1. (1) A person may use a single grape variety name as a type designation on a wine brand label only if the wine derives at least 90 percent of its volume from that grape variety.

2. (2) As an exception to section (1) of this rule, a person may use any of the following type designations for a wine that derives at least 75 percent of its volume from grapes of the named variety:

   1. (a) Cabernet franc;
   2. (b) Cabernet Sauvignon;
   3. (c) Carmenère;
   4. (d) Durif (Petite Sirah);
   5. (e) Grenache (Garnacha);
   6. (f) Malbec;
   7. (g) Marsanne;
   8. (h) Merlot;
   9. (i) Mourvèdre;
   10. (j) Petit Verdot;
   11. (k) Roussanne;
   12. (l) Sangiovese;
   13. (m) Sauvignon blanc (Fumé blanc);
   14. (n) Sémillon;
   15. (o) Syrah;
   16. (p) Tannat;
   17. (q) Tempranillo;
   18. (r) Zinfandel.
3. (3) The Commission may revise the list in section (2) of this rule.
4. (4) A person may not use in any manner on a wine label a name that might be mistaken for a grape variety name, such as those listed in the Code of Federal Regulations, 27 CFR 4.91.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 471.030, 471.730(1) & (5)

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 471.442, 471.445 & 471.446

History

OLCC 22-2007, f. 10-24-07, cert. ef. 11-1-07
OLCC 11-2006, f. 8-21-06, cert. ef. 9-1-06
OLCC 14-2004, f. 11-18-04 cert. ef. 12-1-04
OLCC 8-2003, f. 5-20-03, cert. ef. 6-1-03
OLCC 5-1999, f. 3-18-99, cert. ef. 4-1-99
OLCC 8-1995, f. 11-24-95, cert. ef. 12-1-95
OLCC 2-1995, f. & cert. ef. 4-4-95
OLCC 26-1987, f. 12-30-87, cert. ef. 1-1-88, Renumbered from 845-010-0292
LCC 17-1978, f. 12-26-78, ef. 1-1-79
LCC 59, f. 2-18-77, ef. 3-1-77