Producers of rosé wine in France, Spain and Italy won their battle to maintain traditional production methods and avoid having pink wines created through the addition of a little red wine into a white legally defined and labeled as “rosé.” The win came after a concerted effort by the Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de Provence, or Provence Wine Council, as reported in May.
According to new reports appearing on the UPI news service and elsewhere, the European Commission retreated from its proposal to allow the blending of wines to create rosé after hearing from the three principal rosé -producing nations.
“It is important that we listen to our producers when they are concerned about changes on our regulations,” the news story quoted European Farm Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel as saying.
