Vino de pago

Traditional term for wine

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

• Registered name: Vino de pago
• 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

Designates the place or rural site with particular soil characteristics and a microclimate that differentiate it and distinguish of others of their surroundings, known with a name traditionally and notoriously linked to the culture of vineyards from which wines with singular characteristics and qualities are obtained and whose maximum extension are limited by rules established by the competent Administration, accordingly with the own characteristics of each region. The extension cannot be equal nor superior to none of the municipal terms in whose territory or territories, if they are more than one, it is located. It is understood that notorious linkage with the culture of the vineyards exists, when the name of the “pago” has been used normally in trade to identify wines obtained from it during a minimum period of five years. All the grapes that are destined to the “vino de pago” shall come from vineyards located in that “pago” and the wine shall be elaborated, to be stored and, in its case, to age of separated form of other wine

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