Appellation d'origine contrôlée (French)

Traditional term for wine

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 4 January 2021

• Registered name: Appellation d'origine contrôlée
• Register: Traditional terms for wine
• Status: Registered
• Class or category of product: Traditional Term
• Protection type: Traditional Term
• Country of origin: France
• Traditional term grapevine product category: Wine, Liqueur wine, Sparkling wine, Quality sparkling wine, Quality aromatic sparkling wine, Semi-sparkling wine, Aerated semi-sparkling wine, Wine from raisined grapes, Wine of overripe grapes
• Traditional term type: In place of PDO/PGI
• Traditional term language: French
• Date of registration (UK scheme): 10 March 2021
• Reason for protection: EU agreement

Summary

Name of a place used to describe a product originating in that place, the quality or characteristics of which are essentially or exclusively due to a particular geographical environment with its inherent natural and human factors, this product possessing a duly established notoriety and whose production is submitted to control procedures comprising the identification of stakeholders, the control of the conditions of production and the control of the products.

Legislation

Also protected in: Switzerland,Tunisia,Algeria

Published 4 January 2021