Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Alcoholic beverages: new rule

Yesterday, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau put into effect a new rule on authorized materials and processes for wine. You can find the full text of the rule here but this is the summary:

SUMMARY: The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is adopting as a final rule, with minor technical changes, temporary regulations that revised the list of materials authorized for the treatment of wine and juice and the list of processes authorized for the treatment of wine,juice, and distilling material. The regulatory amendments involved the addition of new materials and processes and changes to the limitations on the use of certain approved materials.