Regulations, 2011

L.N. 168 of 2011

WINE ACT

(CAP. 436)

D.O.K. Wines Production Protocols (Amendment)

Regulations, 2011

IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 12(1)

and 27 of the Wine Act, and in terms of regulations 10 and 11

of the Denomination of Origin and of Geographic Indications

Regulations, 2006, the Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs, on

the advice of the Wine Regulation Board, has made the following

regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the D.O.K. Wines Citation.

Production Protocols (Amendment) Regulations, 2011, and

they shall be read and construed as one with the D.O.K. Wines

Production Protocols Regulations 2007, hereinafter referred to as L.N. 416 of 2007.

“the principal regulations”.

Schedule I to the principal regulations shall be amended Amends Schedule

as follows

(a) for the words “4.1 Varieties allowed for the use of

White/Red/Rose DO mention:” and the table in sub-article

1 thereof, there shall be substituted the following

“4.1 The DO “MALTA” Q.W.P.S.R. wines shall be

produced from grapes harvested in the region described

in article 2 and only from the following grape varieties

B

from grapes harvested in the region described in article 2 and

only from the following grape varieties

Typology

Variety code

Grape Variety *

Chardonnay

Girgentina

Chenin Blanc

Insolia

Pinot Bianco

White

Sauvignon Blanc

Trebbiano

Vermentino

Viognier

Moscato Bianco

Moscato di Alessandria

Moscato Giallo

Cabernet Sauvignon

Red / Rosé

Cabernet Franc

$ellew&a

Merlot

Syrah

Carignan

Carmenere

Grenache

Graciano

Lambrusco

Montepulciano **

Nero d’Avola **

Negroamaro

Mourvedre

Petit Verdot

Verdot

Petit

Pinot Noir

Noir

Pinot

Primitivo

Primitivo

Sangiovese

Sangiovese

Tempranillo

Tempranillo

(b) in sub-article 4.1.1 thereof, for the words “the

(b)

fis-subartikolu 4.1.1

4.1.1 tag"ha, minflok

minflok il-kliem

il-kliem “the

“the names of

of 2 2 or

or

names of 2 or 3 tag"ha,

grape varieties”

there shall names

be substituted

(b)

fis-subartikolu

the varieties”

words “the g"andhom

names of jid"lu

the 2 or

3 grape

varieties

names being

the such

varieties”

g"andhom

jid"lu

l-kliem

“the

of the

2 2

l-kliem

“the

names

of

varieties

having

the

highest

percentage

representation”

;

or 3 3 grape

grape varieties

varieties being

being such

such varieties

varieties having

having the

the highest

highest

percentage (c)

in sub-article ; ; 4.2 thereof

representation”

percentage

representation”

(i) for the words “4.2 Varieties allowed for the

use of a tag"ha

Mono Varietal DO mention” there shall be

fis-subartikolu

4.2

tag"ha

fis-subartikolu

4.2

substituted

the Varieties

following

(i) minflok

minflok il-kliem

il-kliem “4.2

“4.2

Varieties

allowed for

for the

the use

use of

of a a Mono

Mono

(i)

allowed

#ej

Varietal DO

DO mention”

mention” g"andu

g"andu jid"ol

jid"ol dan

dan li li #ej

“The DO “MALTA” Q.W.P.S.R. wines shall

be produced

from grapes

harvested

in produced

the region

“4.2 The

The DO

DO “MALTA”

“MALTA”

Q.W.P.S.R.

wines

shall be

be

produced

Q.W.P.S.R.

wines

shall

described

in

article

and

only

from

the

following

from grapes

grapes harvested

harvested in

in the

the region

region described

described in

in article

article

2 2 and

and

grape varieties:” ; and

only from

from the

the following

following grape

grape varieties:”

varieties:” ; ; u u

(ii) in the table, immediately after the row

“Primitivo” there shall be inserted the following

fit-tabella, new

row: wara

(ii) fit-tabella,

minnufih

wara r-ringiela

r-ringiela “Primitivo”

“Primitivo” g"andha

g"andha

(ii)

minnufih

#dida li li #ejja

#ejja

tid"ol din

din ir-ringiela

ir-ringiela #dida

Sangiovese

Sangiovese

Sangiovese

Sangiovese

(d) in sub-article 5.2 thereof, immediately after the

words “shall

2 be

of the minnufih

Vertical Shoot

Positioning

(VSP)

of type”

(d)

fis-subartikolu

tag"ha,

minnufih

wara l-kliem

l-kliem

“shall

be of

the

(d)

fis-subartikolu

5.2

tag"ha,

wara

“shall

be

the

there

shall Positioning

be added the

words type”

“or the

traditional

bush l-kliem

method

Shoot

Positioning

(VSP)

type”

g"andhom

jid"lu

l-kliem

Shoot

(VSP)

g"andhom

jid"lu

(alberello)” ;

the traditional

traditional bush

bush method

method (alberello)”

(alberello)” ; ;

(e) for the table in article 6 thereof, there shall be

substituted

it-tabella the

following

(e)

li li tinsab

tinsab

fl-artikolu 6 6 tag"ha,

tag"ha, g"andu

g"andu jid"ol

jid"ol dan

dan

(e)

it-tabella

fl-artikolu

B

“

For Mono

Varietal

wines

Maximum

Minimum

Yield in

Typology

Variety

Natural

hL/Ha

Alcoholic

Strength

(% vol.)

Chardonnay

Sauvignon Blanc

0%

Viognier

Insolia

White or

Pinot Bianco

Mono

Trebbiano

Varietal of

Chenin Blanc

this

Vermentino

typology

10.5%

Moscato Bianco

Moscato di

Alessandria

Moscato Giallo

Girgentina

10.0%

Rosé or

$ellew&a

10.0%

Mono

Varietal of

Grenache

this

10.5%

Syrah

typology

B

Red or

Mono

Grenache

11.0%

Varietal of

$ellew&a

this

typology

Cabernet

Sauvignon

Cabernet Franc

Carmenere

Carignan

Lambrusco

Red

Graciano

or

11.0%

Mourvedre

Rosé or

Pinot Noir

Mono

Tempranillo

Varietal of

Sangiovese

this

Montepulciano

typology

Nero D’ Avola

Negroamaro

Merlot

11.5%

Primitivo

Syrah

11.0%

”; u and

(f) in sub-article 7.3 thereof

(f)

fis-subartikolu 7.3 tag"ha

(i) in the paragraph “Passito”, for the words

“13.5% vol.” “Passito”,

there shall minflok

be substituted

the “13.5%

words “12.0%

(i)

fil-paragrafu

il-kliem

vol.”

vol.” ; and jid"lu l-kliem “12.0% vol.” ;

g"andhom

(ii) in “Imqadded”,

the paragraph

“Imqadded”,

il-kliem for

the words

(ii)

fil-paragrafu

minflok

“13.5%

vol.”

“13.5% vol.”

there

shall be

substituted

vol.” . the words “12.5%

g"andhom

jid"lu

l-kliem

“12.5%

vol.” .

Skeda II li tinsab mar-regolamenti prin%ipali g"andha ti#i

3.

3. Schedule

kif #ej: II to the principal regulations shall be amended tinsab mar-

emendata

as follows

(a) for the words “4.1 Varieties allowed for the use of a

White / Red / Rose DO mention:” and the table in sub-article

4.1 thereof, there shall be substituted the following

(a)

minflok il-kliem “4.1 Varieties allowed for the use of a White /

Red / Rose DO “4.1

The DO u “MALTA”

Q.W.P.S.R. wines

shall be

mention:”

t-tabella fis-sub-artikolu

4.1 tag"ha,

produced

dan li from

#ej: grapes harvested in the region described

g"andu jid"ol

in article 2 and only from the following grape varieties

“4.1 The DO “MALTA” Q.W.P.S.R. wines shall be produced

from grapes harvested in the region described in article 2 and

only from the following grape varieties

Typology

Variety code

Grape Variety *

Chardonnay

Girgentina

Chenin Blanc

Insolia

Pinot Bianco

White

Sauvignon Blanc

Trebbiano

Vermentino

Viognier

Moscato Bianco

Moscato di Alessandria

Moscato Giallo

Cabernet Sauvignon

Red / Rosé

Cabernet Franc

$ellew&a

Merlot

Syrah

Carignan

Carmenere

Grenache

Graciano

Lambrusco

Montepulciano **

Nero d’Avola **

Negroamaro

Mourvedre

Petit Verdot

Pinot Noir

Primitivo

Sangiovese

Tempranillo

; ”;

(b) in sub-article 4.1.1 thereof, for the words “the

names of 2 4.1.1

or 3 tag"ha,

grape varieties”

there shall

be substituted

(b)

fis-subartikolu

minflok il-kliem

“the names

of 2 or

the words “the names of the 2 or 3 grape varieties being such

varieties having the highest percentage representation” ;

3 grape varieties” g"andhom jid"lu l-kliem “the names of the 2

or 3 grape varieties being such varieties having the highest

(c) representation”

in sub-article ; 4.2 thereof

percentage

(i) for the words “4.2 Varieties allowed for the

use of 4.2

a Mono

tag"ha: Varietal DO mention” , there shall be

fis-subartikolu

substituted

the following

(a) minflok

il-kliem “4.2

Varieties allowed for the use of a Mono

Varietal DO mention,” g"andu jid"ol dan li #ej

“The DO “GOZO” Q.W.P.S.R. wines shall

be produced from grapes harvested in the region

“4.2 The DO described

“GOZO” in Q.W.P.S.R.

article 2 and

only shall

from be

the produced

following

wines

grape varieties:”

;

from grapes harvested

in the region

described in article 2 and

(ii) in the

table,

immediately

after the row

only from the following

grape

varieties:”

;

“Tempranillo” there shall be inserted the following new

rows

(ii)

fit-tabella, minnufih wara r-ringiela “Tempranillo”

g"andhom jid"lu dawn ir-ringieli #odda li #ejjin

“

#odda li li #ejjin

#ejjin

ir-ringieli #odda

g"andhom jid"lu

jid"lu dawn

dawn ir-ringieli

g"andhom

Sangiovese

Sangiovese

“ “

Sangiovese

Sangiovese

Sangiovese

Sangiovese

Carignan

Carignan

Carignan

8 8

Carignan

Carignan

Carignan

Primitivo

Primitivo

Primitivo

Primitivo

” ;

Primitivo

Primitivo

u minnufih wara r-ringiela “Moscato di Alessandria” g"andhom

” ” ; ;

jid"lu dawn and

immediately

#odda after

the row “Moscato di Alessandria”

li #ejjin

ir-ringieli

u u minnufih

minnufih wara

wara r-ringiela

r-ringiela “Moscato

“Moscato di

di Alessandria”

Alessandria” g"andhom

g"andhom

there shall be inserted the following new rows

#odda li li #ejjin

#ejjin

ir-ringieli #odda

jid"lu dawn

dawn ir-ringieli

jid"lu

“

“ “

Pinot Bianco

Pinot Bianco

Pinot

Bianco

Pinot

Bianco

Pinot

Bianco

Pinot

Bianco

Trebbiano

Trebbiano

” ;

Trebbiano

Trebbiano

Trebbiano

Trebbiano

” ” ; ;

(d)

fis-subartikolu 5.2 tag"ha minnufih wara l-kliem “shall be of the

(d) in sub-article 5.2 thereof immediately after the

Vertical Shoot Positioning (VSP) type” g"andhom jid"lu l-kliem

words “shall

be

of the

Vertical wara

Shoot l-kliem

Positioning

“shall (VSP)

type”

(d)

fis-subartikolu

5.2 tag"ha

tag"ha

minnufih

wara

l-kliem

be of

of the

the

(d)

fis-subartikolu

5.2

minnufih

“shall

be

there

shall Positioning

be added the

words

“or g"andhom

the

traditional

bush

method

“or the

traditional

bush

method

(alberello)”

;

Vertical

Shoot

Positioning

(VSP)

type”

g"andhom

jid"lu

l-kliem

Vertical

Shoot

(VSP)

type”

jid"lu

l-kliem

(alberello)” ;

“or the

the traditional

traditional bush

bush method

method (alberello)”

(alberello)” ; ;

“or

(e)

minflok it-tabella li tinsab fl-artikolu 6 tag"ha, g"andu jid"ol dan

(e) for the table in article 6 thereof, there shall be

li #ej: substituted the following

(e)

minflok it-tabella

it-tabella li li tinsab

tinsab fl-artikolu

fl-artikolu 6 6 tag"ha,

tag"ha, g"andu

g"andu jid"ol

jid"ol dan

dan

(e)

minflok

For Mono

“ li li #ej

#ej

Varietal

For Mono

Mono

For

Maximum wines: Min.

Varietal

Varietal

Yield in

Typology

Variety

Natural

Maximum wines

wines: Min.

Min.

Maximum

hL/Ha

Alcoholic

Yield in

in

Typology

Variety

Yield

Natural

Typology

Variety

Natural

Strength

hL/Ha

hL/Ha

Alcoholic

Alcoholic

(% vol.)

Strength

Strength

(% vol.)

vol.)

(%

B

Chardonnay

Sauvignon Blanc

11.0%

Viognier

Insolia

White or

Pinot Bianco

Mono

Trebbiano

Varietal of

Chenin Blanc

this

Vermentino

typology

10.5%

Moscato Bianco

Moscato di

Alessandria

Moscato Giallo

Girgentina

10.0%

Rosé or

$ellew&a

10.0%

Mono

Varietal of

Grenache

this

10.5%

Syrah

typology

Red or

Mono

Grenache

11.0%

Varietal of

$ellew&a

this

typology

B

Cabernet

Sauvignon

Cabernet Franc

Carmenere

Carignan

Lambrusco

Red

Graciano

or

11.0%

Mourvedre

Rosé or

Pinot Noir

Mono

Tempranillo

Varietal of

Sangiovese

this

Montepulciano

typology

Nero D’ Avola

Negroamaro

Merlot

11.5%

Primitivo

Syrah

11.0%

”; u and

(f) in sub-article 7.3 thereof

(f)

fis-subartikolu 7.3 tag"ha

(i)

in “Passito”,

the paragraph

“Passito”,

for the vol.”

words

(i)

fil-paragrafu

g"all-kliem

“13.5%

“13.5%

vol.”

there “12.0%

shall be vol.”

substituted

the words “12.0%

g"andhom

jid"lu

l-kliem

;

vol.” ; and

(ii) fil-paragrafu “Imqadded”, g"all-kliem “13.5% vol.”

(ii) l-kliem

in the paragraph

“Imqadded”,

for the words

g"andhom jid"lu

“12.5% vol.”

.

“13.5% vol.” there shall be substituted the words “12.5%

vol.”.

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