OAR 845-010-0905
Wine Produced or Bottled in Oregon from Vitis Vinifera or its Hybrid Grades — Definitions
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“Wine” means grape wine.(2)
“Vitis Vinifera” is a species of grapes from which most European wines and a majority of Oregon wines are produced. Some examples of this species are “Pinot noir,” “Chardonnay” and “White Riesling.”(3)
“Wine Label” means all information-bearing material attached to or part of a package in which a wine is sold. Some examples of wine labels are printed paper glued to a wine bottle or bag-in-box carton, screen-printing or etching on a wine bottle, information molded into a bottle, and a printed bottle closure or cork.(4)
“Brand Label” means a label carrying the brand name of a wine, its class or type designation and its appellation of origin.(5)
“Class Designation” is a standard of identity of a wine. Some examples are “grape wine,” “table wine,” “dessert wine,” “sparkling wine” and “carbonated grape.”(6)
“Type Designation” is an alternative standard of identity used in place of a class designation. Examples are a “grape variety name” or “varietal name” and a “semi-generic designation of geographic significance.”(7)
“Semi-Generic Designation of Geographic Significance” is a name that identifies both the traditional source of wine produced in a certain region and the name Federal regulations have permitted to designate a type of wine produced anywhere. Some examples specified in Federal regulations are “Anjelica,” “Burgundy,” “Chablis,” “Champagne,” “Chianti,” “Claret,” “Madeira,” “Malaga,” “Marsala,” “Moselle,” “Port,” “Rhine Wine” or “Hock,” “Sauterne,” “Haut Sauterne,” “Sherry” and “Tokay.”(8)
“Appellation of Origin” is the name of the geographic area in which the grapes used to make a wine were grown. Appellations of origin are limited to the names of a country, state, or county or American Viticultural Area. Some examples are “American,” “Oregon,” “Yamhill County,” and “Umpqua Valley.”(9)
“American Viticultural Area” is a delimited grape-growing region that is distinguishable by geographic features and whose boundaries the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has defined.
Source:
Rule 845-010-0905 — Wine Produced or Bottled in Oregon from Vitis Vinifera or its Hybrid Grades — Definitions, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=845-010-0905.