Organic Wine Regulations: Our Perspective

If we consider the regulations on Organic Production (REGULATION (EC) No. 834/2007 of 28 June 2007), it is at least clear to the consumer that this is a method of production that does not use synthetic chemical products. In the case of organic wine, however, the consumer is misled, because the new regulation regarding this method of production, recently approved at the EU level, is almost identical to that of conventional wines, allowing the use of the same additives.

Essentially, the regulation on organic winemaking has adapted to the winemaking techniques already applied in the production of conventional wines currently on the market. With this new regulation, it will become difficult in the future for those who make wine ONLY WITH GRAPES to distinguish themselves, under the same certification, from those who make wine ALSO WITH ADDITIVES.

Grapes grown biodynamically reach unsurpassed standards of quality and health. In the cellar, one works with grapes that can be vinified using only modest amounts of potassium metabisulfite. The entire range of substances and procedures listed in the annexes to the organic wine regulation is unjustifiable.