Italy has officially begun producing alcohol-free wine following a change in regulations by the Ministry of Agriculture. The new decree amends a longstanding rule that prevented beverages with an alcohol content of less than 8.5% from being labeled as “vino.”
Under the revised guidelines, the Ministry now permits the reduction of alcohol content in various types of wine, including still, sparkling, quality sparkling, quality aromatic sparkling, aerated sparkling, semi-sparkling, and aerated semi-sparkling wines. This change allows Italian producers to create low or alcohol-free wines domestically rather than being forced to produce them abroad.
However, the decree excludes Wines of Protected Denomination of Origin (PDO) from this provision, a notable difference from France’s approach to similar products.
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