Riserva

Traditional term for wine

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

• Registered name: Riserva
• Register: Traditional terms for wine
• Status: Registered
• Class or category of product: Traditional Term
• Protection type: Traditional Term
• Country of origin: Italy
• Traditional term grapevine product category: Wine, Liqueur wine, Sparkling wine, Quality sparkling wine, Wine from raisined grapes and Wine of overripe grapes
• Traditional term type: Description of product characteristic
• Traditional term language: Italian
• Date of registration (UK scheme): 10 March 2021
• Reason for protection: EU agreement

Summary

Term applied to wines for which the product specification stipulates an ageing period of at least two years for red wines, one year for white wines, one year for sparkling wines obtained from cask fermentation and three years for sparkling wines obtained from natural bottle refermentation. The specification must, inter alia, lay down the obligation to show the vintage on the label and the rules for maintaining the name where wines of different vintages are blended.

Legislation

Member State or Third Country law: Legislative Decree No 61 of 8 April 2010; Member state or third country 26/04/2010

Published 4 January 2021