Title: WSET Level 3 / WSET Level 3 C11 - Wine and the Law

Front: What is the primary concern of authorities in charge of food and beverage legislation?
Back: To ensure that what is sold is safe and fit for human consumption
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Name: What is the primary concern of authorities in charge of food

Front: Give an example of an area of food safety which is particularly important in the area of wine
Back: SO2
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Name: Give an example of an area of food safety which is particula

Front: What is the issue if SO2 levels are not monitored?
Back: High levels can be toxic

Front: Name a safety measure taken pertaining to SO2
Back: In most countries, the words 'contains sulphites' must appear on the label

Front: Why is it unlikely that a winery will not need to write 'contains sulfites'?
Back: Because fermentation produces an amount of sulfites anyway
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Name: Why is it unlikely that a winery will not need to write con

Front: What is the main responsibility of the entity that puts a product on sale when it comes to labelling?
Back: That descriptions and claims made on packaging are accurate
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Front: What is the result on labelling legislation stemming from the necessity of accurate information
Back: Label information needs to be clear and able to be checked
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Front: Which two aspects of label integrity are the most important?
Back: Geographical indicationsLegally defined quality and style indications

Front: Why are geographical indications a common feature on a wine label?
Back: Because the area where grapes are grown can have a defining influence on the style and quality of the wine
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Name: Why are geographical indications a common feature on a wine

Front: Literally speaking, what is a GI?
Back: A designated vineyard area within a country

Front: Roughly how large are GIs?
Back: They can cover an entire region (e.g. Bordeaux) or a single vineyard (e.g. La Romanee)

Front: What is a major risk for wines that sell at a premium price?
Back: Fraud

Front: Why is GI law relatively complicated?
Back: Because when more than one country is involved in the making of the wine, more than one jurisdiction is at play

Front: How are the complications of GI law managed uniformly?
Back: A GI system has been created by the WTO which all major wine producing countries adhere to

Front: Give an example of a wine-labelling situation which has been changed as a result of WTO GIs/agreements
Back: Australians no longer use the term 'Chablis' (or any EU GIs) for any of their wines
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Name: Give an example of a wine-labelling situation which has been

Front: List two important regulations enforced regarding WTO GIs
Back: If a GI is stated on a label, then typically 85% of the liquid in the bottle will come from that GI (this is not a standard though)There are significant variations between the way that GI legislation within the EU and outside of it

Front: How are standards different for PDOs?
Back: 100% of grapes must come from the stated region for PDOs

Front: How many quality categories are EU GIs split into? What are they?
Back: TwoProtected Designation of Origin (PDO)Protected Geographical Indication (PGI)
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Name: How many quality categories are EU GIs split into? What are

Front: Broadly speaking, what is the difference between PDOs and PGIs?
Back: PDOs are smaller areas with more tightly defined regulations
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Name: Broadly speaking, what is the difference between PDOs and PG

Front: What is the term most commonly used in place of PDO in France? What does it stand for?
Back: ACAppellation d'origine controlee
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Name: What is the term most commonly used in place of PDO in Franc

Front: What is the french term for PDO?
Back: Appellation d'origine protegee

Front: What is increasingly being used in France in place of Vin de Pays?
Back: IGP (Indication géographique protegee)
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Name: What is increasingly being used in France in place of Vin de

Front: What makes european GIs unique?
Back: Local laws will typically also state what grape varieties can be grown and what grape-growing and winemaking techniques can be used

Front: What is the theoretical result of european GIs combining with stringent local laws?
Back: By identifying grape varieties and processes that were used create the region's best wines, the system can protect what is seen as the unique identity of local wines
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Name: What is the theoretical result of european GIs combining wit

Front: What does the european GI system promote?
Back: Quality and fraud prevention

Front: How is the principle that european GI laws prevent fraud, further reinforced by PDO law?
Back: PDO rules state that 100% of grapes must come from the stated GI
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Name: How is the principle that european GI laws prevent fraud, fu

Front: Give two reasons as to why many producers prefer to make wines in the PGI category as opposed to the PDO category
Back: The PGI category allows the use of non-traditional varieties in the blend and rules governing production are less strict
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Name: Give two reasons as to why many producers prefer to make win

Front: Loosely describe PGI wines
Back: They can range from wines of exceptional quality which simply fall outside of PDO boundaries, to inexpensive high-volume wines

Front: What is a notable labelling difference between PGI wines and PDO wines?
Back: PGI wines will usually state grape variety on the label
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Name: What is a notable labelling difference between PGI wines and

Front: What category of wine offers european winemakers the most flexible production rules?
Back: Wine without a GI
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Name: What category of wine offers european winemakers the most fl

Front: Give an example of what a wine brand owner may be able to create without the restrictions of GI rules
Back: Create multi-regional blends by sourcing grapes from different parts of a country, or even multi-national blends
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Name: Give an example of what a wine brand owner may be able to cr

Front: Nearly on non EU wines fall into what legal production category?
Back: Wines with a GI
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Name: Nearly on non EU wines fall into what legal production categ

Front: What is the major difference between EU and non-EU GI wines?
Back: Non-EU wines are not governed by local laws to define and limit what local varieties can be planted

Front: What is rarely seen on the label of a non-EU wine?
Back: Legal terms such as Ward, AVA or Zone

Front: When is alcohol consumption not considered as harmful to health?
Back: When consumed in moderation
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Front: What is the behavioural effect of too much alcohol being consumed by one person?
Back: It can significantly affect their behaviour, often in dangerous and socially unacceptable ways
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Name: What is the behavioural effect of too much alcohol being con

Front: Besides behavioural connotations, what are the other potential undesirable effects of alcohol in excess?
Back: It can be addictiveIt can have negative effects on short-term and long-term health
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Name: Besides behavioural connotations, what are the other potenti

Front: In which cultures is alcohol consumption banned altogether?
Back: In those which consider it socially unacceptable

Front: How are limits applied to access and harmful effects of wine by governments?
Back: By using legislation
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Name: How are limits applied to access and harmful effects of wine

Front: What are the two biggest focuses of alcohol legislation in most countries?
Back: A minimum age being set for personal consumptionBlood alcohol levels when driving
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Front: How is blood alcohol usually expressed?
Back: mg of ethanol per ml of blood

Front: Why is drink-driving monitored? (What are the main effects which make drink-driving dangerous?)
Back: Alcohol reduces co-ordination, slows reaction times and increases risk-taking, therefore driving or operating machinery under the influence of alcohol significantly increases the risk of injury or death for the operator/driver and those around them
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Name: Why is drink-driving monitored? (What are the main effects w

Front: How else do governments sometimes encourage safe alcohol consumption?
Back: By publishing 'sensible drinking' guidelines
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Front: What is the main constituent of sensible drinking guidelines?
Back: Recommended daily and weekly maximum consumption amounts expressed as fixed quantities of alcohol or 'units'
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Front: How may a government place limits on advertising and marketing of alcohol?
Back: Through voluntary industry codesThrough direct legislationA combination of both
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Front: What are marketing and advertising legislation designed to do?
Back: Place limits on lifestyle claims that can be made or encourage/require the use of responsible drinking messaging in advertising and on packaging
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Name: What are marketing and advertising legislation designed to d