14B NCAC 15C .0402      PROHIBITED PRACTICES

(a)  Industry members are prohibited from producing, importing, or selling in this State wine, or a product designated under a wine category, that is imitation, substandard, or fails to conform to the standards of these Rules.

(b)  Imitation Wine. Imitation wine includes:

(1)           wine containing synthetic materials;

(2)           wine made from a mixture of water containing residue after pressing grapes, fruit, or other agricultural products;

(3)           wine treated to acquire the taste, aroma, color, or characteristics of a class or type of wine that would occur without treatment; or

(4)           wine made from must concentrated to more than 80 degrees (Balling).

(c)  Substandard wine includes:

(1)           wine with a volatile acidity, calculated as acetic acid and exclusive of sulphur dioxide, in excess of the maximum established in these Rules;

(2)           wine that does not have a maximum volatile acidity prescribed in these Rules shall have a maximum volatile acidity of 0.14 gram per 100 cubic centimeters (measured at 20 degrees Centigrade);

(3)           wine wine with a standard of identity prescribed in these Rules that fails to have the composition, color, taste, and aroma of wines conforming to that standard;

(4)           wine containing added water, or a sugar and water solution, in excess of quantities authorized for standard wine as prescribed in these Rules;

(5)           wine containing monochloracetic acid or other substance prohibited by the United States Food and Drug Administration or the United States Department of the Treasury Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau; or

(6)           wine containing deleterious, harmful, or impure substances or an improper balance of elements.

(d)  Coined Names Industry members are prohibited from identifying wine on labels or in advertisements as a mixture of wine with other types of alcoholic beverages or as a mixture of wines that have standards of identity established in Subpart C of 27 CFR Part 4.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 18B-100; 18B‑206(a); 18B‑207;

Eff. January 1, 1982;

Amended Eff. July 1, 1992; May 1, 1984;

Transferred and Recodified from 04 NCAC 02T .0409 Eff. August 1, 2015;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. August 19, 2017;

Readopted Eff. February 1, 2026.