WSET2 - Chapter 4 - Wine Labels Flashcards
What FIVE pieces of information can a wine label provide?
Producer and/or Brand Vintage Geographical Indication (GI) Legally defined quality indicator - EU only Style and production technique
What does GI stand for? Define.
Geographical indicator. This can be a huge area or even a single vineyard.
What does PDO stand for? (this is EU only)
Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)
What does PGI stand for? (this is EU only)
Protected Geographic Indication (PGI)
How is a PDO different from a PGI?
A PDO is a specific region, smaller area, with tightly defined regulations concerning irrigation, winemaking techniques.
A PGI is more lax, allowing winemakers to use non-traditional varieties in a blend (e.g. Chardonnay in the South of France)
(T/F) A PDO label always includes the grape variety
False. If an old world wine has a PDO label it rarely presents the wine. It counts on the user to know that a Chablis is a Chardonnay.
In France what is the traditional labelling name for the PDO? Give the acronym and spell it out.
Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée or AOC
In France what is the traditional labelling name for a the PGI?
What is the labeling term without any PGI?
PGI = Vins de Pays (or VdP) or Indication Géographique Protégée (IGP), mostly in Pays d’Oc.
No PGI = Vin de France
In Italy what are the traditional labelling names for the PDO? (2)
Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG)
Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC)
In Italy what is the traditional name for the PGI in Italy?
Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT)
What does Germany use instead of a PDO?
Two traditional labeling terms:
Qualitatswein and Pradikatswein.
These must be made within one of the 13 designated wine regions.
What is the Germany category name for a PGI?
Landwein
Although it is not widely used.
In Spain what are the most common labelling names for the PDO? (2)
Denominacion de Origen Calificada (DOCa)
Denominacion de Origen (DO)
In Spain what is the traditional name for the PGI in Italy?
Vino de la Tierra (VdT)
In Germany, the further classifications within the Prädikatswein labelling term specify what?
The residual sugar in a wine
Name the six categories of German wine under Prädikatswein that communicate the RS in a wine:
Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, BA, TBA, Eiswein
BA = Beerenauslese and TBA = Trockenbeerenauslese
What is a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)
A specified area and type of winemaking
What is a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI)
A specified area for wines with more relaxed rules than a PDO
AOC is
Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) the French equivalent of a PDO
VdP is
Vins de Pays which is the French equivalent of the PGI
What is Indication Géographique Protégée (IGP)?
This is a PGI.
An alternative to the Vins de Pays designation.
What is DOCG?
Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita which is one of two Italian designations like a PDO
What is a DOC?
Denominazione di Origine Controllata which is one of two Italian designations like a PDO
What is Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT)?
The Italian equivalent of a Vin De Pays or a PGI
