The Director-General for food policy having regard to the Council Regulation (c.). # 1493/99 of May 17, 1999, and in particular annex V) c and d), which provides that where the climatic conditions in certain wine-growing zones of the community so require, the Member States concerned may allow the increase in natural alcoholic strength by volume of fresh grapes, grape must, the partially fermented grape must and new wine still in fermentation obtained from the vine varieties referred to in art. 42, paragraph 5, of wine suitable for yielding table wine, table wine. Having regard to the Council Regulation (Ec) No 1493/99 of May 17, 1999 and in particular annex V, point H, paragraph 4 which provides that each Member State may authorize, for regions and varieties for which is justified from a technical point of view and under conditions to be determined, the enrichment of the cuvée «cuvee sparkling wine at the place of processing ' and sparkling wine of quality; Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) no 1622/2000 of July 24, 2000 establishing a Community code of oenological practices and processes; Having regard to the ministerial order of September 3, 2001, published in the Official Gazette, General series, December 3, 2001 # 281, laying down rules for the permissions to the increase in the natural alcoholic strength of wine products; Having regard to the Decree of the President of the Republic February 12, 1995, n. 162, «laying down rules for the prevention of fraud in preparation of musts, wines and Vinegars»; Viewed attestations of the Departments of Agriculture of the region of Sicily, in the region of Tuscany, the region of Valle d'Aosta and the Marche region, with which those bodies have certified that occurred on its territory, for the 2004 harvest, adverse weather conditions and have called for the enactment of the measure authorising transactions of enrichment above; Consider, also, that the region of Tuscany, the region of Valle d'Aosta and Marche region showed the variety of grapes for which it is allowed to increase the alcoholic strength of matches for the preparation of sparkling wines; Considering that such enrichment must be carried out in compliance with Community legislation and in accordance with the provisions contained in the Ministerial Decree of July 30, 2003 (published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica italiana No 207 of September 6, 2003).
Decrees: Divided only 1. In 2004-2005 wine year are allowed to increase the natural alcoholic strength of the products mentioned in the introduction, obtained from grapes harvested in wine-growing areas of the region of Sicily: designed to give table wines and wines with IGT.
grapes harvested in wine-growing areas of the Tuscany region aimed at giving IGT wines and table wines and grapes from varieties listed in annex 1 in order to give generic sparkling wines.
grapes harvested in wine-growing areas of the region Valle d'Aosta which give table wines and grapes varieties Prie ' Blanc 1 aimed at giving sparkling wines.
grapes harvested in wine-growing areas of the Marche region which give White table wines and Sparkling wines in the typology also Makes IGT, red, rosé, Trebbiano, Passerina, Sangiovese, Sangiovese, Merlot, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, and grapes from varieties listed in annex 1 in order to give generic sparkling wines. 2. enrichment operations are carried out according to the methods laid down by the Community regulations mentioned above and a maximum of two degrees. 3. this Decree will be published in the official journal of the Italian Republic and shall enter into force on the day of its publication.
Rome, August 18, 2004 Director General: Oils