{"id":100251,"date":"2025-11-15T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/no-alcohol-no-party-eu-ruling-bans-the-term-gin-for-non-alcoholic-beverages\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T09:18:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T07:18:54","slug":"no-alcohol-no-party-eu-ruling-bans-the-term-gin-for-non-alcoholic-beverages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/no-alcohol-no-party-eu-ruling-bans-the-term-gin-for-non-alcoholic-beverages\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;No Alcohol, No Party&#8221;: EU Ruling Bans the Term &#8220;Gin&#8221; for Non-Alcoholic Beverages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-ai-summarize yoast-ai-summarize\"><h6>IN BREVE<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list yoast-ai-summarize-list\">\n<li>The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that a non-alcoholic beverage cannot be marketed as &#8216;Gin&#8217;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The term &#8216;Gin&#8217; is reserved for alcoholic products with a minimum strength of 37.5% and flavored with juniper berries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The decision does not limit freedom of enterprise, but seeks to avoid consumer confusion and ensure transparency.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The ruling follows previous European Union interventions on reserved terms for plant-based meat alternatives and dairy products.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For the spirits sector and NOLO beverages, this ruling may require new communication strategies and redefinition of product names.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\r\n<div class=\"align wp-block-bssb-social-share\" id=\"bssbSocialShare-1\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;socials&quot;:[{&quot;networkType&quot;:&quot;socialNetworks&quot;,&quot;network&quot;:&quot;facebook&quot;,&quot;isUpIcon&quot;:false,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;class&quot;:&quot;fab fa-facebook-f&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#1877f2&quot;},&quot;upIcon&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:null,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}},{&quot;networkType&quot;:&quot;socialNetworks&quot;,&quot;network&quot;:&quot;linkedin&quot;,&quot;isUpIcon&quot;:false,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;class&quot;:&quot;fab fa-linkedin-in&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#0a66c2&quot;},&quot;upIcon&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:null,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}},{&quot;networkType&quot;:&quot;mobileMessenger&quot;,&quot;network&quot;:&quot;whatsapp&quot;,&quot;isUpIcon&quot;:false,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;class&quot;:&quot;fab fa-whatsapp&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#25d366&quot;},&quot;upIcon&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:null,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}}],&quot;align&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alignment&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;theme&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;background&quot;:{&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#0000&quot;},&quot;size&quot;:&quot;28px&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;14px&quot;,&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;10px&quot;,&quot;margin&quot;:&quot;10px&quot;,&quot;border&quot;:{&quot;radius&quot;:&quot;50%&quot;},&quot;shadow&quot;:[],&quot;direction&quot;:&quot;row&quot;}\">\r\n\t<div class=\"bssbStyle\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<ul class=\"bssbSocialShare\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"icon icon-0\" data-social=\"facebook\" \t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"icon icon-1\" data-social=\"linkedin\" \t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"icon icon-2\" data-social=\"whatsapp\" \t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-whatsapp\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A non-alcoholic beverage cannot be marketed as &#8220;Gin&#8221;.<\/strong> This was ruled by the Court of Justice of the European Union in case C-563\/24, which pitted a German association for combating unfair competition against <strong>PB Vi Goods<\/strong>, producer of the beverage &#8220;<strong>Virgin Gin Alkoholfrei<\/strong>&#8220;. The judges noted that the designation &#8220;Gin&#8221; is legally reserved for an alcoholic product made from ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin flavored with juniper berries and with a minimum strength of 37.5%. A non-alcoholic product therefore does not meet the legal requirements. <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-c40a7423\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">THE COURT: NO VIOLATION OF FREEDOM OF ENTERPRISE<\/h5><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Court clarified that the ban <strong>does not affect freedom of enterprise<\/strong> as provided by the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The company remains free to market the beverage, but cannot use a legally reserved designation. The objective is to avoid confusion about the nature of the product and ensure consumer transparency.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision comes after the European Union&#8217;s recent intervention on <strong>plant-based meat alternatives<\/strong>. The amendment banned the use of &#8220;meat sounding&#8221; terminology for plant-based products, reserving the use of words like &#8220;burger&#8221;, &#8220;sausage&#8221;, &#8220;steak&#8221; exclusively for products of animal origin. Here too the objective is to protect consumers from confusion and <strong>safeguard the authenticity<\/strong> of meat-based products. A ban already previously in place for typical dairy product designations such as milk for plant-based products (no &#8220;soy milk&#8221;, to be clear).    <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-1baed265\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">A CULTURAL LINE BEYOND THE DISPUTE<\/h5><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The verdict also marks a cultural position: in the age of alternatives and reinterpretations, the European Union reaffirms that <strong>on a regulatory level, words define identity and boundaries<\/strong>. It remains to be seen how quickly the decision will take effect and whether <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/zeroncello-il-limoncello-no-alcol-di-pisoni-1852\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">it will be extended to the entire <strong>spirits<\/strong> sector<\/a>. For the NOLO (No &amp; Low Alcohol) beverage sector, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/bubbles-and-alcohol-free-the-international-wine-market-changes-face\/\">currently experiencing strong growth<\/a><\/strong>, this ruling could force producers to rethink and redefine nomenclatures, packaging and communication strategies.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A non-alcoholic beverage cannot be marketed as &#8220;Gin&#8221;. This was ruled by the Court of Justice of the European Union in case C-563\/24, which pitted a German association for combating unfair competition against PB Vi Goods, producer of the beverage &#8220;Virgin Gin Alkoholfrei&#8220;. 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