| Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, The University of Reading
Food Labelling in the UK - A supporting material page |
The following prescribed nominal quantities are specified in EU Directive 2007/45 and were incorporated into UK legislation by the Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1988 (as amended):
| Category | Controlled range | Prescribed volumes |
| Still wine | 100 ml to 1 500 ml | ml: 100 — 187 — 250 — 375 — 500 — 750 — 1 000 — 1 500 |
| Yellow wine | 100 ml to 1 500 ml | ml: 620 |
| Sparkling wine | 125 ml to 1 500 ml | ml: 125 — 200 — 375 — 750 — 1 500 |
| Liqueur wine | 100 ml to 1 500 ml | ml: 100 — 200 — 375 — 500 — 750 — 1 000 — 1 500 |
| Aromatised wine | 100 ml to 1 500 ml | ml: 100 — 200 — 375 — 500 — 750 — 1 000 — 1 500 |
| Spirit drinks | 100 ml to 2000 ml | ml: 100 — 200 — 350 — 500 — 700 — 1 000 — 1 500 — 1 750 — 2 000 |
For the definitions of the terms used as categories in the above table, see Schedule A1 of the Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1988 as amended (not provided here).
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