BATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms)
The BATF is the U.S. branch of the federal government that regulates the wine industry and collects alcohol taxes.
BATF - United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms. The Federal agency that regulates the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in the U.S.A.
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BATF
Generally the first category by which wines are judged in a sensory evaluation. The wine's clarity and colour are the primary factors evaluated.
BATF: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms - the U.S. federal agency that historically collected alcohol taxes and administered wine regulations.
A region for growing wine grapes that is officially designated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) based on geographic, climatic and historical criteria. This designation regulates only the use of place names on wine labels.
Its official abbreviation is "ATF", [1] however it is frequently also referred to as "BATF" or "BATFE".
The process of definition of rules in order to safeguard of quality production of wine, began in 1978 and the regulation of the system was entrusted to BATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) which gave origin to a system called AVA, ...
AVAs are defined officially by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) based on geographic, climatic and historical criteria.
Cause. Use of excess potassium sorbate to prevent renewed yeast fermentation. Accepted effective dosage of sorbate is 200 mg/L (300 mg/L is BATF maximum allowed).
Prevention. Careful weighing of sorbate.
Treatment. None known.
An officially designated viticultural area (VA; grape growing area) based on geographic location as identified by the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms and Tobacco (BATF). Wines which designate a VA must contain 85% or more of wine from that growing region.
Our wine shelves are being attacked by an insidious invader that threatens to lay waste to one of the most cherished rituals of wine snobbery, something potentially as powerful as the BATF or the neo-Prohibs in driving us to drink in secrecy.
 See also: Chardonnay, White, Wine, Red, Vineyard
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