| (1) | A wine of origin of a particular geographical unit, region, district or ward shall— |
| (a) | subject to the provisions of subsection (2), be produced solely from grapes harvested in the geographical unit, region, district or ward concerned; |
| (b) | comply with the applicable requirements set out in the Act for wine or wine of a particular class; |
| (c) | not reveal any unacceptable quality characteristics; and |
| (d) | in the case of a distinctive wine, comply with further requirements prescribed in respect thereof under section 6(7)(e) of this Scheme. |
[Clause 9(1) substituted by regulation 11(a) of Notice No. R. 835 of 2005]
(2)
| (a) | Grapes harvested on land situate outside a region or district shall, if the grape harvest of that land has prior to 1 January 1973 and since customarily been pressed in a cellar in the region or district concerned, be deemed to have been harvested in that region or district, irrespective whether the boundaries of that region or district has been changed. |
[Clause 9(2)(a) substituted by regulation 2 of Notice No. R. 526 of 2012]
| (b) | Must, concentrated must or sweet reserve added to a wine of origin for purposes of sweetening shall be deemed to be derived from grapes harvested within the geographical unit, region, district or ward concerned, provided that— |
| (i) | in the case of a fortified wine, the total of the products thus added does not consist of more than 15 per cent of the volume of the wine of origin concerned; and |
| (ii) | in the case of a natural wine, the total of the products thus added does not consist of more than five per cent of the volume of the wine of origin concerned. |
[Clause 9(2)(b) substituted by regulation 9(a) of Notice No. R. 813 of 2006]
| (c) | A spirit added to a wine of origin for purposes of fortification shall be deemed to be produced from grapes harvested within the geographical unit, region, district or ward concerned. |
[Clause 9(2)(c) substituted by regulation 11(b) of Notice No. R. 835 of 2005]
| (d) | Concentrated must added, before or during alcoholic fermentation, to must intended for a wine of origin shall be deemed to have been produced from grapes harvested in the geographical unit, region, district or ward concerned. |
[Clause 9(2)(d) substituted by regulation 11(c) of Notice No. R. 835 of 2005)
| (3) | A wine of origin of more than one area of production may be produced if— |
| (a) | in the case of a blend of wines from different areas of production— |
| (i) | each of the wines in the blend has been produced in terms of a separate authorisation; and |
| (ii) | permission to blend the wines has been obtained in terms of section 20 of this Scheme; and |
| (b) | in the case of a wine produced by the combining of grapes from different areas of production— |
| (i) | the provisions of sections 15(2)(c) and 16(1)(c)(ii) of this Scheme have been complied with; and |
| (ii) | a blending and bottling sheet has been issued in respect of the wine in terms of section 16(1)(d)(ii) of this Scheme. |
[Clause 9(3) inserted by regulation 9(b) of Notice No. R. 813 of 2006]
