OAR 845-010-0915: Grape Variety Names

(1) A person may use a single grape variety name as a type designation on a wine brand label only if the wine derives at least 90 percent of its volume from that grape variety. (2) As an exception to section (1) of this rule, a person may use any of the following type designations for a wine that derives at least 75 percent of its volume from grapes of the named variety: (a) Cabernet franc; (b) Cabernet Sauvignon; (c) Carmenère; (d) Durif (Petite Sirah); (e) Grenache (Garnacha); (f) Malbec; (g) Marsanne; (h) Merlot; (i) Mourvèdre; (j) Petit Verdot; (k) Roussanne; (l) Sangiovese; (m) Sauvignon blanc (Fumé blanc); (n) Sémillon; (o) Syrah; (p) Tannat; (q) Tempranillo; (r) Zinfandel. (3) The Commission may revise the list in section (2) of this rule. (4) A person may not use in any manner on a wine label a name that might be mistaken for a grape variety name, such as those listed in the Code of Federal Regulations, 27 CFR 4.91.