A wine-maker has been ordered by the food watchdog to change the way it markets a reduced-alcohol drink in a row over the way it is manufactured. The wine standards branch of the Food Standards Agency says Sovio, which contains 8% alcohol, should be removed from wine lists in the UK.

It says an experimental technique used in the reduction process means under EU law, it cannot be sold in the UK.

Surrey-based Sovio Wines now wants a judicial review to change the decision.

Sovio is a Chilean distilled wine which is shipped to Spain where the alcohol content is removed.

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