[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR4.28]

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            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
 
 CHAPTER I--ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                                TREASURY
 
PART 4--LABELING AND ADVERTISING OF WINE--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart C--Standards of Identity for Wine
 
Sec. 4.28  Type designations of varietal significance.

    The following are type designations of varietal significance for 
American wine. These names may be used as type designations for American 
wines only if the wine is labeled with an appellation of origin as 
defined in Sec. 4.25a.
    (a) Muscadine. An American wine which derives at least 75 percent of 
its volume from Muscadinia rotundifolia grapes.
    (b) Muscatel. An American wine which derives its predominant taste, 
aroma, characteristics and at least 75 percent of its volume from any 
Muscat grape source, and which meets the requirements of 
Sec. 4.21(a)(3).
    (c) Muscat or Moscato. An American wine which derives at least 75 
percent of its volume from any Muscat grape source.
    (d) Scuppernong. An American wine which derives at least 75 percent 
of its volume from bronze Muscadinia rotundifolia grapes.
    (e)(1) Gamay Beaujolais. An American wine which derives at least 75 
percent of its volume from Pinot noir grapes, Valdiguie grapes, or a 
combination of both.
    (2) For wines bottled on or after January 1, 1999, and prior to 
April 9, 2007, the name ``Gamay Beaujolais'' may be used as a type 
designation only if there appears in direct conjunction therewith, but 
on a separate line and separated by the required appellation of origin, 
the name(s) of the grape variety or varieties used to satisfy the 
requirements of paragraph (e)(1) of this section. Where two varietal 
names are listed, they shall appear on the same line, in order of 
predominance. The appellation of origin shall appear either on a 
separate line between the name ``Gamay Beaujolais'' and the grape 
variety name(s) or on the same line as the grape variety name(s) in a 
manner that qualifies the grape variety name(s). The following statement 
shall also appear on the brand or back label: ``Gamay Beaujolais is made 
from at least 75 percent Pinot noir and/or Valdiguie grapes.''
    (3) The designation ``Gamay Beaujolais'' may not be used on labels 
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American wines bottled on or after April 9, 2007.

[T.D. ATF-370, 61 FR 539, Jan. 8, 1996, as amended by T.D. ATF-388, 62 
FR 16490, Apr. 7, 1997; T.D. ATF-388a, 62 FR 33747, June 23, 1997]