Opolo

Traditional term for wine

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

• Registered name: Opolo
• Register: Traditional terms for wine
• Status: Registered
• Class or category of product: Traditional Term
• Protection type: Traditional Term
• Country of origin: Croatia
• Traditional term type: Description of product characteristic
• Traditional term language: Croatian
• Date of registration (UK scheme): 10 March 2021
• Reason for protection: EU agreement

Summary

Traditional term used to describe still rosé wine, with predominant fruit flavours and produced exclusively from red grapes. Wines described with the traditional term ‘Opolo’ have a minimum actual alcohol content of 11 % vol. The color of ‘Opolo’ wines may vary from light to intense pink. The traditional term ‘Opolo’ can be used to describe wines with the protected designations of origin ‘Primorska Hrvatska’, ‘Hrvatska Istra’, ‘Hrvatsko primorje’, ‘Sjeverna Dalmacija’, ‘Dalmatinska zagora’ and ‘Srednja i Južna Dalmacija’ that meet the requirements for the use of this traditional term.

Legislation

Member State or Third Country law: Ordinance on protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications, traditional terms and labelling of wine; OJ No 141/2010, 31/2011, 78/2011 and 120/2012 European Union Law: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1718

Published 4 January 2021