Natural wine is the product of the juice or must of sound, ripe grapes or other sound, ripe fruit, made with such cellar treatment as may be authorized under section 5382 and containing not more than 21 percent by weight of total solids. Any wine conforming to such definition except for having become substandard by reason of its condition shall be deemed not to be natural wine, unless the condition is corrected.
Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 20172 Stat. 1383 Pub. L. 96–39, title VIII, § 807(a)(48)93 Stat. 288 (Added , , ; amended , , .)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736 68A Stat. 668 Pub. L. 85–859A prior section 5381, , , consisted of provisions similar to those comprising this section, prior to the general revision of this chapter by .
Amendments
Pub. L. 96–391979— struck out provisions authorizing removal for distillation of wine deemed not to be natural wine, destruction of such wine under government supervision, and transfer of such wine to premises in which other than natural wine may be stored or used.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1979 Amendment
Pub. L. 96–39section 810 of Pub. L. 96–39section 5001 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date
section 210(a)(1) of Pub. L. 85–859section 5001 of this titleSection effective , see , set out as a note under .