Wine-like drink
As a wine-like drink are in the German food law by alcoholic fermentation , but not from grapes produced drinks such as fruit wines or Met , respectively. The raw materials are fruits of all kinds, also z. B. rhubarb stalks , malt extracts or honey .
Legal
Wine-like drinks do not fall under wine law , but rather under the general provisions of food law. The production, composition and designation of these products is determined by the regulation on alcoholic beverages, wine-like, perlweinähnliche and sparkling wine similar drinks and therefrom further processed alcoholic beverages ( AGeV regulated).
“In order to avoid confusion with products of the wine law, drinks similar to wine may only be marketed as '… wine' with phrases that identify the raw materials from which they are made, such as: B. ' cherry wine ' or ' pear sparkling wine'. In contrast, designations such as 'wine made from cherries' or 'sparkling wine made from pears' are not permitted. It is customary to add sulfur dioxide or its compounds to stabilize the products. As this substance is incompatible with some people, a residual content of more than 10 mg / l must be indicated. On prepackaged items, this is usually done in the form of the so-called allergen label ' contains sulfites '. In the case of openly dispensed products, however, the note 'sulphurized' must be attached. "
