Château (French)

Traditional term for wine

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

• Registered name: Château
• 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 and Quality aromatic sparkling wine
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  Aerated sparkling wine, Semi-sparkling wine, Aerated semi-sparkling wine, Wine from raisined grapes, and Wine of overripe grapes
• Traditional term type: Description of product characteristic
• Traditional term language: French
• Date of registration (UK scheme): 10 March 2021
• Reason for protection: EU agreement

Summary

Historical expression related to a type of area and to a type of wine and reserved to wines coming from an estate which really exists or which is called exactly by this word.

Legislation

Also protected in: Chile

Published 4 January 2021