New Delegated Regulation EU 2025/405 – amending Regulation (EU) 2018/848

The Delegated Regulation EU 2025/405 was published, amending sections of Annex II of the Regulation (EU) 2018/848, regarding oenological practices.

 Brief description of the changes can be found below:

 Permission of Organic De-alcoholised Wine Production: The regulation addresses the production of organic de-alcoholised wine, which was previously not allowed under Regulation (EU) 2018/848, and permits the use of vacuum distillation for producing de-alcoholised organic wines. In addition, conditions on the use of specific oenological practices (i.e., heat treatments, centrifugation and filtration, partial vacuum evaporation, and distillation) are foreseen.

Legal References Updates: The regulation updates references to Commission Regulations (EC) No 606/2009 and (EC) No 607/2009, which have been repealed by Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) 2019/934 and (EU) 2019/33, respectively.

The regulation becomes effective on March 18, 2025.