[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: 27CFR24.233]

[Page 636-637]
 
            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
 
 CHAPTER I--ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                                TREASURY
 
PART 24_WINE--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart K_Spirits
 
Sec.  24.233  Addition of spirits to wine.

    (a) Prior to the addition of spirits. Wine will be placed in tanks 
approved for the addition of spirits. The proprietor shall accurately 
measure the wine, determine its alcohol content, determine the proof of 
the spirits to be added, calculate the quantity of spirits required, and 
enter the details in the record of spirits added to wine.
    (b) After the addition of spirits. The proprietor shall thoroughly 
agitate the contents of the tank to assure a complete mixture of the 
wine and spirits. The proprietor shall then measure the volume of wine 
in the tank, take a representative sample of the wine, and test for 
alcohol content. The result of the measurement and test and the

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quantity of spirits added will be entered in the record of spirits added 
to wine. The volume of wine used and the volume of wine resulting from 
the addition of spirits will be entered in the bulk wine record. The 
alcohol content of wine after the addition of spirits may not exceed 24 
percent by volume. (Sec. 201, Pub. L. 85-859, 72 Stat. 1381, as amended, 
1382, as amended, 1383, as amended (26 U.S.C. 5367, 5373, 5382))

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
1512-0298)