WSET3 Introduction To France (Chapter 12)

Question 1

What is the French term for PDO?

Answer 1

AOP

Appellation d’origine protégée

Question 2

What is the traditional French term for PDO?

Answer 2

AOC

Appellation d’origine contrôlée

Question 3

What is the French term for PGI?

Answer 3

IGP

Indication géographique protégée

Question 4

Which other term can also be seen?

Answer 4

VdP

‘Vin de Pays’

Question 5

What term is used in France for a wine without a GI?

Answer 5

‘Vin de France’

Question 6

What is Vin de Table?

Answer 6

An obsolete term since it is replaced in 2011 by the generic ‘Vin de France’ category.

Question 7

What does INAO stands for?

Answer 7

Institut National des Appellations d’Origine (INAO) is nowadays called ‘Institut national de l’origine et de la qualité’. It is the French organization charged with regulating French agricultural products with Protected Designations of Origin (PDOs). Controlled by the French government, it forms part of the Ministry of Agriculture. The organization was co-founded by Châteauneuf-du-Pape producer Baron Pierre Le Roy.