Wine Law; Reporting of Oenological Treatments and the Production and Bottling of Regional Wine and Varietal/Vintage Wine

Pursuant to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33, control procedures are also required for wines with a protected geographical indication ( known as “Landweine” in Germany) as well as varietal and vintage wines (“Deutscher Wein”).

Whether these wines may be placed on the market also depends on whether the relevant EU control requirements are met. This includes the registration of all producers and bottlers in a control system.

The Bavarian regulations necessary for implementation will be enacted shortly. To prevent potential marketing issues, all Bavarian producers and bottlers of Landwein and varietal/vintage wines are advised—if they do not yet have a business registration number— to apply for one with us and to report their production and bottling to their respective district office or independent city.

An expanded reporting form for oenological treatments is available here for the required report(s) (see “Forms”).

Reports required under wine law must be filed with the competent district administrative authorities.

The advance notification must be submitted before the wines are produced or bottled.