Ingredient labelling in prospect in the US

US wine labelling rules look set to follow those in the EU – at some point. Alder examines the complicated detail, and the bureaucratic process.

Tuesday, 17 January 2023
A closeup of the ingredient label on a Ridge wine.

On the heels of new EU requirements to make ingredient and allergen information available to consumers on wine labels (enforceable from 8 December 2023), the US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) announced on 17 November 2022 that it will issue new regulations for ingredient labelling of American wine within a year.

Many of us in the American wine industry have long supported the idea of ingredient labelling. Since the end of Prohibition...