EU Digital Wine Labels – 40 Implementation Guidelines – 4 Options

QR codes have become mandatory in EU wine labels since December 8th 2023 – Do you know how to become compliant?

On November 24th 2023, the European Commission,  published 40 specific implementation guidelines for EU directive 2021/2117, with regards to Digital Wine Labels. The directive has become active since December 8th 2023.

If you’re a winemaker selling your wines in the EU, an importer of non-EU wines, or a wine professional, you need to be aware of the latest details & understand what’s the correct course of action to become compliant!

In our recent webinar we presented an overview of the 40 Guidelines published by the European Commission, with a special focus on how they affect:

• Actual compliance deadline for each product type / category
• Design of back labels 
• Collecting the necessary information to be included in the digital labels

This new compliance environment might seem convoluted at first glance – however we’ve managed to narrow it down to 4 distinct options, namely:

Download our complete guide to learn all the details for each option including the prerequisites, necessary actions as well as advantages & disadvantages