mg/L (SO2)

English · milligrams per litre

Milligrams per litre (mg/L) is the unit for sulphur dioxide limits: EU law allows at most 185 mg/L in quality sparkling wines and 235 mg/L in other sparkling wines.1

Limits

WineMax total SO2
Crémant150 mg/L
Quality sparkling wine185 mg/L
Other sparkling wine235 mg/L

Sources: EU Regulations 2019/934 and 2019/33.1,2 The figures refer to total sulphur dioxide. More detail on SO2 limit and EU categories.

A crémant must also be made by the traditional method from hand-harvested grapes, with sugar under 50 g/L.2

See also

sulphur dioxide limitGlossarycrémantGlossaryEU categories of sparkling wineMethodsquality sparkling wineGlossary

Sources

  1. EUR-Lex. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/934 (oenological practices), Articles 7-8 and Annex I (2019-03-12)
  2. legislation.gov.uk (copy of EU OJ text). Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33, Article 53 (terms referring to certain production methods), original version as adopted (2018-10-17)

Facts checked on 2026-10-19