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Published: 2015

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DIVISION 10
MANUFACTURERS; WHOLESALERS; IMPORTERS

845-010-0151
Deduction of Privilege Tax After Destruction of Defective Product
(1) A wholesaler may claim a deduction for the privilege tax paid on defective malt beverage or wine after the wholesaler has destroyed the defective product. To claim the deduction, the wholesaler:
(a) Destroys the defective product as indicated;
(b) Sends a Bad Order Claim (Form 434) and an Affidavit of Destruction to the Commission;
(c) Receives the Commission's written approval of the claim;
(d) Completes Schedule V -- Authorized Deductions; and
(e) Sends the completed form and the Bad Order Claim approval letter to the Commission with the monthly privilege tax report.
(2) The Commission may require at least 24 hours notification before the wholesaler destroys the product of the date, time and place of the planned destruction.
(3) When the wholesaler has given the retailer a credit for more than one case of product, as OAR 845-013-0020(1) allows, the wholesaler, in addition to the procedure in section (1) of this rule:
(a) Gets the retailer's signature on the Bad Order Claim before sending it to the Commission for approval; and
(b) Includes a copy of the Commission's approval of the credit with Schedule V.
(4) When the wholesaler has given the retailer a credit for one case of product or less, as OAR 845-013-0020(1) allows, in addition to the procedure in section (1) of this rule, the wholesaler includes a copy of the wholesaler's credit memorandum with Schedule V.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 471, including 471.030, 471.730(1) & (5)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 473.050(4) & 473.060

Hist.: LCC 26, f. 5-12-60; LCC 27, f. 9-15-60; LCC 28, f. 12-19-60; LCC 29, f. 5-21-64; LCC 21-1980, f. 6-20-80, ef. 7-1-80; Renumbered from 845-010-0150; OLCC 3-1987, f. 2-9-87, ef. 4-1-87; Renumbered from 845-006-0075; OLCC 13-1991, f. 9-9-91, cert. ef. 10-1-91; OLCC 11-2005, f. 12-19-05, cert. ef. 1-1-06
845-010-0154 [Renumbered to 845-008-0060]
845-010-0166
Territorial Agreements for the Wholesale Sale of Malt Beverages
The Commission interprets ORS 474.115 as follows:
(1) Only one wholesaler may distribute a brand of malt beverage in a designated territory.
(2) When an importer contracts with a wholesaler for exclusive distribution, the importer must give the Commission copies of both its agreement with the wholesaler and its agreement with the manufacturer that documents its authority to designate a wholesaler. The Commission will not allow the wholesaler to post prices without both agreements.
(3) The Commission will accept a filing for a change in an exclusive territorial designation whenever the manufacturer executes and files a notice of change and an affidavit that the level of service will not be affected. This applies even when the existing agreement is between an importer and a wholesaler. When the Commission receives the notice, manufacturer's affidavit, and territorial agreement, the new agreement automatically supercedes any previous agreements.
(4) The manufacturer may base the affidavit on information received from the wholesaler.
(5) "Level of service will not be affected" means that the new wholesaler will comply with all quality control standards and services as required in ORS 474.115, and will service all retail licensees within the designated territory who want to sell the product.
(6) The Commission's only responsibilities under ORS 474.115 are to accept and file notices, affidavits, and territorial agreements a manufacturer submits.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 471, including ORS 471.030, ORS 471.730(1) & (5)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 474.115

Hist.: LCC 5-1986(Temp), f. & ef. 3-26-86; LCC 24-1986, f. 10-30-86, ef. 11-1-86; OLCC 6-2003, f. 4-25-03, cert. ef. 5-1-03
845-010-0170
Maintaining Records: Manufacturers, Wholesalers, Importers
(1) The Commission requires every manufacturer, wholesaler, or importer of wine or malt beverages, including wineries and brewery public houses, to keep certain records so the Commission can assure appropriate privilege tax payment and compliance with financial assistance laws.
(2) A manufacturer, wholesaler or importer must keep a record of:
(a) Wine and malt beverage purchases, including:
(A) Sources of purchases and dates received in units by brand and container size;
(B) A classification of dollar amounts as cash or credit;
(C) A record of subsequent account payments; and
(D) An indication of whether the percent of alcohol by volume is under or over 14 percent on wine.
(b) Sales and deliveries to any licensee within Oregon, including:
(A) Daily sales and deliveries in units by brand and container size;
(B) Classification of dollar amounts as cash or credit;
(C) A record of subsequent account collections;
(D) Supporting sales invoices filed by days and bearing the purchaser's true name;
(E) An indication of whether the percent of alcohol by volume is under or over 14 percent on wine; and
(F) Any rebate, discount or allowance for empty container returns.
(3) In addition to the requirements in section (1) of this rule:
(a) A manufacturer, winery or brewery public house must keep a record of the amount of wine or malt beverages produced;
(b) A winery must keep a daily record of retail sales including the total dollar amount of each day's sales and the quantity of each sale by variety; and
(c) A wholesaler must record the purchaser's name, address and telephone number on the invoice of any dock sale that ORS 471.235 allows.
(4) A manufacturer, wholesaler or importer must:
(a) Complete a physical inventory by brand and size of container following the close of business on the last day of February, June and October; and
(b) Adjust the book inventories to agree with the physical inventory for each of these months with satisfactory explanations of differences.
(5) The manufacturer, wholesaler or importer must send the Commission reports that summarize the information in sections (2), (3) and (4) of this rule in a form and within a timeframe prescribed by the Commission.
(6) Every wholesaler, manufacturer or importer of wine or malt beverages must maintain records of all salaries, wages, expenses, allowances, bonuses, cash disbursements, gratuities and gifts, in any form, paid to any non-licensee customer, employee or agent. In addition, a wholesaler, manufacturer or importer must keep an itemization of all advertising items charged to advertising within Oregon. Receipts, vouchers or other evidence of obligation must support all these disbursements.
(7) Every wholesaler, manufacturer or importer within Oregon and every out-of-state manufacturer must keep the records that sections (2), (3), (4) and (6) of this rule require for two years and have them available for inspection by authorized representatives of the Commission after 72 hours notice to the licensee or the licensee's agent.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 471, including 471.030, 471.730(1) & (5)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 471 & 473, including 471.030, 471.392 - 471.402 & 473.140 - 473.160

Hist.: LCC 26, f. 5-12-60; LCC 27, f. 9-15-60; LCC 28, f. 12-19-60; LCC 29, f. 5-21-64; LCC 49, f. 7-26-74, ef. 9-1-74; LCC 65, f. 9-22-77, ef. 10-4-77; OLCC 11-1989, f. 10-31-89, cert. ef. 1-1-90; OLCC 9-1991, f. 5-24-91, cert. ef. 7-1-91; OLCC 12-2005, f. 12-19-05, cert. ef. 1-1-06
845-010-0200
Wholesale Licensees; Sales, Prices to Retailers
(1) A wholesale licensee must maintain and operate a permanent place of business with proper and adequate facilities for storing and distributing alcoholic liquor.
(2) No wholesale licensee shall operate for the purpose of selling and distributing a particular brand or brands of alcoholic liquor to a certain few specific retail licensees and to the exclusion of other retailers.
(3) No wholesale licensee shall offer or give quantity discounts to retail licensees. A price charged by a wholesale licensee for a particular brand, type or container size shall be the same to all retail licensees.
(4) Sections (1) and (2) of this rule shall not apply to out-of-state breweries and wineries holding wholesale licenses for the purpose of importing alcoholic liquor for redistribution to other wholesalers or for the purpose of paying privilege taxes pursuant to ORS Chapter 473.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 471, including ORS 471.030, ORS 471.730(1) & ORS 471.730(5)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 471.398

Hist.: LCC 26, f. 5-12-60; LCC 27, f. 9-15-60; LCC 28, f. 12-19-60; LCC 29, f. 5-21-64; LCC 43, f. 11-20-73, ef. 12-11-73; LCC 29-1980, f. 12-22-80, ef. 2-1-81
845-010-0205
Malt Beverage Labeling Requirements, Analysis of Malt Beverages
(1) "Label" means all information-bearing material attached to or a part of a malt beverage container (including the cap).
(2) All malt beverage labels must comply with the requirements of the Commissions advertising rules (OAR chapter 845, division 007), the Bottle Bill (ORS 459A.700 to 459A.740 and OAR chapter 845, division 020), ORS 471.220, 471.235, OAR 845-010-0206 and this rule and must be approved by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). If a manufacturer or wholesaler sells a malt beverage in Oregon that does not comply with the labeling requirements, the Commission may, in addition to any other sanction, require the licensee to stop selling and recall the malt beverage.
(3) Any licensee dealing in malt beverages will give the Commission an analysis of the licensee's malt beverage product upon request. The Commission may prohibit the sale of any malt beverage if, in its discretion, it finds that the malt beverage is not of good quality or that the alcohol content does not conform to the law or to the label of the container.
(4) ORS 471.448 prohibits calling a malt beverage beer if it contains more than six percent alcohol by volume. All malt beverages exceeding six percent alcohol by volume must show in conspicuous type on the label or container the alcoholic content by volume within a tolerance not to exceed five-tenths of one percent.
(5) No person may alter or remove a label on malt beverages produced, bottled or for sale in Oregon, except to add labeling to comply with federal or state laws.
(6) Violation of this rule is a Category IV violation.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 471, including 471.030, 471.040, 471.730(1) & (5)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 471.445, 471.446(2) & 471.448

Hist.: LCC 26, f. 5-12-60; LCC 27, f. 9-15-60; LCC 28, f. 12-19-60; LCC 29, f. 5-21-64; LCC 31, f. 12-4-67, ef. 12-26-67; LCC 49, f. 7-26-74, ef. 9-1-74; LCC 4-1979(Temp), f. & ef. 4-2-79; LCC 9-1979, f. 5-24-79, ef. 5-25-79; OLCC 20-1991, f. 12-4-91, cert. ef. 1-1-92; OLCC 10-1995, f. 12-4-95, cert. ef. 1-1-96; OLCC 19-2000, f. 12-6-00, cert. ef. 1-1-01
845-010-0206
Private Labels
(1) A manufacturer or wholesaler may produce or sell wine or malt beverages under a private label under the following conditions:
(a) The retailer pays all costs associated with the development, production and application of the private label;
(b) Although both an Oregon and an out-of-state manufacturer may produce a private label product, the out-of-state manufacturer must sell the private label product to a retailer only through an independently owned and controlled wholesaler. ORS 471.220 and 471.223 allow Oregon manufacturers (breweries and wineries) to sell products directly to retailers;
(c) The manufacturer or wholesaler does not develop a new malt beverage or wine product for the private label. The private label product must be the identical malt beverage or wine product the manufacturer or wholesaler sells under another label. The manufacturer or wholesaler must sell the private label product for at least the wholesale-listed price of the product sold under this other label. The purpose of this requirement is to prohibit manufacturers and wholesalers from offering private labels at a discount;
(d) The manufacturer or wholesaler receives Commission approval of the private label before the manufacturer or wholesaler sells any of the private label product;
(e) The manufacturer or wholesaler receives Commission approval of the private label agreement before the manufacturer or wholesaler sells any of the private label product. The private label agreement may not include a guaranteed quantity, a guaranteed price, credit sales, orders more than ten days in advance of delivery, product storage by the manufacturer or wholesaler or any other terms that violate financial assistance or tied-house statutes (ORS 471.394, 471.396, 471.398 and 471.400) or the rules adopted under these statutes;
(f) The identical product sold under another label must be reasonably available to all the manufacturer or wholesaler's customers. The manufacturer or wholesaler may, however, make the private label product available only to a retailer who pays the costs associated with the private label; and
(g) The manufacturer keeps a record of all private label sales for two years. The record must include:
(A) The name of the retailer or wholesaler buying the product;
(B) For each transaction, the quantity of product and the date of sale and delivery;
(C) The price of the product and the total cost of each transaction; and
(D) A list of the quantity of private label products sold to each retailer during each calendar year.
(2) For private label products produced for a special event:
(a) The manufacturer or wholesaler must meet all the conditions in section (1) of this rule;
(b) The special event must be prominently featured on the private label; and
(c) The retailer must receive all the private label product needed for the special event within ten days of the date the retailer placed the private label order.
(3) As used in this rule:
(a) "Label" means all information-bearing material attached to or a part of a wine or malt beverage package;
(b) "Private Label" means a wine or malt beverage label that contains a retailer's trade name, trademark or other words or symbols identifiable with a retailer;
(c) "Special event" means an event for which the Commission issues a temporary license pursuant to OAR 845-005-0415 or, for a regular licensee, an event that is not part of the licensees usual business operation.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 471, including ORS 471.030, ORS 471.730(1) & ORS 471.730(5)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 471.398

Hist.: OLCC 8-1990(Temp), f. 3-16-90 & cert. ef. 3-15-90; OLCC 15-1990(Temp), f. 6-5-90, cert. ef. 6-4-90; OLCC 23-1990, f. 10-30-90, cert. ef. 11-1-90; OLCC 10-1991(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-1-91; OLCC 20-1991, f. 12-4-91, cert. ef. 1-1-92; OLCC 3-1995, f. 4-27-95, cert. ef. 5-15-95; OLCC 19-2000, f. 12-6-00, cert. ef. 1-1-01
845-010-0207
Pasteurization of Malt Beverages
(1) "Pasteurized malt beverages" means malt beverages which have been subjected to such process or processes in manufacture and packaging which effectively inhibit continuing microbiological activity by the inactivation, destruction, or removal of organisms capable of such growth, activity or decomposition.
(2) The following methods for pasteurization of malt beverages are acceptable:
(a) Heating the malt beverage after bottling or canning; or
(b) Heating the malt beverage, then bottling or canning under aseptic conditions.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 471, including ORS 471.030, ORS 471.730(1) & ORS 471.730(5)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 471.345

Hist.: LCC 22-1979, f. 9-24-79, ef. 10-1-79; LCC 26-1980, f. 9-30-80, ef. 10-1-80
845-010-0210
Price Lists
(1) Any wholesale licensee of the Commission must maintain price lists at the licensed business premises for two years. Licensees must have these price lists available for Commission inspection at all times during business hours.
(2) A licensee must charge all retailers the same price excluding any transportation costs.
(3) The price list must show:
(a) Every brand and type of product offered for sale;
(b) The price for each size container;
(c) The effective date of each price;
(d) Any allowance granted for a returnable container;
(e) Any handling fee on wine sold in less than the smallest multiple-package case available for sale; and
(f) Any transportation costs. Since ORS 474.115 prohibits quantity discounts, a wholesaler may not base transportation costs on quantity. The licensee must also show the amount of any transportation cost on the retailer's invoice.
(4) A price list becomes effective on the date the wholesaler indicates on the list.
(5) Once a licensee decreases a price, the licensee must not increase the price for 14 days. Whenever a licensee changes a price, the licensee must prepare a new price list.
(6) After a price becomes effective, the licensee must sell only at that price. If a licensee sells malt beverages or wine at any other price, the Commission considers the sale to be giving financial assistance within the meaning of the Oregon Liquor Control Act and the Commission's administrative rules.
(7) The Commission does not require price lists for dock sales to consumers.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 471, including ORS 471.030, ORS 471.730(1) & (5)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 471.398

Hist.: LCC 26, f. 5-12-60; LCC 27, f. 9-15-60; LCC 28, f. 12-19-60; LCC 29, f. 5-21-64; LCC 33, f. 6-12-69; LCC 55, f. 10-20-76, ef. 12-1-76; LCC 31-1980, f. 12-22-80, ef. 2-1-81; OLCC 15-1987, f. 4-6-87, ef. 7-1-87; OLCC 9-1989(Temp), f. 10-2-89, cert. ef. 10-15-89; OLCC 10-1990, f. 4-18-90, cert. ef. 4-19-90; OLCC 6-2003, f. 4-25-03, cert. ef. 5-1-03

Wine

845-010-0280
Standards of Identity and Prohibited Practices Concerning Wine
The regulations of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) of the United States Department of Treasury apply to all wine sold in Oregon by a Commission licensee. In any case where OAR 845-010-0905 through 845-010-0930 impose requirements beyond those in these federal regulations, or disallow any practice the federal regulations allow, 845-010-0905 through 845-010-0930 prevail.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 471, including 471.030, 471.730(1) & (5)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 471.442, 471.445, 471.446

Hist.: LCC 26, f. 5-12-60; LCC 27, f. 9-15-60; LCC 28, f. 12-19-60; LCC 29, f. 5-21-64; LCC 34, f. 1-23-70, ef. 2-26-70; OLCC 7-1987, f. 3-13-87, ef. 4-1-87; OLCC 22-2007, f. 10-24-07, cert. ef. 11-1-07
845-010-0290
Labeling Requirements for Wine
(1) "Label" means all information-bearing material attached to or a part of a wine container, including all closures.
(2) All wine labels must comply with the requirements of the Commission's advertising rules (OAR chapter 845, division 007), OAR 845-010-0280 (federal standards for wine identity), 845-010-0206 (Private Labels) and 845-010-0905 through 845-010-0930 (Oregon standards for wine identity) when applicable, and must be approved by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). If a manufacturer or wholesaler sells a wine in Oregon that does not comply with the labeling requirements, the Commission may, in addition to any other sanction, require the licensee to stop selling and recall the wine.
(3) No person, except wine producers, may alter or remove a label on wine produced, bottled or for sale in Oregon, except to add labeling to comply with federal or state laws.
(4) Violation of this rule is a Category IV violation.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 471, including 471.030, 471.730(1) & (5)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 471.442, 471.445, 471.446

Hist.: LCC 26, f. 5-12-60; LCC 27, f. 9-15-60; LCC 28, f. 12-19-60; LCC 29, f. 5-21-64; OLCC 16-1987, f. 4-6-87, ef. 7-1-87; OLCC 11-1995, f. 12-4-95, cert. ef. 1-1-96; OLCC 22-2007, f. 10-24-07, cert. ef. 11-1-07
845-010-0300
Sacramental Wine
The Commission will issue a permit to import sacramental wine without charge to any religious organization that submits a written application signed by a principal officer. The religious organization may not transfer the permit and may use the permit only to import wine for its own use.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 471, including ORS 471.030, ORS 471.730(1) & ORS 471.730(5)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 471.335(1)(b)

Hist.: LCC 26, f. 5-12-60; LCC 27, f. 9-15-60; LCC 28, f. 12-19-60; LCC 29, f. 5-21-64; LCC 11-1985, f. 12-3-85, ef. 1-1-86
845-010-0310
Seizure of Substandard Wine
The Commission at its discretion will pick up samples of wine to determine whether or not such wine is in conformity with analysis furnished the Commission and for the further purpose of determining whether the wine meets the standards set by law and the regulations of the Commission. When wine is found to be not in conformity with the standards set by law and the regulations of the Commission, the bottler shall hold or repossess forthwith all wine of such lot covered by release permit under which the particular wine so found to be substandard was released for sale in the State of Oregon. Such wine will be placed in detention and unless within a period of 30 days from the date of such detention application is made for the return of such merchandise to the point of origin, or permission is granted by the Commission for the restabilization or reconditioning of the wine so that it conforms to the aforementioned standards, the wine shall be destroyed under the supervision of the Commission.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 471, including ORS 471.030, ORS 471.730(1) & ORS 471.730(5)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 471.735

Hist.: LCC 26, f. 5-12-60; LCC 27, f. 9-15-60; LCC 28, f. 12-19-60; LCC 29, f. 5-21-64

Wine Produced or Bottled in Oregon from Vitis Vinifera or its Hybrid Grades

845-010-0905
Definitions
As used in OAR 845-010-0905 through 845-010-0930:
(1) "Wine" means grape wine.
(2) "Vitis Vinifera" is a species of grapes from which most European wines and a majority of Oregon wines are produced. Some examples of this species are "Pinot noir," "Chardonnay" and "White Riesling."
(3) "Wine Label" means all information-bearing material attached to or part of a package in which a wine is sold. Some examples of wine labels are printed paper glued to a wine bottle or bag-in-box carton, screen-printing or etching on a wine bottle, information molded into a bottle, and a printed bottle closure or cork.
(4) "Brand Label" means a label carrying the brand name of a wine, its class or type designation and its appellation of origin.
(5) "Class Designation" is a standard of identity of a wine. Some examples are "grape wine," "table wine," "dessert wine," "sparkling wine" and "carbonated grape."
(6) "Type Designation" is an alternative standard of identity used in place of a class designation. Examples are a "grape variety name" or "varietal name" and a "semi-generic designation of geographic significance."
(7) "Semi-Generic Designation of Geographic Significance" is a name that identifies both the traditional source of wine produced in a certain region and the name Federal regulations have permitted to designate a type of wine produced anywhere. Some examples specified in Federal regulations are "Anjelica," "Burgundy," "Chablis," "Champagne," "Chianti," "Claret," "Madeira," "Malaga," "Marsala," "Moselle," "Port," "Rhine Wine" or "Hock," "Sauterne," "Haut Sauterne," "Sherry" and "Tokay."
(8) "Appellation of Origin" is the name of the geographic area in which the grapes used to make a wine were grown. Appellations of origin are limited to the names of a country, state, or county or American Viticultural Area. Some examples are "American," "Oregon," "Yamhill County," and "Umpqua Valley."
(9) "American Viticultural Area" is a delimited grape-growing region that is distinguishable by geographic features and whose boundaries the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has defined.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 471, including 471.030 & 471.730(1) & (5)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 471.442, 471.445, 471.446

Hist.: LCC 59, f. 2-18-77, ef. 3-1-77; LCC 17-1978, f. 12-26-78, ef. 1-1-79; OLCC 26-1987, f. 12-30-87, cert. ef. 1-1-88, Renumbered from 845-010-0292; OLCC 14-2004, f. 11-18-04 cert. ef. 12-1-04; OLCC 22-2007, f. 10-24-07, cert. ef. 11-1-07
845-010-0910
Purpose and Applicability
(1) The Commission sets rigorous labeling standards for grape wine produced or bottled in Oregon to:
(a) Ensure accurate presentation of the product; and
(b) Encourage Oregon's wine industry by enhancing the quality, image and marketability of Oregon wine.
(2) OAR 845-010-0905 through 845-010-0930 apply to all grape wines produced or bottled in Oregon from vitis vinifera or its hybrid grapes, including restored or unrestored concentrated must of those grapes. They also apply to all grape wines on which "Oregon" or an appellation of origin wholly within Oregon appears as the appellation of origin, regardless of where the wine was produced or bottled. These rules prevail in any conflict between these rules and other rules in chapter 845, division 010.
(3) OAR 845-010-0905 through 845-010-0930 apply to grape wines labeled after November 1, 2007.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 471, including 471.030, 471.730(1) & (5)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 471.442, 471.445, 471.446

Hist.: LCC 59, f. 2-18-77, ef. 3-1-77; LCC 17-1978, f. 12-26-78, ef. 1-1-79; OLCC 26-1987, f. 12-30-87, cert. ef. 1-1-88, Renumbered from 845-010-0292; OLCC 22-2007, f. 10-24-07, cert. ef. 11-1-07
845-010-0915
Grape Variety Names
(1) A person may use a single grape variety name as a type designation on a wine brand label only if the wine derives at least 90 percent of its volume from that grape variety.
(2) As an exception to section (1) of this rule, a person may use any of the following type designations for a wine that derives at least 75 percent of its volume from grapes of the named variety:
(a) Cabernet franc;
(b) Cabernet Sauvignon;
(c) Carmenère;
(d) Durif (Petite Sirah);
(e) Grenache (Garnacha);
(f) Malbec;
(g) Marsanne;
(h) Merlot;
(i) Mourvèdre;
(j) Petit Verdot;
(k) Roussanne;
(l) Sangiovese;
(m) Sauvignon blanc (Fumé blanc);
(n) Sémillon;
(o) Syrah;
(p) Tannat;
(q) Tempranillo;
(r) Zinfandel.
(3) The Commission may revise the list in section (2) of this rule.
(4) A person may not use in any manner on a wine label a name that might be mistaken for a grape variety name, such as those listed in the Code of Federal Regulations, 27 CFR 4.91.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 471.030, 471.730(1) & (5)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 471.442, 471.445 & 471.446

Hist.: LCC 59, f. 2-18-77, ef. 3-1-77; LCC 17-1978, f. 12-26-78, ef. 1-1-79; OLCC 26-1987, f. 12-30-87, cert. ef. 1-1-88, Renumbered from 845-010-0292; OLCC 2-1995, f. & cert. ef. 4-4-95; OLCC 8-1995, f. 11-24-95, cert. ef. 12-1-95; OLCC 5-1999, f. 3-18-99, cert. ef. 4-1-99; OLCC 8-2003, f. 5-20-03, cert. ef. 6-1-03; OLCC 14-2004, f. 11-18-04 cert. ef. 12-1-04; OLCC 11-2006, f. 8-21-06, cert. ef. 9-1-06; OLCC 22-2007, f. 10-24-07, cert. ef. 11-1-07
845-010-0920
Appellation of Origin
(1) An appellation of origin must appear on every wine brand label in direct conjunction with, and in lettering as conspicuous as, the wine's class or type designation.
(2) If the appellation of origin claimed or implied anywhere on a wine label is "Oregon", the name of one or more of its counties, or the name of an American Viticultural Area wholly within Oregon, then all grapes used in the production of the wine must have been grown in Oregon, and 95 percent of the grapes used in the production of the wine must have been grown within the defined boundaries of that appellation of origin.
(3) If the appellation of origin claimed or implied anywhere on a wine label is the name of an American Viticultural Area located in both Oregon and an adjoining state, then all grapes used in the production of the wine must have been grown in Oregon and/or that adjoining state, and the percentage of grapes grown within the federally defined boundaries of that American Viticultural Area must satisfy the least restrictive of:
(a) The 95 percent minimum described in section (2) of this rule; or
(b) The minimum percentage of grapes required by the adjoining state for the use of that American Viticultural Area as an appellation of origin.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 471, including 471.030, 471.730(1) & (5)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 471.442, 471.445 & 471.446

Hist.: LCC 59, f. 2-18-77, ef. 3-1-77; LCC 17-1978, f. 12-26-78, ef. 1-1-79; OLCC 26-1987, f. 12-30-87, cert. ef. 1-1-88, Renumbered from 845-010-0292; OLCC 10-2004, f. 10-15-04 cert. ef. 11-1-04; OLCC 22-2007, f. 10-24-07, cert. ef. 11-1-07
845-010-0930
Semi-Generic Designation of Geographic Significance
(1) No person may use a semi-generic designation of geographic significance or a name that implies a semi-generic designation as a class or type designation on a wine label.
(2) As an exception to section (1) of this rule, a person may use the type designation "Claret" on a wine brand label only if:
(a) The wine derives 100% of its volume from a blend of two or more of the following grape varieties: Cabernet franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Malbec, Merlot, or Petit Verdot; and
(b) A federal certificate of label approval (COLA) for a "Claret" wine was issued for the same brand name on or after December 1, 2004 and prior to March 10, 2006.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 471, including 471.030, 471.730(1) & (5)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 471.442, 471.445, 471.446

Hist.: LCC 59, f. 2-18-77, ef. 3-1-77; LCC 17-1978, f. 12-26-78, ef. 1-1-79; OLCC 26-1987, f. 12-30-87, cert. ef. 1-1-88, Renumbered from 845-010-0292; OLCC 22-2007, f. 10-24-07, cert. ef. 11-1-07

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