# Gamay Beaujolais Wine Designation (92F-042P)
> **Treasury** · Treasury Decision, Final Rule. · Published 1997-04-07 · Effective 1997-05-07 · 62 FR 16479
## Document
- **Document number:** 97-8808
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** Treasury
- **Federal Register citation:** 62 FR 16479
- **CFR reference:** 27 CFR 4
- **Publication date:** 1997-04-07
- **Effective date:** 1997-05-07
- **Treasury docket:** T.D. ATF-388
## Abstract

This final rule amends the wine labeling regulations to allow use of the term ``Gamay Beaujolais'' on American wine labels for a period of 10 years. From the time this final rule takes effect until the end of the phase-out period, a wine which derives not less than 75 percent of its volume from Pinot noir grapes, Valdiguie (``Napa Gamay'') grapes, or a combination of both varieties, may use ``Gamay Beaujolais'' as a type designation of varietal significance. However, from January 1, 1999, until the end of the phase-out period, brand labels using the designation ``Gamay Beaujolais'' must also bear in direct conjunction therewith the varietal names Pinot noir and/or Valdiguie, along with the following statement on the brand or back label: ``Gamay Beaujolais is made from at least 75 percent Pinot noir and/or Valdiguie grapes.'' After the expiration of the phase-out period, the term ``Gamay Beaujolais'' will no longer be recognized as a designation for American wines.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/04/07/97-8808/gamay-beaujolais-wine-designation-92f-042p)
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