Ново (young)

Traditional term for wine

Summary

The wine has been produced entirely from grapes obtained from one harvest and has been bottled till the end of the year. It can be sold with the indication “new” till 1 March of the following year. In this case on the labels shall obligatory be entered also the indication “term of sale – 1 March …”. After the elapse of the term indicated above the wine cannot be marked and presented as “new” and the quantities of wine left in the commercial network shall obligatory be re-labelled after 31 March of the corresponding year in compliance with the requirements of the ordinance.

Published 4 January 2021