▁tard ives , ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁several ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁v ine yard ▁is ▁often ▁necessary ▁to ▁produce ▁such ▁w ines . ▁In ▁other ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁Germany ▁or ▁Austria ▁the ▁term ▁Sp ät les e ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁describe ▁wine ▁using ▁the ▁same ▁making ▁process . ▁ ▁Als ace ▁w ines ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁described ▁as ▁vend ange ▁tard ive ▁but ▁the ▁term ▁is ▁now ▁used ▁in ▁other ▁regions ▁of ▁France . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁the ▁term ▁has ▁been ▁leg ally ▁defined ▁in ▁Als ace ▁and ▁may ▁only ▁be ▁applied ▁to ▁w ines ▁that ▁exceed ▁a ▁minimum ▁must ▁weight ▁and ▁pass ▁blind ▁t ast ing ▁by ▁the ▁IN A O . ▁Sé lection ▁de ▁Gra ins ▁Nob les ▁(" S GN ") ▁is ▁an ▁even ▁swe eter ▁category , ▁for ▁g rap es ▁affected ▁by ▁noble ▁rot . ▁V end ange ▁tard ive ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁official ▁wine ▁design ation ▁in ▁Luxemb ourg . ▁ ▁H ugel ' s ▁Law ▁Jean ▁H ugel ▁first ▁described ▁a ▁wine ▁as ▁vend ange ▁tard ive ▁after ▁the ▁long ▁hot ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁He ▁draft ed ▁rules ▁for ▁vend ange ▁tard ive ▁wine ▁that ▁were ▁eventually ▁accepted ▁by ▁the ▁IN A O ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁and ▁known ▁uno fficial ly ▁as ▁H ugel ' s ▁Law ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁Johnny ' s ▁cr us ade . ▁▁ ▁The ▁minimum ▁sugar ▁levels ▁were ▁increased ▁in ▁ 2