[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR4.93]

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            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
 
 CHAPTER I--ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                                TREASURY
 
PART 4_LABELING AND ADVERTISING OF WINE--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart J_American Grape Variety Names
 
Sec.  4.93  Approval of grape variety names.

    (a) Any interested person may petition the Administrator for the 
approval of a grape variety name. The petition may be in the form of a 
letter and should provide evidence of the following--
    (1) Acceptance of the new grape variety,
    (2) The validity of the name for identifying the grape variety,
    (3) That the variety is used or will be used in winemaking, and
    (4) That the variety is grown and used in the United States.
    (b) For the approval of names of new grape varieties, documentation 
submitted with the petition to establish the items in paragraph (a) of 
this section may include--
    (1) reference to the publication of the name of the variety in a 
scientific or professional journal of horticulture or a published report 
by a professional, scientific or winegrowers' organization,
    (2) reference to a plant patent, if so patented, and
    (3) information pertaining to the commercial potential of the 
variety, such as the acreage planted and its location or market studies.
    (c) The Administrator will not approve a grape variety name if:
    (1) The name has previously been used for a different grape variety;
    (2) The name contains a term or name found to be misleading under 
Sec.  4.39; or
    (3) The name of a new grape variety contains the term ``Riesling.''
    (d) For new grape varieties developed in the United States, the 
Administrator may determine if the use of names which contain words of 
geographical significance, place names, or foreign words are misleading 
under Sec.  4.39. The Administrator will not approve the use of a grape 
variety name found to be misleading.
    (e) The Administrator shall publish the list of approved grape 
variety names at least annually in the Federal Register.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under Control Number 
1512-0513)