Vino de la tierra

Traditional term for wine

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

• Registered name: Vino de la tierra
• 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

Requirements for the use of the traditional term “vino de la tierra” accompanied by a geographical indication: In the regulation of the geographic indications of products mentioned in Article 1 they will have to consider, at least, the following aspects: (a) wine category or categories to which the mention is applicable, (b) name of the geographical indication to use, (c) precise boundary of the geographic area, (d) indication of the grape varieties to use, (e) the minimum natural volumetric alcoholic graduation of the different types of wine with right to the mention, (f) an appreciation or an indication of the organoleptic characteristics, (g) the system of control applicable to wines, to be made by a public or private body. The use of a geographical indication to designate wines of a wine mixture coming from grapes harvested in different areas of production will be admitted if the 85 percent, like minimum, from the wine comes from the production area of which it uses the name.

Legislation

Member State or Third Country law: Law 24/2003 of the Vine and Wine; Decret 1126/2003

Published 4 January 2021