GIs, Labeling Terms & Wine Law supplement

Question 1

(PDOs or PGIs) are smaller, more defined areas with more restrictions

Answer 1

Protected Designation of Origin

Question 2

AOP (Appellation d’Origine Protégée)
AOC (Appellation d’Origine Controlée) are examples of French ___

Answer 2

French PDOs- Protected Designation of Origin

Question 3

IGP (Indication Géographique Protégée)
VdP (Vin de Pays) are examples of French ___

Answer 3

French PGIs- Protected Geographical Indications

Question 4

DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata)
DOCG (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita)
Are examples of Italian ___

Answer 4

Italian PDOs- Protected Designation of Origin

Question 5

IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is an example of an Italian ___

Answer 5

Italian PGI- Protected Geographical Indications

Question 6

Italian wine law- term for a wine that has been made solely from a historically classified wine region.

Answer 6

Classico

Question 7

Italian wine law- Wines that carry a specified extended aging regimen, sometimes in oak or bottle (or both), and are usually higher in alcohol.

Answer 7

Riserva

Question 8

DO (Denominación de Origen)
DOCa (Denominación de Origen Calificada)
Are PDOs from which country?

Answer 8

Spanish PDOs- Protected Designation of Origin

Question 9

Vino de la Tierra is an example of a Spanish ___

Answer 9

Spanish PGI- Protected Geographical Indication

Question 10

Qualitätswein, Prädikatswein are ___ from Germany

Answer 10

German PDOs- Protected Designation of Origin

Question 11

Landwein is an example of a German ___

Answer 11

German PGI- Protected Geographical Indication

Question 12

“Tardive” on label means what?

Answer 12

Late harvest
(like tardy)

Question 13

“Trocken” on label means what?

Answer 13

Dry