Mike wrote on Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:58:57 +0200:

> Steve Slatcher wrote:
>> On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:07:17 +0100, Steve Slatcher
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:04:21 +0200, Mike Tommasi
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Mixing red and white wine has always been forbidden for
>>>> table wine, but has ALWAYS been ALLOWED for VQPRDs (AOC in France,
>>>> DOC in Italy, etc.), unless local rules were more
>>>> stringent (I can quote you the relevant EU regulations if
>>>> needed).
>>> Please. I think you got it the wrong way round. My
>>> understanding is that it currently allowed for table wine - I
>>> personally know an English producer that does it. But,
>>> with one exception - Champage - it is illegal for quality
>>> wines. Or maybe there a couple more exceptions.
>>>
>>> Either way, I'd like to see the current regs - I have tried googling
>>> for them recently with no success and all I have is
>>> second hand information.
>>
>> Hmm... just read the page you linked to in your other post.
>> Seems you are right. I am now trying to find the (seemingly dodgy)
>> source of my information. Maybe it was "personal
>> communication". And it looks like my English producer of
>> table wine was behaving illegally.

> The rule is defined in regulation 1493/1999 OENOLOGICAL
> PRACTICES AND PROCESSES:
> http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/...01:0084:EN:PDF

> Article 42 par. 6 states:

> "Coupage of a wine suitable for yielding a white table wine or
> of a white table wine with a wine suitable for yielding a red table
> wine or with a red table wine may not yield a table
> wine."

Just to help me, please expand! I can't tell if that means you can or
cannot legally mix colors since it sounds more like a prediction.
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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not