Laws and Regs Flashcards
When did Decree 930 separate table wines from higher value wines?
1963, with DOC designation
What did Decree 164 do and when did it do it?
In 1992, created three categories of wine designations:
1. Vino di Tavola VdT
2. Wines with Typical Geographical Identification IGT
3. VQPRD (Quality Wine Produced in Specific Region
A. Denominazione di Origine Controllata - DOC
B. Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita - DOCG
What changes did the EU bring and what year did they take affect?
- PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) or DOP in Italian - DOC and DOCG levels
- IGP (Protected Geographical Indication or PGI elsewhere in Europe)
Note: IT producers can and do still use DOC and DOCG on labels.
Wine labels MUST contain the following 7 items for DOP and IGP wines:
- NAME of the product (Denom of origin or Typical Geo Indication)
- The words or abbreviaitons for DOC/G or IGT
- Name of Bottler and its HQ
- ABV
- Volume indication
- Wine batch (Production Lot)
- “Contains Sulfites” for wine above 10 mg/L of SO2
Additional indications such as Riserva, Classico, Superiore, age of the wine, overripe grapes, sparkling, etc.
What does it tell you about a wine that contains the word “Classico” on the label?
The wine is from the original or historical production area which is now part of a greater delimited production are. Some Classico areas include Chianti Classico, Valpolicella Classico, Castelli di Jesi (YEZZ ee).
What are min aging periods for a wine containing the word “Riserva” on the label?
REDS - At least two years
WHITES - At least one year
But this time frame can be even longer depending on the area of production, that is, DOC/G rules supercede this minimum.
What does the word “Superiore” tell you about a wine?
Wines that follow more stringent rules such as the minimum ABV must be +0,5% higher and yield per hectare must be at least 10% less than the wines that do not bear the Superiore designation.
