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1 3.34 For more information on alcoholic beverage labeling, visit www.ttb.gov/labeling.

2 3.35 Fruit‐flavored malt beverages versus wine coolers. Wine coolers were popular in the United States in the 1980s. Today, fruit‐flavored malt beverages have largely replaced wine coolers. Economics largely drove this change. Barley malt is cheaper than grapes and taxation on malt beverage is more favorable than wine.

3 3.36 Non‐malt beer. All “malt beverages” with one‐half of 1 percent or more of alcohol by volume fall under the jurisdiction of the FAA Act. However, similar fermented beverages that are not a “malt beverage” fall outside the scope of the FAA Act and, therefore, are not subject to the labeling, advertising, and other provisions of the TTB regulations; for example, sorghum beer with less than 7 percent alcohol. These non‐malt beers are subject to FDA’s ingredient and other labeling requirements. Sake and similar beverages, when they contain at least 7 percent alcohol by volume, fall within the definition of “wine” under the FAA Act, and thus, are subject to TTB regulations and the requirements of the FAA Act.