Department of the Treasury Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau THE BEVERAGE ALCOHOL MANUAL (BAM) A Practical Guide Basic Mandatory Labeling Information for WINE TTB-G-2018-7 (8/2018) TABLE OF CONTENTS PURPOSE OF THE BEVERAGE ALCOHOL MANUAL FOR WINE, VOLUME 1 INTRODUCTION, WINE BAM GOVERNING LAWS AND REGULATIONS CHAPTER 1, MANDATORY LABEL INFORMATION Brand Name ................................................................................................................................. 1-1 Class and Type Designation ........................................................................................................ 1-3 Alcohol Content ........................................................................................................................... 1-3 Percentage of Foreign Wine ....................................................................................................... 1-6 Name and Address ..................................................................................................................... 1-7 Net Contents ................................................................................................................................ 1-9 FD&C Yellow #5 Disclosure ........................................................................................................ 1-10 Cochineal Extract or Carmine ...................................................................................................... 1-11 Sulfite Declaration ....................................................................................................................... 1-12 Health Warning Statement ......................................................................................................... 1-14 Country of Origin ......................................................................................................................... 1-15 CHAPTER 2, TYPE SIZE AND LEGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Type Size .................................................................................................................................... 2-1 Legibility Requirements .............................................................................................................. 2-1 CHAPTER 3, FORMAT, TYPE SIZE AND LEGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR HEALTH WARNING STATEMENT Format ........................................................................................................................................ 3-1 Type Size .................................................................................................................................... 3-1 Legibility Requirements .............................................................................................................. 3-1 CHAPTER 4, GEOGRAPHIC BRAND NAMES General Rules ............................................................................................................................. 4-1 Requirement for Use of a Brand Name of Viticultural Significance that is NOT Grandfathered… 4-1 Examples of Brand Names that are NOT Grandfathered Chart ................................................. 4-2 Requirement for Use of a “Grandfathered” Brand Name of Viticultural Significance ................. 4-3 Appellations for Grandfathered Geographic Brand Names ........................................................ 4-3 CHAPTER 5, CLASS AND TYPE DESIGNATION General Features ........................................................................................................................ 5-1 Definitions ................................................................................................................................... 5-1 Class and Type Designation ....................................................................................................... 5-1 Classes and Types Chart ........................................................................................................... 5-2 Aloxe-Corton ............................................................................................................................... 5-4 Alsace Or Vin d’Alsace ............................................................................................................... 5-4 Amber Wine ................................................................................................................................ 5-2 Angelica ...................................................................................................................................... 5-9 Anjou ........................................................................................................................................... 5-4 Aperitif Wine ............................................................................................................................... 5-13 Apple Wine ................................................................................................................................. 5-12 Asti Spumante ............................................................................................................................ 5-7 Barbaresco ................................................................................................................................. 5-7 i Barbera d’ Alba ........................................................................................................................... 5-7 Barbera d’Asti ............................................................................................................................. 5-7 Bardolino ..................................................................................................................................... 5-8 Barolo ......................................................................................................................................... 5-8 Barsac ......................................................................................................................................... 5-4 Batard-Montrachet ...................................................................................................................... 5-4 Beaujolais ................................................................................................................................... 5-4 Beaujolais Villages ..................................................................................................................... 5-4 Beaune ....................................................................................................................................... 5-4 Bernkasteler Doctor (Doktor) ...................................................................................................... 5-3 Berry Wine .................................................................................................................................. 5-12 Bonnes Mares ............................................................................................................................. 5-4 Bordeaux .................................................................................................................................... 5-4 Bordeaux Blanc .......................................................................................................................... 5-4 Bordeaux Rouge ......................................................................................................................... 5-4 Bourgogne .................................................................................................................................. 5-4 Brouilly ........................................................................................................................................ 5-4 Brunello di Montalcino ................................................................................................................ 5-8 Bulk Process Crackling Wine ..................................................................................................... 5-11 Burgundy .................................................................................................................................... 5-1 Carbonated Wine ........................................................................................................................ 5-11 Chablis ........................................................................................................................................ 5-3 Chambertin ................................................................................................................................. 5-4 Chambolle-Musigny .................................................................................................................... 5-4 Champagne ................................................................................................................................ 5-10 Charmes-Chambertin ................................................................................................................. 5-4 Chassagne-Montrachet .............................................................................................................. 5-5 Chateau Lafite ............................................................................................................................ 5-5 Chateau Margaux ....................................................................................................................... 5-5 Chateau Yquem .......................................................................................................................... 5-5 Chateauneuf-du-Pape ...............................................................................................................