Cream (US)

Traditional term for wine

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
4 January 2021
Registered name:
Cream
Register:
Traditional terms for wine
Status:
Registered
Class or category of product:
Traditional Term
Protection type:
Traditional Term
Country of origin:
United States
Traditional term grapevine product category:
Liqueur wine
Traditional term type:
Description of product characteristic
Traditional term language:
English
Date of registration (UK scheme):
10 March 2021
Reason for protection:
EU agreement
Internal notes:
Wine with a name of origin

Summary

鈥楥ream鈥� describes a style of US fortified sweet wine. The wine will be pale yellow to light amber in colour, rich and sweet to taste and typically with a vinous to fruity aroma. However, the wines may reflect the characteristics of careful ageing showing 鈥榙eveloped鈥� characters. The wine can be blended from more than one vintage and typically sustaining sweet vinous characters. Ageing takes place in a variety of vessels. Fortification must be from grape spirit.

Legislation

Member State or Third Country law: Resolution of Wine America on Wine Production Definitions for the European Community adopted on 24 March 2009; Decision of California Wine Export Program adopted on 7 May 2009.; Member state or third country 24 March 2009; 7 May 2009 European Union Law: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 723/2012, of 8 August 2012 recognising a traditional term provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 [Cream 鈥� TDT-US-N0017] European Union O.J. L 212, 9.08.2012, p. 13

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Published 4 January 2021
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