PRESERVATION ; WHEREAS THE MEMBER STATES SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO AUTHORIZE FOR EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSES FOR A SPECIFIC PERIOD CERTAIN OENOLOGICAL PRACTICES AND PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ;
WHEREAS A PRECISE DEFINITION OF PRODUCTS , IN PARTICULAR OF TABLE WINE , WHICH COME WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS REGULATION IS INDISPENSABLE FOR THE EFFECTIVE OPERATION THEREOF ; WHEREAS , SINCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN FOR THE PRODUCTION OF TABLE WINE IS CONTROLLABLE ONLY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY , THE DESCRIPTION " TABLE WINE " SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR COMMUNITY-GROWN WINE ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN THE PROVISIONS CONCERNING VINE-STOCK SELECTION , IT IS IMPORTANT THAT FRESH GRAPES OTHER THAN TABLE GRAPES , GRAPE MUST , PARTIALLY FERMENTED GRAPE MUST AND NEW WINES STILL IN FERMENTATION FROM VINE VARIETIES NOT INCLUDED IN THE CLASSIFICATION OR OBTAINED FROM VINES PLANTED IN VIOLATION OF COMMUNITY OR NATIONAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING NEW PLANTING OR REPLANTING OF VINEYARDS SHOULD NOT ENTER INTO CIRCULATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ;
WHEREAS IN THE LIGHT OF EXPERIENCE IT APPEARS THAT THE FERMENTATION OF GRAPE JUICE AND CONCENTRATED GRAPE JUICE SHOULD BE PROHIBITED EXCEPT FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING CERTAIN PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO 22.07 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ; WHEREAS IN THIS CONNECTION THE PUTTING ON THE MARKET OF WINES SUITABLE FOR YIELDING TABLE WINE WHICH DOES NOT HAVE THE MINIMUM ACTUAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH FOR TABLE WINE SHOULD ALSO BE PROHIBITED ;
WHEREAS , WITH A VIEW TO MAINTAINING A CERTAIN LEVEL OF QUALITY IN THE PRODUCTS OF THE WINE SECTOR AND IN ORDER TO DISCOURAGE TRADE IN PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM VINE VARIETIES NOT INCLUDED IN THE CLASSIFICATION , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE THAT ONLY GRAPES FROM RECOMMENDED OR AUTHORIZED VINE VARIETIES MAY BE USED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GRAPE MUST WITH FERMENTATION ARRESTED BY THE ADDITION OF ALCOHOL , CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST , WINE SUITABLE FOR YIELDING TABLE WINE , TABLE WINE , QUALITY WINES PRODUCED IN SPECIFIED REGIONS ( HEREINAFTER CALLED " QUALITY WINES PSR " ) AND LIQUEUR WINE ; WHEREAS FOR A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD IT IS HOWEVER JUSTIFIABLE FOR GRAPES OF VARIETIES CLASSIFIED AS TEMPORARILY AUTHORIZED AND VARIETIES OBTAINED FROM INTERSPECIFIC CROSSINGS ( DIRECT PRODUCER HYBRIDS ) TO BE REGARDED AS SUITABLE FOR YIELDING THE PRODUCTS LISTED ;
WHEREAS PRODUCTS COVERED BY THIS REGULATION WHICH ARE IMPORTED FROM THIRD COUNTRIES MUST BE SUBJECT TO RULES WHICH ENSURE A MEASURE OF HARMONY WITH EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR COMMUNITY WINES ; WHEREAS IT APPEARS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN IMPORTED WINES INTENDED FOR DIRECT HUMAN CONSUMPTION MUST HAVE A MINIMUM ACTUAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH BY VOLUME CORRESPONDING TO THAT OF TABLE WINES , OTHER THAN THOSE FROM ZONES A AND B ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , DELIVERY FOR DIRECT HUMAN CONSUMPTION SHOULD BE ALLOWED IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN WINES ORIGINATING IN THIRD COUNTRIES AND BEARING A GEOGRAPHICAL ASCRIPTION , WHERE THE ACTUAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH BY VOLUME OF SUCH WINES IS AT LEAST 8,5 % VOL ;
WHEREAS , SINCE OENOLOGICAL PRACTICES IN CERTAIN