What Formula and Labeling Requirements Apply to Wine Produced from Winemaking Kits?
We often receive questions about how formula and label requirements apply to wine produced from winemaking kits. Producers using winemaking kits to make wine for commercial sale are fully responsible for obtaining formula and label approval, when required, and obtaining the necessary information about the content of the kits to support any statements made on the wine label.
Formula requirements
You can use TTB’s wine formula tool to determine if your wine requires formula approval. When making wine from a kit for commercial sale, keep in mind that you will need formula approval if, among other things:
- The kit contains both fruit and authorized agricultural products (for example, strawberry and honey).
- The wine produced from the kit is mixed with juice or wine produced from a different type of fruit or authorized agricultural product (for example, the kit produces apple wine that is mixed with rhubarb juice or wine after the apples were fermented).
- Any of the following are added, either as part of the kit or separately:
- Flavors,
- Artificial sweeteners,
- Colors.
Label requirements
If you are commercially producing wine from a wine kit, you must comply with TTB’s wine labeling requirements, as well as any applicable state regulations. Some information, including the Health Warning Statement, is required to appear on all wines containing at least 0.5% alcohol by volume.
Recordkeeping
You must obtain appropriate records from the kit’s producer and maintain complete records so that any information that is stated on the formula application or on the label (whether mandatory or optional) may be verified by TTB.
For more information about winemaking kits, visit our Wine FAQs page and view FAQs W14a - W14e.
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