They are defined as follows: fermented alcohol drinks made from grains, sugars and other ingredients (excluding alcohol drinks referred in the Act, Section 3, Article 7 to 18 and other government ordinances) with an alcohol content of less than 20 percent (the extracted component is two degrees or higher).
穀類、糖類その他の物品を原料として発酵させた酒類（同法第3条第7号から第18号までに掲げる酒類その他政令で定めるものを除く）でアルコール分が20度未満のもの（エキス分が2度以上のものに限る）をいう。