- Peruvian D.O.C. Norm for Pisco (You will find the Physico-Chemical requirements in Page 13 ).
- EEC Council Regulation for Spirits (Where You will find the following Wine Spirits definitions):
(d)
Wine spirit:
A spirit drink
- produced exclusively by the distillation at less than 86 % vol of wine or wine fortified for distillation or by the redistillation of a wine distillate at less than 86 % vol,
- containing a quantity of volatile substances equal to or exceeding 125 grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol alcohol, and
- having a maximum methyl alcohol content of 200 grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol alcohol.
Where this drink has been matured, it may continue to be marketed as 'wine spirit' if it has matured for as long as, or longer than, the period stipulated for the product referred to in
(e)
Brandy or Weinbrand:
A spirit drink
- produced from wine spirit, whether or not blended with a wine distillate distilled at less than 94,8 % vol provided that the said distillate does not exceed a maximum of 50 % by volume of the finished product,
- matured for at least one year in oak receptables or for at least six months in oak casks with a capacity of less than 1 000 litres,
- containing a quantity of volatile substances equal to or exceeding 125 grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol alcohol, and derived exclusively from the distillation or redistillation of the raw materials used,
- having a maximum methyl alcohol content of 200 grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol alcohol.
(f)
Grape marc spirit or grape marc:
(1) (a) A spirit drink
- produced from grape marc fermented and distilled either directly by water vapour, or after water has been added; a percentage of lees that is to be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 15 may be added to the marc, the distillation being carried out in the presence of the marc itself at less than 86 % vol. Redistillation at the same alcoholic strength is authorized,
- containing a quantity of volatile substances equal to or exceeding 140 grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol alcohol and having a maximum methyl alcohol content of 1 000 grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol alcohol.
(b) However, during the transitional period provided for Portugal in the 1985 Act of Accession, subparagraph (a) shall not preclude the marketing in Portugal of grape marc spirit produced in Portugal and having a maximum methyl alcohol content of 1 500 grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol alcohol.
(2) The name 'grape marc' or 'grape marc spirit' may be replaced by the designation grappa solely for the spirit drink produced in Italy.
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