under Cap 327 , of the Laws of Uganda , as amended .  UNBS is mandated to co -
ordin ate the elaboration of standards and is  
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(b) a contact point for the WHO/FAO Codex Alimentarius Commission on Food Standards, and  
(c) the National Enquiry Point on TBT  Agreement  of the World Tr ade Organisation (WTO).  
The work of preparing Uganda Standards is carried out through Technical Committees. A Technical 
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The committee responsible for this document is Technical Committee UNBS /TC 2, Food and Agriculture , 
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 Country wine  — Specification   
1 Scope   
This draft Uganda  standard specifies requirements and methods of sampling and test for country wines . 
2 Normative references  
The following referenced documents referred to in the text in such a way that some or  all of their content 
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated 
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.  
US ISO 5523, Liquid fruit and v egetable products — Determination of sulphur dioxide content (Routine 
method)  
US 28,  Code of practice for hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry  
US ISO 4832 , Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the enumerati on of 
coliforms — Colony -count technique  
US ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain – Horizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms – 
Part 1: Colony count at 30 C by the pour plate technique  
US 45 , General standard for food additives  
AOAC 999. 10, Official method for lead, cadmium, zinc, copper, and iron in foods Atomic absorption 
Spectrophotometry after microwave Digestion  
US EAS 104 , Alcoholic beverages — Methods of sampling and test  
3 Terms and definitions   
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.   
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:  
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp  
3.1 
country wines  
wines obtained by alcoh olic fermentation of fresh or processed fruits or fruit juice with sugar, vegetables , 
flowers , and herbs with or without of potable water .  
3.2 
dry wine  
wine in which practically all the sugar has been converted by fermentation into alcohol to a maximum s ugar 
content of 4 g/l as sucrose.   
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 3.3 
extraneous matter  
includes inorganic matter such as sand, glass, metal, gravel, dirt, pebbles, stones, lumps of earth, clay and 
mud and organic matter such as chaff, straw, weed seeds and fruit matter, insects or inse cts fragments, 
rodent hairs or any other foreign matter  
3.4 
sweet wine  
wine which contains some unfermented sugar  
4 Types of country wines.  
This standard covers the following types of country  wine.  
a) dry;  
b medium dry  
c) semi sweet and  
d) sweet  
5  Requir ements  
5.1  General requirements  
5.1.1  The raw materials used in the production of country wines shall conform to the relevant standards . 
5.1.2  Country wine  shall:  
a) possess the characteristic taste and aroma associated with the type of wine;  
b) be free from cl oudiness and suspended/particulate matter;  
c)  be made from a minimum of 30% fruit or fruit juice,  
d) be so produced as to prevent spoilage under normal storage conditions;  
e) have typical organoleptic characteristics to the product;  
f) have no artificial colour added  to give or amplify colour; and  
g) be free  from any extraneous matter . 
5.2 Specific requirements  
Country wines shall comply with the quality requirements of Table 1.  DUS 2131: 2019  
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 Table 1 ─ Quality requirements for country wine  
Characteristic  Requirement  Test Method  
Ethyl Alcohol  % 5 – 16.5 US EAS 104  
Total acids g/l  as citric acid  3.0 – 10 
Volatile acids, as acetic acid, g/l, max  2.0 
Total sugar as Invert sugar, g/L , Max  
 Dry country wine : <4 g/l.  
Medium dry wine :4 -12 
Semi‐sweet : 12 -45 
Sweet  > 45g/L  
Benzoic acid /Sorbic acid, mg/kg, max.  500 
Free sulphur dioxide, mg/l, max  70 US ISO 5523  
Total sulphur dioxide, mg/l, max  350 
 
6 Hygiene  
Country wines shall be manufactu red and handled in a hygienic manner in accordance with US EAS 39.  
6.2 Microbiological requirements  
Country wine shall comply with limits for micro -organisms specified in  
Table 2  
Organism  Limit  Test Method  
Total plate count, cfu/mL, max  100 US ISO 4833 -1 
7 Food additives  
Food additives may be used in the production of country wines in accordance with US 45.  
8 Contaminants  
8.1 Heavy metals  
When tested in accordance with AOAC 999.10, the level of Lead (Pb) shall not exceed 0.02 mg/kg.  
9 Weights and measure s 
The volume and fill of country wines shall comply with the weights and measures regulations of Uganda  
or equivalent legislation.  
10  Packaging  
10.1 Country wines shall be packaged in suitable food grade containers.   
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 10.2 Country wines shall be packaged fo r bulk delivery and storage in containers that shall prevent 
contamination of the product and preserve its safety and quality.  
11 Labelling  
In addition to the requirements of  US EAS 38, the following specific labelling requirements shall apply and 
shall be  legibly and indelibly marked ; 
a) Common name as ‘country wine’ preceded by the fruit name where the wine is produced from Name, 
physical location and address of manufacturer;  
b) Ethyl alcohol content, % by volume,;  
c) The net contents shall be declared by volume i n millilitres or litres;  
d) List of ingredients in descending order of proportion by mass;  
e) Date of manufacture;  
f) type of wine  
g) Batch identification number/code;  
h) Country of origin; and  
i) Statutory warnings  
12 Sampling  
Sampling shall be done in Accordance to US EAS  104. DUS 2131: 2019  
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 Bibliography  
[1] DMS 178: 2016, Country wines – Specification   
[2] US EAS 138: 2017 , Still table wine — Specification   
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 Certification marking  
Products that conform to Uganda standards may be marked with Uganda National Bureau of Standards 
(UNBS) Cert ification Mark shown in the figure below.  
The use of the UNBS Certification Mark is governed by the Standards Act, and the Regulations made 
thereunder. This mark can be used only by those licensed under the certification mark scheme operated by 
the Uganda  National Bureau of Standards and in conjunction with the relevant Uganda Standard. The 
presence of this mark on a product or in relation to a product is an assurance that the goods comply with the 
requirements of that standard under a system of supervisio n, control and testing in accordance with the 
certification mark scheme of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards. UNBS marked products are 
continually checked by UNBS for conformity to that standard.  
Further particulars of the terms and conditions of li censing may be obtained from the Director, Uganda 
National Bureau of Standards.  
 
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