Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/27/24.257
Timestamp: 2017-10-17 21:06:28
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27 CFR 24.257 - Labeling wine containers. | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
CFR › Title 27 › Chapter I › Subchapter A › Part 24 › Subpart L › Section 24.257
(i)Wines that require label approval -
(A)General. If the wine contains 7 percent or more alcohol by volume and must have label approval under 27 CFR part 4, the designation is the class, type, or other designation required by that part.
(B)Labeling rules for wines eligible for the “hard cider” tax class -
(1)Transitional rule for “hard cider” removed on or after January 1, 2017 and prior to January 1, 2018. On an optional basis, wines that are taxed at the “hard cider” tax rate may include the statement “Tax class 5041(b)(6)” on the label to adequately indicate the appropriate tax class.
(2)Additional labeling rules effective for “hard cider” removed from wine premises on or after January 1, 2018. For wines removed from wine premises on or after January 1, 2018 that are taxed at the “hard cider” tax rate, the label must also include the statement “Tax class 5041(b)(6).” This statement may appear anywhere on the label.
(ii)Wines that do not require label approval -
(A)Adequate designation. If the wine is not subject to label approval under 27 CFR part 4 because it either is covered by a certificate of exemption from label approval or contains less than 7 percent alcohol by volume, its label must bear a designation that includes enough information (when viewed with the alcohol content statement) to identify the tax class under 26 U.S.C. 5041. The wine must be identified by the term “wine” (or a word that signifies a type of wine, such as “cider,” “perry,” or “mead,” as applicable). If the wine contains more than 0.392 gram of carbon dioxide per 100 milliliters, the word “sparkling” or “carbonated,” as applicable, must be included in the designation.
(1)Additional labeling rules effective for wines eligible for the “hard cider” tax class. For wines removed from wine premises on or after January 1, 2017, that are taxed at the “hard cider” tax rate, the designation must be consistent with a hard cider tax class. For example, the designations “hard cider,” “hard perry,” “apple wine,” “pear wine,” “apple cider,” “apple perry,” “apple pear wine,” “cider” and “perry” are consistent with the hard cider tax class. The designation “blueberry cider” is not consistent with the hard cider tax class, because it indicates that the product contains either blueberries or blueberry flavors, which are not authorized for use in wine that is eligible for the hard cider tax class. If the hard cider contains more than 0.392 gram of carbon dioxide per 100 milliliters, the word “sparkling” or “carbonated,” as applicable, must be on the label.
(2)Transitional rule for wines removed on or after January 1, 2017 and prior to January 1, 2018. For wines removed on or after January 1, 2017 and prior to January 1, 2018, a label will not be deemed out of compliance with § 24.257(a)(4)(ii)(A) on the sole ground that the label does not provide enough information to identify whether the wine is eligible for a “hard cider” tax classification. On an optional basis, wines eligible for the “hard cider” tax class may include the statement “Tax class 5041(b)(6)” on the label to adequately indicate the appropriate tax class.
(3)Additional labeling rules effective for “hard cider” removed from wine premises on or after January 1, 2018. For wines removed from wine premises on or after January 1, 2018, that are taxed at the “hard cider” tax rate, the label must also include the statement “Tax class 5041(b)(6).” This statement may appear anywhere on the label.
(B)Cross reference. For additional labeling rules applicable to wines containing less than 7 percent alcohol by volume, see the food labeling regulations issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
(6)Cross reference. For regulations requiring a health warning statement on the container of any alcoholic beverage containing not less than one-half of one percent alcohol by volume, see part 16 of this chapter.
(b) The information shown on any label applied to bottled or packed wine is subject to the recordkeeping requirements of § 24.314. (Sec. 201, Pub. L. 85-859, 72 Stat. 1381, as amended, 1407, as amended ( 26 U.S.C. 5368, 5388, 5662))
(c)Use of semi-generic designations -
(1)In general. Semi-generic designations may be used to designate wines of an origin other than that indicated by such name only if -
(2)Determination of whether a name is semi-generic -
(i)In general. Except as provided in paragraph (c)(2)(ii) of this section, a name of geographic significance, which is also the designation of a class or type of wine, shall be deemed to have become semi-generic only if so found by the Administrator.
(ii)Certain names treated as semi-generic. The following names shall be treated as semi-generic: Angelica, Burgundy, Claret, Chablis, Champagne, Chianti, Malaga, Marsala, Madeira, Moselle, Port, Rhine Wine or Hock, Sauterne, Haut Sauterne, Sherry, Tokay.
[T.D. ATF-299, 55 FR 24989, June 19, 1990, as amended by T.D. ATF-312, 56 FR 31082, July 9, 1991; T.D. ATF-350, 58 FR 52232, Oct. 7, 1993; T.D. ATF-398, 63 FR 44783, Aug. 21, 1998; T.D. ATF-470, 66 FR 58944, Nov. 26, 2001; T.D. TTB-147, 82 FR 7664, Jan. 23, 2017]
27 CFR 4.24 — Generic, Semi-Generic, and Non-Generic Designations of Geographic Significance.
27 CFR 24.257 — Labeling Wine Containers.
27 CFR 24.255 — Bottling or Packing Wine.
27 CFR 24.259 — Marks.