Clearer indication of base product for aromatized wines
When creating an e-label for an aromatized wine, it is now possible to specify exactly which base grapevine product the wine is made from. The former “Aromatized Wine Type” field has been renamed “Base grapevine product”, a name that more accurately reflects its purpose, and the list has been expanded to cover the full range of base products recognised under EU wine law.
Selecting a base product from the list, rather than entering it manually, ensures that the correct official wording is used and automatically translated into every language version of the e-label — keeping the label compliant without any manual translation work.
The base products now available are:
| Base grapevine product |
| Wine* |
| Fresh grape must with fermentation arrested by the addition of alcohol |
| New wine still in fermentation |
| Liqueur wine |
| Sparkling wine* |
| Quality sparkling wine* |
| Quality aromatic sparkling wine* |
| Aerated sparkling wine* |
| Semi-sparkling wine* |
| Aerated semi-sparkling wine* |
| Grape must |
| Partially fermented grape must |
*Also available in de-alcoholised and partially de-alcoholised versions.
This update follows the definition of aromatized wine products in Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 (Article 3) and the categories of grapevine products set out in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 (Annex VII, Part II).
New “Packaging information” section, ready for PPWR
To support preparation for the EU’s new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR, Regulation (EU) 2025/40), packaging details can now be added to an e-label. A new “Packaging information” subsection is available under the Sustainability section, alongside Recyclability and Organic.
This subsection records the packaging manufacturer: a field reading “Manufactured by” by default (which can be manually renamed and automatically translated) allows you to communicate the company’s name and contact details.
A Contact field has also been added to the Business Operator section, allowing a point of contact to be provided there as well.
Clearer visibility of incomplete translations
Incomplete translations are now easier to identify. In the Translation tab, a yellow dot appears next to any language that still has missing translations, with a “Not fully translated” label. The language list now indicates how many languages are not fully translated. Once a language is complete, the yellow dot is removed.
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