The production of wines, sparkling wines and spirits is governed by corresponding EU regulations and, where applicable, by supplementary national wine legislation (see winemaking). All origin-protected products are regulated in wine labelling law (e.g. Tokay, Champagne and Cognac). In addition, there are many other alcoholic beverages with imaginative names. However, most of the names listed below do not have a legal meaning under wine law, but only a localised or colloquial meaning and are usually not allowed to appear on a bottle label for consumer protection reasons.
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Serious sources on the internet are rare - and Wine lexicon from wein.plus is one such source. When researching for my articles, I regularly consult the wein.plus encyclopaedia. There I get reliable and detailed information.
Thomas Götz
Weinberater, Weinblogger und Journalist; Schwendi