

Processing aids are substances used in the processing of raw materials, foods or ingredients, to fulfil a technological purpose relating to treatment or processing but does not perform a technological function in the final food.

Grape juice including concentrate grape juiceġ Mistelle means grape must or grape juice prepared from fresh grapes to which grape spirit has been added to prevent fermentation and which has an ethanol content between 120 mL/L and 150 mL/L at 20☌. Food Standard 4.5.1 lists the approved additives for the production of wine, sparkling wine and fortified wine. It or its by-products may remain in the food. Wine compositionĪ food additive is any substance not normally consumed as a food in itself and not normally used as an ingredient of food, but which is intentionally added to a food to achieve a technological function (e.g. Wine product means a food containing no less than 700 mL/L (70 per cent) of wine, which has been formulated, processed, modified or mixed with other foods such that it is not wine.

Iv) grape juice and grape juice concentratesĭ) must not contain methanol in a proportion exceeding 3 g/L at 20☌ of the ethanol content thereof. Grape spirit means the spirit obtained from the distillation of wine or the by-products of winemaking or the fermented liquor of a mash of dried grapes and contains methanol in a proportion not exceeding 3 g/L at 20☌ of the ethanol content.īrandy means the spirit obtained by the distillation of wine in such a manner as to ensure that the spirit possesses the taste, aroma and other characteristics generally attributed to brandy, in accordance with the following requirements:Ī) must be matured in wooden containers for no less than 2 years ī) must contain no less than 250 mL/L of the spirit distilled at a strength of no more than 830 mL/L at 20☌ of ethanol

Dry red wine no additives code#
Wine Australia is responsible for ensuring compliance with the Food Standards Code at the point of export. Wine composition and labelling compliance under the Food Standards Code is regulated domestically by the State Health Authorities in accordance with the various State Food Acts.
