Application A1119 – Addition of Water to facilitate Wine Fermentation

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has assessed an Application made by the Winemakers’ Federation of Australia to permit the addition of water to dilute high sugar ‘musts’ to aid fermentation in the production of wine, sparkling wine and fortified wine. On 29 June 2016, FSANZ sought submissions on a draft variation and published an associated report. FSANZ received seven submissions along with two late submissions. FSANZ approved the draft variation on 6 December 2016. The Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation (Forum) was notified of FSANZ’s decision on 12 December 2016.