LEGISLAÇÃO E ROTULAGEM DE VINHOS FINOS TINTOS COMERCIALIZADOS NA CIDADE DE PELOTAS - RS RED WINE LEGISLATION AND LABELLING COMMERCIALIZED IN PELOTAS - RS

Labelling is an important communication tool between consumer and industry. The purpose of this work was analyze the Brazilian wine labelling commercialized in Pelotas, Brazil, checking its adequacy with the current legislation. The labelling of 32 marks, to verify their compatibility with the Brazilian legislation of wine and beverages. All the samples demonstrated the following demanded information: producer; denomination of the product; commercial mark; ingredients; alcoholic graduation and liquid content. Only 3.13% of the samples did not contain the follow information: address of the producer, register number in the Ministerio da Agricultura, Pecuaria e Abastecimento, the expression "Made in Brazil" and additive description. The largest index of discord was verified in the item number of the batch (40.63%). The evaluation showed that 43.75% of the samples were according to the legislation of beverages and 90.63%, in agreement to the specific legislation of wines. In conclusion, red wines that are commercialized in Pelotas are partially in agreement with labelling norms.