Bill > S03478

This bill amends the New York Alcoholic Beverage Control Law by expanding the definition of "wine product" to include beverages containing wine that have undergone alcohol reduction processes. Specifically, the bill adds new language to include wines that have been processed using techniques such as nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, osmotic distillation, vacuum distillation, spinning cone column, or multi-stage membrane-based systems. These techniques are methods used to reduce the alcohol content of wine, allowing producers to create lower-alcohol beverages while potentially preserving more of the wine's original flavor profile. The current definition of wine product already includes beverages containing wine with added ingredients like juice, flavoring, water, and carbon dioxide, and this bill broadens that definition to explicitly recognize wines that have been dealcoholized or had their alcohol content reduced through advanced technological processes. The legislation takes effect immediately upon passage, enabling winemakers to more clearly categorize and potentially market these alcohol-reduced wine products under the existing legal framework.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S3478