Generoso (Argentina)

Traditional term for wine

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 14 December 2023
• Last updated: 2 May 2024 — See all updates

• Registered name: Generoso
• Register: Traditional terms for wine
• Status: Applied for
• Class or category of product: Traditional Term
• Protection type: Traditional Term
• Country of origin: Argentina
• Traditional term grapevine product category: Liqueur wine
• Traditional term type: Description of product characteristic
• Traditional term language: Spanish
• Date of application: 9 May 2022
• Reason for protection: Application to UK scheme from 2021

Summary

Special wines (liqueur and/or generous wines): 1. Category A: It is the dry or sweet wine that, without any additions, has an alcoholic strength not below twelve and a half percent (12 and 1/2% ABV) in volume and/or an acquired and potential alcoholic content not below fifteen degrees (15º GL.);

1. Category B: It is dry or sweet wine whose alcoholic strength is not below fifteen percent (15% ABV) and comes, in part, from the addition of wine alcohol at any time during its production;

2. Category C: It is the wine obtained by adding indistinctly, jointly or separately, at any time during its production process, any of the following products: concentrated must, mistelle, grape syrup, grape caramel or wine alcohol with a total alcoholic content not below fifteen degrees (15° GL.).

Application for protection of a traditional term - Generoso

Published 14 December 2023
Last updated 2 May 2024 + show all updates

1. 2 May 2024

   Publication of application

2. 14 December 2023

   First published.