Biological

The legislation establishes new rules, as regards the production of organic wine products, also outlining the winemaking methods, approved by the Standing Committee on Organic Farming (SCOF), the Standing Committee for organic agriculture. The new legislation also allows reporting the European logo on the label, for companies certified by an authorized body. An organic producer can use about half the number of adjuvants, which a conventional producer can use by regulation. The quantity of sulfur dioxide in organic wines was one of the most debated topics by Italy, with the final decision by the EU, of limits not accepted by many Italian winemakers, because they were considered too high.