Vintage

Traditional term for wine

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

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

Summary

“Port” wine with exceptional organoleptic characteristics, from a single harvest, red and full-bodied at the time of approval, very fine aroma and taste, recognised by Port and Douro Wine Institute with entitled to use the designation and corresponding date. The adoption of the name ‘Vintage’ starts in the second year following the harvest year and the last bottling must be made until 30 July of the third year from its harvest. The marketing can only take place from 1 May of the second year from its harvest. [Regulamento nº 36/2005, de 18.4.2005]

Legislation

Member State or Third Country law: Regulamento n.º 36/2005, de 18.4.2005 Also protected in: South Africa

Published 4 January 2021