AOC/P SYSTEM

Question 0

In what year was the AOC system created?

Answer 0

1935

Question 1

What year did Phylloxera strike France?

Answer 1

1863

Question 2

In what year were the first AOCs granted?

Answer 2

1936

Question 3

What was the name of the regulatory agency created in 1935 charged with the creation & control of AOCs?

Answer 3

Comité National des Appellations d’Origine

Question 4

In what year did the CNAO become the INAO?

Answer 4

1947

Question 5

In what year did the INAO create the Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure (VDQS) category?

Answer 5

1949

Question 6

The Vin de Pays (VdP) or “Country Wine” category was created in what year?

Answer 6

1979

Question 7

What did the INAO become in 2007 and why?

Answer 7

L’Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité to bring its appellation system in line with the new EU standards set in 2009 (still referred to as INAO).

Question 8

What are the 2 largest wine classification categories implemented by the EU IN 2009?

Answer 8

Wines without Geographical Indication and Wines with Geographical Indication.

Question 9

What 2 sub-categories fall under the WGI category and which is the stricter of the 2?

Answer 9

Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indication (PGI).
PDO is the stricter of the 2 with a smaller geographic area denotation than PGI.

Question 10

In France the term “VdP” becomes what under new EU law?

Answer 10

Indication Géographique Protégée (IGP)

Question 11

In order to label with vintage or variety in the EU, the wine must contain at least what percentage of the stated vintage or variety?
This law excludes which country and what is that country’s minimum percentage?

Answer 11

85%.

Excludes the USA, of which the minimum is 75%.

Question 12

AOC/P wines fall under which new EU category?

Answer 12

Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)

Question 13

Regional, or Vin de Pays wines fall under which new EU category?

Answer 13

Protected Geographic Indication (PGI). Wines can also be labeled Indication Géographique Protégée (IGP).

Question 14

What are the three levels of IGP zones?

Answer 14

Regional, Departmental, and Local

Question 15

Vin de Table or Vin Ordinaires became what category in 2009?

Answer 15

Vin de France. Now varietal and vintage can appear in the label, as well as the use of acidification and oak chips in vilification.

Question 16

What are the yield & minimum alcohol limits set for VdP producers in the EU PGI category?

Answer 16

90 hl/ha for white wines
85 hl/ha for rosé & red wines
100 hl/ha total output
Minimum abv between 9-10%

Question 17

In what year was the “VdP” designation phased out of the AC system under new EU regulations?

Answer 17

2011

Question 18

What are the 6 IGP regions in France?

Answer 18

Atlantique
Comté Tolosan
Comtés Rhodaniens
Mediterranée
Pays d'Oc
Val de Loire