{"id":"F2015L00391","name":"Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 2.7.4 – Wine and wine product","slug":"f2015l00391","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":315717,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L00391-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 2.7.4 – Wine and wine product","content":"Standard 2.7.4 Wine and wine product\n\nNote 1 This instrument is a standard under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). The standards together make up the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. See also section 1.1.1—3.\n\nNote 2 The provisions of the Code that apply in New Zealand are incorporated in, or adopted under, the Food Act 2014 (NZ). See also section 1.1.1—3.\n\nNote 3 For Australia, the Australian Grape and Wine Authority Act 2013 (Cth) is also relevant to the regulation of wine and geographical indications in relation to wine.\n\nFor New Zealand, the Wine Act 2003 (NZ) is also relevant to the regulation of wine, and the Geographical Indications (Wines and Spirits) Registration Act 2006 (NZ) is relevant to geographical indications in relation to wine.\n\n2.7.4—1 Name\n\nThis Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 2.7.4 – Wine and wine product.\n\nNote Commencement:  \nThis Standard commences on 1 March 2016, being the date specified as the commencement date in notices in the Gazette and the New Zealand Gazette under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). See also section 93 of that Act.\n\n2.7.4—2 Definitions\n\nNote In this Code (see section 1.1.2—3):\n\nwine means:\n\n(a) a food that is the product of the complete or partial fermentation of fresh grapes, or a mixture of that product and products derived solely from grapes; or\n\n(b) such a food with any of the following added during production:\n\n    (i) grape juice and grape juice products;\n    (ii) sugars;\n    (iii) brandy or other spirit;\n    (iv) water that is necessary to incorporate any substance permitted for use as a food additive or a processing aid.\n\nwine product means a food containing no less than 700 mL/L of wine, which has been formulated, processed, modified or mixed with other foods such that it is not wine.\n\n2.7.4—3 Requirement for food sold as wine\n\nA food that is sold as wine must be wine.\n\n2.7.4—4 Requirement for food sold as wine product\n\nA food that is sold as wine product must be wine product.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_  \n\nAmendment History\n\nThe Amendment History provides information about each amendment to the Standard. The information includes commencement or cessation information for relevant amendments.\n\nThese amendments are made under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 unless otherwise indicated. Amendments do not have a specific date for cessation unless indicated as such.\n\nAbout this compilation\n\nThis is a compilation of Standard 2.7.4 as in force on 1 March 2016 (up to Amendment No. 161). It includes any commenced amendment affecting the compilation to that date.\n\nPrepared by Food Standards Australia New Zealand on 1 March 2016.\n\nUncommenced amendments or provisions ceasing to have effect\n\nTo assist stakeholders, the effect of any uncommenced amendments or provisions which will cease to have effect, may be reflected in the Standard as shaded boxed text with the relevant commencement or cessation date. These amendments will be reflected in a compilation registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments including or omitting those amendments and provided in the Amendment History once the date is passed.\n\nThe following abbreviations may be used in the table below:\n\nad = added or inserted am = amended\n\nexp = expired or ceased to have effect rep = repealed\n\nrs = repealed and substituted\n\nStandard 2.7.4 was published in the Food Standards Gazette No. FSC96 on 10 April 2015 as part of Amendment 154 (F2015L00391 –- 31 March 2015) and has since been amended as follows:\n\n| Section affected | A’ment No. | FRLI registrationGazette                | Commencement(Cessation) | How affected | Description of amendment                   |\n| ---------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------ |\n| Std heading      | 161        | F2016L0012018 Feb 2016FSC10322 Feb 2016 | 1 March 2016            | am           | Update reference to legislation in Note 3. |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Standard maintains its original narrow scope: defining wine and wine product for labelling purposes. The single amendment noted only updates a reference to the Australian Grape and Wine Authority Act, reflecting a statutory name change rather than an expansion of regulatory scope."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 500 words)","Only 2 defined terms ('wine' and 'wine product')","Simple structure: definitions followed by two straightforward prohibitions/mandates","No cross-references to other sections of the Code except general interpretation notes","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Minimal amendment history (only one minor amendment updating a legislative reference)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Standard defines what may be labelled and sold as \"wine\" or \"wine product\" in Australia and New Zealand. It limits \"wine\" to fermented grape-based products (with certain permitted additions) and treats drinks made from at least 70% wine but further mixed or processed as \"wine products.\" It ensures truthful labelling, affecting winemakers, importers, retailers and consumers, and prevents misleading marketing of non‑wine beverages."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"No substantive change to the Standard’s scope. The compilation shows an administrative amendment updating references to other legislation in Note 3 (Amendment No. 161) but the Standard continues to define ‘wine’ and ‘wine product’ and require that foods sold as such meet those definitions (2.7.4—2; 2.7.4—3; 2.7.4—4)."},"complexity_factors":["Concise, limited substantive content: primary material is definitional and two mandatory requirements (2.7.4—2; 2.7.4—3; 2.7.4—4).","Definition terms that invite interpretation (e.g. “complete or partial fermentation”, “formulated, processed, modified or mixed”) which may require regulatory or judicial clarification (2.7.4—2).","A quantitative threshold for ‘wine product’ (no less than 700 mL/L) creates a measurable compliance requirement (2.7.4—2).","Cross-references to other statutes and the broader Code (Notes 1–3) produce multi‑jurisdictional compliance links and reliance on external legislation for enforcement and ancillary rules.","No procedural detail on enforcement, testing methods, or penalties is included, leaving those implementation matters to regulators or other instruments (absence across the Standard).","Amendment history and commencement details are administrative; substantive text is compact but dependent on interpretation of a few key phrases (Amendment History; Note 3)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Standard sets out what legally counts as “wine” and “wine product” under the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code and requires that any food sold as wine or as a wine product meet those definitions. It applies to producers, packagers, sellers and regulators by fixing product identity rules that determine which beverages may be marketed as wine or wine product and so affects labelling and composition compliance across Australia and New Zealand."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2015l00391","history":"/api/acts/f2015l00391/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2015l00391/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2015l00391/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2015l00391/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2015l00391/documents"}}