Wine
Which of the following best describes this wine?
Imitation wine is defined as:
• Any wine containing synthetic materials
• Any
wine
made from a mixture of water with residue remaining after thorough pressing of grapes, fruit, or other
agricultural products
• Any class or type of wine the taste, aroma, color, or other characteristics
of which
have been acquired in whole or in part, by treatment with methods or materials of any kind (except as
permitted
in 27 CFR 4.22(c)(6)), if the taste, aroma, color, or other characteristics of normal wines of such
class or
type are acquired without such treatment
• Any wine made from must concentrated at any time to more
than 80°
brix (Balling).
27 CFR 4.21(h)
CloseOther than Standard wine, as defined in 27 CFR part 24, is an umbrella term that covers a wide range of wines and wine products that are not standard wine because of how they are made. It includes:
• Wine made with:
-Sugar and/or water beyond the limitations prescribed for standard wine. For
example:
Other than Standard Orange Wine
-Materials not authorized for use in standard wine. For example:
glitter
-Materials or processes that are not authorized for the treatment of wine and juice. For example:
freezing
grapes post-harvest
Note: There are other types of Other than Standard wine. If you are uncertain if your wine is Other than Standard, please select the next closest option from the list.
27 CFR 4.21(h)
27 CFR 24.212, 24.218, 24.246, 24.248
Generally, for matters relating to domestic production and tax, saké is treated as beer under the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). For labeling and advertising, saké is treated as wine under the Federal Alcohol Administration (FAA) Act. More information
27 CFR 4.21(f)(5)
27 CFR 25.55(a)(5)
Saké or other rice wine
with added
colors or flavors 
Generally, for matters relating to domestic production and tax, saké is treated as beer under the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). For labeling and advertising, saké is treated as wine under the Federal Alcohol Administration (FAA) Act. More information
27 CFR 4.21(f)(5)
27 CFR 25.55(a)(5)
Vermouth or other aperitif
wine
All aperitif wines, including vermouth, must be made from a base of grape wine.
Aperitif wine is wine having an alcoholic content of not less than 15 percent by volume, compounded from grape wine containing added brandy or alcohol, flavored with herbs and other natural aromatic flavoring materials, with or without the addition of caramel for coloring purposes, and possessing the taste, aroma, and characteristics generally attributed to aperitif wine and shall be so designated unless designated as "vermouth."
Vermouth is a type of aperitif wine compounded from grape wine, having the taste, aroma, and characteristics generally attributed to vermouth.
27 CFR 4.21(g)
Nonbeverage wine, cooking
wine, or
other wine product that is not sold or consumed as a beverage
Nonbeverage wine (including nonbeverage cooking wine) is typically wine, or wine products made from wine, treated with methods or materials, such as salt, which render the wine or wine products unfit for beverage use.
There are additional kinds of wine that are not intended to be consumed as beverage wine, but will instead be used for blending with other wines or for distilling.
Grape wine, fruit wine, cider, mead, or another wine not listed above
Tell us a little more. Which of the following best describes this wine:
Wine may be produced on bonded wine premises from grapes and other fruit, natural fruit products, or fruit residues, for use as distilling material, using any quantity of water desired to facilitate fermentation or distillation. No sugar may be added in the production of distilling material. Distillates containing aldehydes may be used in the fermentation of wine to be used as distilling material. Lees, filter wash, and other wine residues may also be accumulated on bonded wine premises for use as distilling material.
27 CFR 24.216
Heavy bodied blending wine is wine made for blending purposes from grapes or other fruit without added sugar, and with or without added wine spirits, and having a total solids content in excess of 21 percent. Heavy bodied blending wine may be used in blending with other wine made from the same kind of fruit or for removal upon payment of tax, not for sale or consumption as beverage wine. Upon removal, the shipping containers and shipping records will be marked "Heavy Bodied Blending Wine—Not for Sale or Consumption as Beverage Wine."
27 CFR 24.213
Salted wine is wine not for beverage use having not less than 1.5 grams of salt per 100 milliliter of wine. (12.5 pounds of salt/100 gallons of wine.)
27 CFR 24.215(b)
Blending wine made with partially caramelized grape concentrate, with a high solids content and dark in color, not for sale or consumption as beverage wine. Spanish type blending sherry is not standard wine and may not be blended with standard wine except pursuant to an approved formula or in the further production of this type of wine.
27 CFR 24.214
Vinegar of this type is wine or wine product not for beverage use having not less than 4.0 grams (4.0 percent) of volatile acidity (calculated as acetic acid and exclusive of sulfur dioxide) per 100 milliliters of wine. More information.
27 CFR 24.215(c)
Vinegar stock may be produced on bonded wine premises with the addition of any quantity of water desired to meet commercial standards for the production of vinegar. Vinegar stock may be made only by the addition of water to wine or by the direct fermentation of the juice of grapes or other fruit with added water.
27 CFR 24.217
Nonbeverage wine is wine, or wine products made from wine, treated with methods or materials which render the wine or wine products unfit for beverage use. This includes certain cooking wines.
27 CFR 24.215(a)
This wine contains (select all that apply):
Examples include:
• Aspartame
• Sucralose
• Acesulfame potassium (acesulfame-K)
•
Neotame
•
Advantame
Colors, coloring
materials, or other substances used for color
Examples include:
• Caramel color
• FD&C yellow no. 5
• Fruit and vegetable juices
Compounded
flavors
(including clouds or
blenders)
Compounded flavors are flavors, clouds, or blenders that consist of multiple ingredients that are combined to produce a particular taste characteristic. Typically these flavors are purchased from a flavor manufacturer.
Examples include:
• Natural strawberry flavor
• Natural and artificial berry flavor
Essences or extracts are preparations of natural constituents extracted from natural sources, such as fruit, herbs, and berries. All ingredients used in an extract or essence must be considered safe for use in food by FDA. Essences or extracts may contain alcohol.
Examples include:
• Peach extract
• Apple essence
• Cherry distillate
Note: The use of essences or extracts in the production of domestic "agricultural wine" alters the classification to "other than standard wine"
27 CFR 24.85
In determining whether a "hemp" ingredient is allowable for use in an alcohol beverage, TTB will consult with DEA and FDA where appropriate.
For example:
Select if:
• Grape brandy is added to cherry wine
• Neutral grape spirits added to honey wine
Do not select if:
• Grape brandy is added to grape wine
• Neutral orange spirits are added to
orange
wine
Note:
• You may only use spirits derived from fruit in the production of domestic wine.
•
Spirits may
be added to standard grape or standard fruit wine only if both the wine and the spirits are produced
from the
same kind of fruit. If the spirits are not made from the same kind of fruit, the classification is
altered to
"other than standard wine"
• The use of spirits in domestic "agricultural wine" alters the
classification to
"other than standard wine"
27 CFR 24.192, 24.200, 24.225, 26 U.S.C. 5373
Pure dry sugar is refined sugar 95 percent or more by weight dry, having a dextrose equivalent of not less than 95 percent on a dry basis, and produced from cane, beets, or fruit, or from grain or other sources of starch.
Liquid sugar is a substantially colorless refined sugar and water solution containing not less than the equivalent of 60 percent pure dry sugar by weight (60 degrees Brix).
Invert sugar syrup is a substantially colorless solution of invert sugar which has been prepared by recognized methods of inversion from pure dry sugar and contains not less than 60 percent sugar by weight (60 degrees Brix).
Thujone - any
Ingredient
that typically contains thujone
The FDA regulations at 21 CFR 172.510 authorize the use of certain ingredients subject to the requirement that the finished alcohol beverage be thujone-free.
Examples include:
• Artemisia (Wormwood)
• Tansy
• Yarrow
Not including the primary fruit(s) or other agricultural products that are fermented to make this wine, which of the following are used for flavoring or sweetening (select all that apply):
For example:
Select if:
• Pineapple juice is added to cherry wine
• Pear juice is added to cider
•
Strawberry
concentrate is added to grape wine
Do not select if:
• Apple juice is added to apple cider
• Grape juice concentrate is added to
grape
wine
Herbs, spices, or
other
food materials
(other than
hops used
in the production of honey wine)
Examples include:
• Cinnamon added to cider
• Honey added to apple wine
• Chili pepper added
to
honey wine
This wine is made by fermenting any form -- whole, juice, concentrate, puree -- of (select all that apply):
|
Grapes
|
Carrots Onions Peppers Pumpkins Rhubarb Sweet potatoes Tomatoes Other vegetable(s) |
Honey Maple Syrup Other agricultural product(s)
Select if your beverage is made by fermenting one or more ingredients that you don't see listed here. For example: |
How many kinds of fruit are being fermented?
How to choose between "1 kind" and "2 or more kinds" of fruit
Apples, blackberries, raspberries, oranges, and lemons are examples of "1 kind" of fruit, even if the wine is made by fermenting multiple varieties of that kind.
For example, if the wine is made by fermenting:
• Jonagold apples and Pippin apples – select "1 kind"
• Blueberries and strawberries – select "2 or more kinds"
• Grapefruit and lemons – select "2 or
more kinds"
How many kinds of vegetables or agricultural products are being fermented?
How to choose between "1 kind" and "2 or more kinds" of vegetables or other agricultural products
Beets, asparagus, and okra are each examples of "1 kind" of vegetable even if the wine is made by fermenting multiple varieties of that kind.
For example, products made by fermenting:
• Red beets and sugar beets – select "1 kind"
• Beets
and
okra – select "2 or more kinds"
• Dandelions and lavender - select "2 or more kinds"
• Basil and
rosemary - "2 or more kinds"
This wine is made by:
Fermenting more than one kind
of fruit
together
Examples of fermenting different kinds of fruit together:
Example 1:
• Step 1 - Peach juice is fermented with strawberry juice in the same
tank.
• Step 2 - The resulting "peach-strawberry wine" is bottled.
Example 2:
• Step 1 - Blueberry juice is fermented with raspberry juice in the same
tank.
• Step 2 - The resulting "blueberry-raspberry wine" is bottled.
Fermenting more than one kind
of fruit
separately, then blending the resulting wines
Example of fermenting different kinds of fruit separately, then blending the resulting wines:
• Step 1 - Peaches are fermented in a tank, resulting in a peach wine. Strawberries are fermented in a
different tank, resulting in a strawberry wine.
• Step 2 – The peach wine and the strawberry wine
are
blended together, resulting in "A blend of peach and strawberry wines."
This wine is made by:
Fermenting more than one kind
of
vegetable or other agricultural product together
Example of fermenting different kinds of agricultural products together:
• Step 1 – Honey is fermented with carrot juice.
• Step 2 - The resulting "honey-carrot wine" is
bottled.
Example of fermenting different kinds of agricultural products separately, then blending the resulting wines:
• Step 1 – Honey is fermented in a tank, resulting in a honey wine. Carrots are fermented in a different
tank,
resulting in a carrot wine.
• Step 2 – The honey wine and the carrot wine are blended together,
resulting in
"A blend of honey and carrot wines."
Which of the following best describes this wine?
Asian Plum wine is fruit wine produced by the normal alcoholic fermentation of the juice of sound, ripe plums that originates in any country on the Asian continent.
27 CFR 4.21(e)
27 CFR 4.38(h)
Imitation wine is defined as:
• Any wine containing synthetic materials
• Any
wine
made from a mixture of water with residue remaining after thorough pressing of grapes, fruit, or other
agricultural products
• Any class or type of wine with the taste, aroma, color, or other
characteristics of
which have been acquired in whole or in part, by treatment with methods or materials of any kind (except
as
permitted in 27 CFR 4.22(c)(6)), if the taste, aroma, color, or other characteristics of normal wines of
such
class or type are acquired without such treatment
• Any wine made from must concentrated at any time
to more
than 80° brix (Balling).
27 CFR 4.21(h)
27 CFR 4.38(h)
Retsina wine is grape table wine fermented or flavored with resin.
Wine designated as Retsina wine must be produced in Greece, unless it was grandfathered under 26 U.S.C. 5388.
27 CFR 4.21(i)
27 CFR 4.38(h)
Other rice wine includes Gyeongju Beopju, which must be manufactured in the Republic of Korea in accordance with the laws and regulations of the Republic of Korea governing the manufacture of Gyeongju Beopju. More information.
27 CFR 4.21(f)
27 CFR 4.21(f)(5)
27 CFR 4.38(h)
Saké or other rice wine with added colors or flavors
Vermouth or other aperitif
wine
All aperitif wines, including vermouth, must be made from a base of grape wine.
Aperitif wine is wine having an alcoholic content of not less than 15 percent by volume, compounded from grape wine containing added brandy or alcohol, flavored with herbs and other natural aromatic flavoring materials, with or without the addition of caramel for coloring purposes, and possessing the taste, aroma, and characteristics generally attributed to aperitif wine and shall be so designated unless designated as "vermouth."
Vermouth is a type of aperitif wine compounded from grape wine, having the taste, aroma, and characteristics generally attributed to vermouth.
27 CFR 4.21(g)
27 CFR 4.38(h)
Nonbeverage wine
(including salted cooking
wine)
Nonbeverage wine is wine, or wine products made from wine, treated with methods or materials, such as salt, which render the wine or wine products unfit for beverage use.
Grape wine, fruit wine, cider, mead, or another wine not listed above
This wine contains (select all that apply):
Examples include:
• Saccharin
• Aspartame
• Sucralose
• Acesulfame potassium
(acesulfame-K)
• Neotame
• Advantame
Colors, coloring
materials, or other substances used for color
Examples include:
• Caramel color
• FD&C yellow no. 5
• Fruit and vegetable juices
21 CFR part 73, subpart A
21 CFR part 74, subpart A
Compounded
flavors
(including clouds or
blenders)
Compounded flavors are flavors, clouds, or blenders that consist of multiple ingredients that are
combined to
produce a particular taste characteristic. Typically these flavors are purchased from a flavor
manufacturer.
Examples include:
• Natural strawberry flavor
• Natural and artificial berry flavor
Essences or extracts are preparations of natural constituents extracted from natural sources, such as fruit, herbs, and berries. All ingredients used in an extract or essence must be considered safe for use in food by FDA. Essences or extracts may contain alcohol.
Examples include:
• Peach extract
• Apple essence
• Cherry distillate
In determining whether a "hemp" ingredient is allowable for use in an alcohol beverage, TTB will consult with DEA and FDA where appropriate.
Thujone - any
Ingredient
that typically contains thujone
The FDA regulations at 21 CFR 172.510 authorize the use of certain ingredients subject to the requirement that the finished alcohol beverage be thujone-free.
Examples include:
• Artemisia (Wormwood)
• Tansy
• Yarrow
Not including the primary fruit(s) or other agricultural products that are fermented to make this wine, which of the following are used for flavoring or sweetening (select all that apply)?
For example:
Select if:
• Pineapple juice is added to cherry wine
• Pear juice is added to cider
•
Strawberry
concentrate is added to grape wine
Do not select if:
• Apple juice is added to apple cider
• Grape juice concentrate is added to
grape
wine
Herbs, spices,
or other
food materials
Examples include:
• Cinnamon added to cider
• Honey added to apple wine
• Chili pepper added
to
honey wine
This wine is made by fermenting any form -- whole, juice, concentrate, puree -- of (select all that apply):
| Grapes Dried fruit(s) (including raisins) Other fruit(s) (peaches, strawberries, oranges, etc.) |
Carrots Onions Peppers Pumpkins Rhubarb Sweet potatoes Tomatoes Other vegetable(s) |
Honey Maple Syrup Other agricultural product(s)
Select if your beverage is made by fermenting one or more ingredients that you don't see listed here. For example: |
How many kinds of vegetables or agricultural products are being fermented?
How to choose between "1 kind" and "2 or more kinds" of vegetables or other agricultural products
Beets, asparagus, and okra are each examples of "1 kind" of vegetable even if the wine is made by fermenting multiple varieties of that kind.
For example, products made by fermenting:
• Red beets and sugar beets – select "1 kind"
• Beets
and
okra – select "2 or more kinds"
• Dandelions and lavender - select "2 or more kinds"
• Basil and
rosemary - "2 or more kinds"
This wine is made by:
Fermenting more than one kind
of
vegetable or other agricultural product together
Example of fermenting different kinds of agricultural products together:
• Step 1 – Honey is fermented with carrot juice.
• Step 2 - The resulting "honey-carrot wine" is
bottled.
Example of fermenting different kinds of agricultural products separately, then blending the resulting wines:
• Step 1 – Honey is fermented in a tank, resulting in a honey wine. Carrots are fermented in a different
tank,
resulting in a carrot wine.
• Step 2 – The honey wine and the carrot wine are blended together,
resulting in
"A blend of honey and carrot wines."
Imported wine with less than 7 percent alcohol by volume DOES NOT REQUIRE formula or label approval.
Plum wine from Asian countries REQUIRES formula approval with laboratory sample analysis.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Asian
plum wine as your Class/Type.
• Complete all required information in the Samples
tab and
submit sample to the TTB laboratory.
Imported imitation wine REQUIRES formula approval.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Imitation wine as your Class/Type.
Imported Retsina wine REQUIRES formula approval.
Wine designated as Retsina wine must be produced in Greece, unless it was grandfathered under 26 U.S.C. 5388.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Retsina as your Class/Type.
Imported saké or other rice wine REQUIRES formula approval with laboratory sample analysis.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Agricultural wine/saké/other rice wine – Imported as your Class/Type.
•
Complete all
required information in the Samples tab and submit sample to the TTB laboratory.
Imported saké or other rice wine with added colors or flavors REQUIRES formula approval.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Saké
(Flavored/Colored) – Imported as your Class/Type
Vermouth from Italy is exempt from formula and laboratory sample analysis requirements. All other imported aperitif wine, including vermouth, REQUIRES formula approval with laboratory sample analysis.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Aperitif or Aperitif/Vermouth as your Class/Type.
•
Complete all required information in the Samples tab and submit sample to the TTB laboratory.
Imported nonbeverage wine DOES NOT REQUIRE formula approval or label approval.
This imported wine REQUIRES formula approval.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Other
than standard wine/wine specialty as your Class/Type.
This imported wine REQUIRES formula approval with laboratory sample analysis.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Other
than standard wine/wine specialty as your Class/Type.
• Complete all required
information in
the Samples tab and submit sample to the TTB laboratory.
Refer to our Hemp Policy for information on what must be included as supporting documentation with your formula application.
This imported wine REQUIRES formula approval with laboratory sample analysis.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Other
than standard wine/wine specialty as your Class/Type.
• Complete all required
information in
the Samples tab and submit sample to the TTB laboratory.
This imported wine REQUIRES formula approval.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Other
than standard wine/wine specialty as your Class/Type.
Based on your answers, this imported wine DOES NOT REQUIRE formula approval.
Proceed to COLAs Online to submit your labels.
This imported agricultural wine DOES NOT REQUIRE formula approval.
See TTB Ruling 2016-2 for additional information.
Proceed to COLAs Online to submit your labels.
This imported wine REQUIRES formula approval.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Other
than standard wine/wine specialty as your Class/Type.
Based on your answers, this imported wine DOES NOT REQUIRE formula approval.
Proceed to COLAs Online to submit your labels.
This imported wine REQUIRES formula approval.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Agricultural wine/products other than honey, dried fruit, or rice as your
Class/Type.
Imported wine made from multiple agricultural ingredients REQUIRES formula approval. This applies even if one or more of the agricultural products is covered by a general use formula as per TTB Ruling 2016-2.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Agricultural wine/products other than honey, dried fruit, or rice as your
Class/Type.
Imported wine made by blending wines made from different kinds of agricultural products REQUIRES formula approval.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Other
than standard wine/wine specialty as your Class/Type.
Domestic imitation wine REQUIRES formula approval.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Imitation wine as your Class/Type.
Domestic Other than Standard wine REQUIRES formula approval.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select as your
Class/Type:
-Other than standard wine/wine specialty
-Other
than standard wine/other than standard or substandard, or
-Other
than standard wine/high fermentation wine
Domestic saké or other rice wine REQUIRES formula approval.
Domestic saké must be made at a brewery and therefore the formula must be submitted under a Brewer's Notice. Domestic saké formulas submitted under a winery permit will not be approved.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Saké –
Domestic as your Class/Type.
Domestic saké or other rice wine with added colors or flavors REQUIRES formula approval.
Domestic saké must be made at a brewery and therefore the formula must be submitted under a Brewer's Notice. Domestic saké formulas submitted under a winery permit will not be approved.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Saké
(Flavored/Colored) – Domestic as your Class/Type.
Domestic aperitif wine, including vermouth, REQUIRES formula approval.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Aperitif or Aperitif/Vermouth as your Class/Type.
Domestic distilling material DOES NOT REQUIRE formula approval.
This product may not be sold as a finished beverage.
Domestic heavy bodied blending wine REQUIRES formula approval.
This product may not be sold as a finished beverage.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Other
than standard wine/heavy bodied blending wine as your Class/Type.
Domestic salted cooking wine REQUIRES formula approval.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Nonbeverage wine/salted wine from the Class/Type dropdown on the Main tab.
This product does not require a TTB Certificate of Label Approval. This product must comply with the food labeling requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Domestic Spanish type blending sherry REQUIRES formula approval.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Other
than standard wine/Spanish type blending sherry as your Class/Type.
This product may not be sold as a finished beverage.
Domestic vinegar wine REQUIRES formula approval.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Nonbeverage wine/vinegar as your Class/Type.
This product does not require a TTB Certificate of Label Approval. This product must comply with the food labeling requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Domestic vinegar stock DOES NOT REQUIRE formula approval.
This product may not be sold as a finished beverage.
Domestic other nonbeverage wine REQUIRES formula approval with laboratory sample analysis.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Nonbeverage wine/other as your Class/Type.
• Complete all required information
in
the Samples tab and submit sample to the TTB laboratory.
This product does not require a TTB Certificate of Label Approval. This product must comply with the food labeling requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
This domestic wine REQUIRES formula approval.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Other
than standard wine/wine specialty as your Class/Type.
This domestic wine REQUIRES formula approval.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Special natural wine (if using only caramel) or Other than standard
wine/wine specialty as your Class/Type.
This domestic wine REQUIRES formula approval.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Special natural wine or Other than standard wine/wine
specialty as your Class/Type.
This domestic wine REQUIRES formula approval.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Special natural wine or Other than standard wine/wine
specialty as your Class/Type.
This domestic wine REQUIRES formula approval.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Special natural wine or Other than standard wine/wine
specialty as your Class/Type.
Refer to our Hemp Policy for information on what must be included as supporting documentation with your formula application.
This domestic wine REQUIRES formula approval.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Other
than standard wine/wine specialty as your Class/Type
This domestic wine REQUIRES formula approval.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Other
than standard wine/other than standard or substandard as your Class/Type.
This domestic wine REQUIRES formula approval with laboratory sample analysis.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Special natural wine or Other than standard wine/wine
specialty as your Class/Type.
• Complete all required information in the Samples
tab and
submit sample to the TTB laboratory.
This domestic wine REQUIRES formula approval.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Other
than standard wine/wine specialty as your Class/Type
This domestic wine REQUIRES formula approval.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Special natural wine or Other than standard wine/wine
specialty as your Class/Type
This domestic agricultural wine DOES NOT REQUIRE formula approval.
See TTB Ruling 2016-2 for additional information.
If this wine contains 7% or more alcohol by volume, proceed to COLAs Online to submit your labels.
Based on your answers this domestic wine DOES NOT REQUIRE formula approval.
If this wine contains 7% or more alcohol by volume, proceed to COLAs Online to submit your labels.
This domestic wine REQUIRES formula approval.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Other
than standard wine/wine specialty as your Class/Type
Based on your answers this domestic wine DOES NOT REQUIRE formula approval.
If this wine contains 7% or more alcohol by volume, proceed to COLAs Online to submit your labels.
This domestic wine REQUIRES formula approval.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Agricultural wine/products other than honey, dried fruit, or rice as your
Class/Type.
Based on your answers this domestic wine DOES NOT REQUIRE formula approval.
If this wine contains 7% or more alcohol by volume, proceed to COLAs Online to submit your labels.
Domestic wine made by combining/blending wines made from different kinds of fruit REQUIRES formula approval.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Other
than standard wine/blended wines produced from diff. kinds of fruits as your
Class/Type.
Domestic wine made from multiple agricultural ingredients REQUIRES formula approval. This applies even if one or more of the agricultural products is covered by a general use formula under TTB Ruling 2016-2.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Agricultural wine/products other than honey, dried fruit, or rice as your
Class/Type.
Domestic wine made by blending wines made from different kinds of agricultural products REQUIRES formula approval.
• Proceed to Formulas Online to apply.
• Select
Other
than standard wine/wine specialty as your Class/Type.