27 C.F.R. § 4.72   Metric standards of fill.


Title 27 - Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms


Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
PART 4—LABELING AND ADVERTISING OF WINE
Subpart H—Standards of Fill for Wine

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§ 4.72   Metric standards of fill.

(a) Authorized standards of fill. The standards of fill for wine are the following:

   3 liters.                             375 milliliters.1.5 liters.                           187 milliliters.1 liter.                              100 milliliters.750 milliliters.                      50 milliliters.500 milliliters.                      .................................. 

(b) Sizes larger than 3 liters. Wine may be bottled or packed in containers of 4 liters or larger if the containers are filled and labeled in quantities of even liters (4 liters, 5 liters, 6 liters, etc.).

(c) Tolerances. The tolerances in fill are the same as are allowed by §4.37 in respect to statement of net contents on labels.

[T.D. ATF–12, 39 FR 45223, Dec. 31, 1974, as amended by T.D. ATF–49, 43 FR 19848, May 9, 1978; T.D. ATF–76, 46 FR 1727, Jan. 7, 1981; T.D. ATF–303, 55 FR 42713, Oct. 23, 1990. Redesignated by T.D. ATF–953, 68 FR 39455, July 2, 2003]

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