27 CFR § 4.92 - Alternative names permitted for temporary use.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t27/s4.92"
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title: "27 CFR § 4.92 - Alternative names permitted for temporary use."
title_number: 27
title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
section_number: "4.92"
section_name: "Alternative names permitted for temporary use."
chapter_name: "ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ALCOHOL"
part_number: "4"
part_name: "LABELING AND ADVERTISING OF WINE"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "27 U.S.C. 205, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "T.D. 6521, 25 FR 13835, Dec. 29, 1960, unless otherwise noted."
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# 4.92 Alternative names permitted for temporary use.

The following alternative names shown in the left column may be used as the type designation for American wine in lieu of the name of the grape variety shown in the right column. Alternative names listed in the left column may only be used for wine bottled prior to the date indicated.

(a) *Wines bottled prior to January 1, 1997.*

****Alternative Name/Name

*Baco 1—Baco noir*

*Baco 22A—Baco blanc*

*Bastardo—Trousseau*

*Black Spanish—Lenoir*

*Burdin 7705—Florental*

*Cayuga—Cayuga White*

*Chancellor noir—Chancellor*

*Chasselas—Chasselas doré*

*Chevrier—Sémillon*

*Chelois noir—Chelois*

*Couderc 71-20—Couderc noir*

*Couderc 299-35—Muscat du Moulin*

*Foch—Maréchal Foch*

*Franken Riesling—Sylvaner*

*Gutedel—Chasselas doré*

*Ives Seedling—Ives*

*Jacquez—Lenoir*

*Joannes Seyve 26-205—Chambourcin*

*Landot 244—Landal*

*Landot 4511—Landot noir*

*Millot—Leon Millot*

*Moore's Diamond—Diamond*

*Norton Seedling—Norton*

*Pfeffer Cabernet—Cabernet Pfeffer*

*Pineau de la Loire—Chenin blanc*

*Pinot Chardonnay—Chardonnay*

*Ravat 262—Ravat noir*

*Ruländer—Pinot gris*

*Seibel 128—Salvador*

*Seibel 1000—Rosette*

*Seibel 4986—Rayon d'Or*

*Seibel 5279—Aurore*

*Seibel 5898—Rougeon*

*Seibel 7053—Chancellor*

*Seibel 8357—Colobel*

*Seibel 9110—Verdelet*

*Seibel 9549—De Chaunac*

*Seibel 10878—Chelois*

*Seibel 13053—Cascade*

*Seibel 14596—Bellandais*

*Seyve-Villard 5-276—Seyval*

*Seyve-Villard 12-309—Roucaneuf*

*Seyve-Villard 12-375—Villard blanc*

*Seyve-Villard 18-283—Garronet*

*Seyve-Villard 18-315—Villard noir*

*Seyve-Villard 23-410—Valerien*

*Sweetwater—Chasselas doré*

*Verdelet blanc—Verdelet*

*Vidal 256—Vidal blanc*

*Virginia Seedling—Norton*

*Wälschriesling—Welsch Rizling*

*Welschriesling—Welsch Rizling*

(b) *Wines bottled prior to January 1, 1999.*

****Alternative Name/Name

*Cabernet—Cabernet Sauvignon*

*Grey Riesling—Trousseau gris*

*Muscat Frontignan—Muscat blanc*

*Muscat Pantelleria—Muscat of Alexandria*

*Napa Gamay—Valdiquié*

*Pinot Saint George—Négrette*

*Sauvignon vert—Muscadelle*

(c) *Wines bottled prior to January 1, 2006.*

****Alternative Name/Name

*Johannisberg Riesling—Riesling*

(d) *Wines bottled prior to* October 29, 2012.

****Alternative Name/Name

*Agwam—Agawam*

[T.D. ATF-370, 61 FR 539, Jan. 8, 1996, as amended by T.D. ATF-417, 64 FR 49388, Sept. 13, 1999; T.D. TTB-95, 76 FR 66629, Oct. 27, 2011]