{"id":36951,"date":"2019-06-20T15:01:24","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T15:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vino-bio.com\/?page_id=36951"},"modified":"2024-02-15T15:34:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T15:34:35","slug":"organic-wines-italy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vino-bio.com\/en\/organic-wines-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Organic wines"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/span>When can you define a wine 'Organic'?<\/span><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1561042804907{padding-top: 15px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

The\u00a0European Regulation 203\/2012<\/a>, published on March 9th 2012, has finally allowed to regularize the organic wine sector, after several years of controversy.
\nThe legislation establishes new rules as regards the production of organic wine, also outlining the\u00a0vinification methods<\/strong>, approved by the Standing Committee\u00a0on\u00a0Organic\u00a0Farming\u00a0(SCOF).
\n\"eurobio\"The new legislation also allows reporting the\u00a0European logo<\/strong>\u00a0on the label, for companies certified by an authorized body.
\nThe contents of the regulation provide for some restrictions in the use of certain oenological practices and adjuvants during the wine-making phase.
\nAn organic producer can use about half of the number of adjuvants, which can use a conventional manufacturer by regulation.\u00a0The quantity of sulfur dioxide in organic wines, has been one of the most debated topics from Italy, with the final decision by the EU of limits not accepted by many Italian winemakers, because considered too high.\u00a0We must remember that the climatic conditions of Italy, allow to produce wines with quantities of sulphites on average lower than producers from across the Alps.
\nThe approved regulation has set the following\u00a0total sulfur dioxide limits<\/strong>:
\n–\u00a0for red dry<\/strong> organic wines: maximum\u00a0100 mg\/l<\/strong>;
\n– for white dry<\/strong> organic wines: maximum 150 mg\/l<\/strong>.
\nWhat has been said so far allows us to define the “organic” wine only when:<\/p>\n