Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) For subsection 40F (5A) of the Act, if the description and presentation of wine refers to one or more varieties of grape, the description and presentation must identify all of the varieties in descending order of their proportions in the wine.
(2) In spite of subregulation (1), wine may be described and presented as being of a particular variety of grape if it consists at least 850ml/L of that variety.
(3) In spite of subregulation (1), if:
(a) wine consists of at least 850ml/L of a blend of no more than 3 varieties of grape; and
(b) the wine includes at least 200ml/L of each of those varieties;
the wine must be described and presented as being of those particular varieties of grape.
(4) In spite of subregulation (1), if:
(a) wine consists of 1,000ml/L of a blend of no more than 5 varieties of grape; and
(b) the wine includes at least 50ml/L of each of those varieties;
the wine must be described and presented as being of those particular varieties of grape.
(5) For the purpose of determining the proportion of the varieties of grapes under subregulation (4), the variety, vintage and geographical indication of a culture of micro-organisms used in the manufacture of the wine, not exceeding a maximum of 50ml/L, is to be excluded.
(6) For the purposes of this regulation, the volume of grapes in a fortified wine is to be calculated exclusive of the grape spirit or brandy (or both) added to the wine.