Internal Revenue Code · 26 U.S.C.
§ 5385. Specially sweetened natural wines
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Cite as 26 U.S.C. § 5385
At a glance
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- Status
- In force
- Added
- September 2, 1958 by Pub. L. 85–859
- Last amended
- October 22, 1968 by Pub. L. 90–619
- Amendments
- 2 dated changes in the source credit
- Length
- 2 subsections · 196 words · about 1 min to read
- Cross-references
- cites 1; cited by 1 Code section and 0 other regulations
Specially sweetened natural wine is the product made by adding to natural wine of the winemaker’s own production a sufficient quantity of pure dry sugar, or juice or concentrated juice from the same kind of fruit, separately or in combination, to produce a finished product having a total solids content in excess of 17 percent by weight and an alcoholic content of not more than 14 percent by volume, and shall include extra sweet kosher wine and similarly heavily sweetened wines.
Specially sweetened natural wines may be blended with each other, or with natural wine or heavy bodied blending wine in the further production of specially sweetened natural wine only, if the wines so blended are made from the same kind of fruit. Wines produced under this section may be cellar treated under the provisions of section 5382(a) and (c). Wine spirits may not be added to specially sweetened natural wine.
(Added Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 201, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1386; amended Pub. L. 89–44, title VIII, § 806(c)(4), June 21, 1965, 79 Stat. 164; Pub. L. 90–619, §§ 3(b), 4, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1237.)
Cross-references
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This section cites 1 other section
Cited by 1 Code section
Amendment history
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Where it sits in the Code
- Subtitle E Alcohol, Tobacco, and Certain Other Excise Taxes
- Chapter 51 DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER
- Subchapter F Bonded and Taxpaid Wine Premises
- Part III CELLAR TREATMENT AND CLASSIFICATION OF WINE
Nearby sections
- § 5381 Natural wine
- § 5382 Cellar treatment of natural wine
- § 5383 Amelioration and sweetening limitations for natural grape wines
- § 5384 Amelioration and sweetening limitations for natural fruit and berry wines
- § 5385 Specially sweetened natural wines
- § 5386 Special natural wines
- § 5387 Agricultural wines
- § 5388 Designation of wines
Official notes
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Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 5385, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 671, consisted of provisions similar to those comprising this section, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859.
Amendments
1968—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–619, § 3(b), substituted “not more than 14 percent” for “less than 14 percent”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90–619, § 4, authorized cellar treatment of specially sweetened natural wines, special natural wines, and agricultural wines.
1965—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89–44 substituted “total solids content in excess of 17” for “sugar solids content in excess of 15”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1968 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 90–619 effective on first day of first month which begins 90 days or more after Oct. 22, 1968, see section 6 of Pub. L. 90–619, set out as a note under section 5373 of this title.
Effective Date of 1965 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 89–44 effective Jan. 1, 1966, see section 806(d)(2) of Pub. L. 89–44, set out as a note under section 5383 of this title.