Denominación de origen calificada (DOCa)

Traditional term for wine

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

• Registered name: Denominación de origen calificada (DOCa)
• Register: Traditional terms for wine
• Status: Registered
• Class or category of product: Traditional Term
• Protection type: Traditional Term
• Country of origin: Spain
• Traditional term grapevine product category: Wine, Liqueur wine, Sparkling wine, Quality sparkling wine, Quality aromatic sparkling wine, Semi-sparkling wine, Aerated semi-sparkling wine, Partially fermented grape must, Wine from raisined grapes, Wine of overripe grapes
• Traditional term type: In place of PDO/PGI
• Traditional term language: Spanish
• Date of registration (UK scheme): 10 March 2021
• Reason for protection: EU agreement

Summary

In addition to the indispensable requirements to the “ denominación de origen”, the “denominacion de origen calificada” shall fulfill the following ones: – at least ten years have passed from its recognition as “denominación de origen”, – the protected products are marketed exclusively bottled from wineries registered and located in the delimited geographic area, and – the area considered apt to produce wines with right to the described denomination of origin are delimited cartographically, by each municipal term.

Legislation

Member State or Third Country law: Law 24/2003 of the Vine and Wine; other legal requirements are set out in the aforesaid legislation and in other legislations

Published 4 January 2021