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Florida Statute 564.01 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 564.01 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 564.01 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
564.01 Definitions.—
(1) “Wine” means all beverages made from fresh fruits, berries, or grapes, either by natural fermentation or by natural fermentation with brandy added, in the manner required by the laws and regulations of the United States, and includes all sparkling wines, champagnes, combination of the aforesaid beverages, sake, vermouths, and like products. Sugar, flavors, and coloring materials may be added to wine to make it conform to the consumer’s taste, except that the ultimate flavor or the color of the product may not be altered to imitate a beverage other than wine or to change the character of the wine.
(2) “Fortified wine” means all wines containing more than 17.259 percent of alcohol by volume.
History.—s. 4, ch. 72-230; s. 10, ch. 86-269; s. 6, ch. 2017-137.
Note.—Former s. 561.01(4),(5).

Cases Citing F.S. 564.01

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·Castlewood Int'l Corp. v. Wynne, 305 So. 2d 773 (Fla. 1974).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1974 Fla. LEXIS 4110

...“only those [alcoholic beverages] containing more than three and two-tenths per cent of alcohol by weight.” Under § 563.01, F.S., relative to “beer”, as well as malt beverages, it is defined to mean all brewed beverages containing malt, and § 564.01 defines “wine” to mean “all beverages made from fresh fruits, berries, or grapes, either by natural fermentation or by natural fermentation with brandy added ....
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