On October 16, 2023, the website of the British Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) reported that after the UK left the EU in 2020, the British government, after consulting stakeholders, reformed the wine industry regulations, retained and adjusted some EU laws and integrated domestic wine regulations, and the main changes are:

(1) The requirement to show "importer" or "imported by importer" on the label of imported wine will be removed;

(2) The production of Protected Geographical Indication (PDO) wines using hybrid grape varieties will be permitted;

(3) The ban on the commercial production and sale of piquette will be lifted;

(4) Restrictions on wine blending will be lifted;

(5) Restrictions on specific bottle types will be removed;

(6) The regulations on wine analysis methods and concentration control will be abolished;

(7) Regulations on the production of ice wine will be introduced;

(8) Regulations on wine-making methods will be updated;

(9) Will allow the transformation of wine industry products in the UK and redefine English wine;

(10) All wine regulations will be consolidated into one simplified domestic wine regulation.

The changes apply to England only and come into effect when: Changes to importer labelling, hybrid grape varieties, pickette, wine blending, bottle type restrictions, etc., will come into effect on 1 January 2024, updates to ice wine and wine-making methods will come into effect on 15 July 2024, and the UK Government also plans to conduct a comprehensive wine regulation consultation in 2024 to consolidate all relevant regulations.