The DOC wines are regulated by a disciplinary and are characterized by a precise area of origin, even with the sub display, up to restrict the area to a town, a village, a farm, a farm or a vineyard.
It 'clear that more circumscribed becomes the source area and the greater the directions, more narrows the number of producers and the amount of wine that can be produced; everything is synonymous with increasing quality of the wine that is produced.
The disciplinary of the DOC wines must establish:
- The designation of origin (the name of the DOC)
- The production area of the grapes
- The maximum yield of grapes and wine per hectare
- The minimum alcoholic strength of the grapes
- Physico-chemical and organoleptic characteristics of the wine, the minimum alcoholic strength of wine
- Production conditions (climate, soil, altitude, exposure, etc.)
- The composition of the vineyards, density of plants, forms of cultivation, pruning systems
- The organoleptic testing mode
- Minimum period of aging in wood and / or aging in bottle
- Possible bottling in demarcated areas.
The DOC wines are subject to chemical-physical and organoleptic tests during the production phase; such tests are performed by special committees.
IGT - Wines with Geographical Identification Typical
Wines for Geographical Identification Typical are regulated by a disciplinary and are characterized by a production area, typically quite large.
Disciplinary of IGT wines must establish:
- The geographical indication
- The demarcation of the geographical area
- The list of vine varieties approved
- The oenological types, including color
- The maximum yield of grapes per hectare
- The minimum alcoholic strength of the grapes
- The minimum alcohol content of the wine alcoholic
- Authorized corrective practices.
Wines for Geographical Identification Typical are obliged to present on the label:
- All the information provided for table wines
- The mention of wine with Geographical Identification Typical its name of IGT (area).
several optional indications are allowed then type the vines, vintage collection, other data on the manufacturer, details of the type of product.
PDO - Protected Designation of Origin
DOP better known by the acronym PDO, is a brand of legal protection of the name that is given - usually by law - to those foods whose peculiar characteristics depend essentially or exclusively from the territory where they are produced.
The geographical environment includes both natural factors (climate, environmental characteristics) and human factors (production techniques handed down over time, craftsmanship, savoir-faire), which, combined together, make this a unique product outside of a certain area productive.
In order for a product is DOP, the stages of production, processing and preparation must take place in a defined geographical area.
Who does DOP products must comply with strict production rules set out in the production regulations, and compliance with these rules is guaranteed by a specific monitoring organization.
To visually distinguish the products from those DOP IGP, the colors of its logo was changed from yellow-green to yellow-red, raising many eyebrows among those who would have considered more appropriate to change were the colors of the brand IGP
PGI - Protected Geographical Indication
The term Protected Geographical Indication, better known by the acronym IGP, it indicates a mark of origin is attributed to those agricultural products and foodstuffs for which a given quality, reputation or other characteristic depends on their geographical origin, and production, processing and / or preparation takes place in a specific geographical area.
To obtain the PGI therefore, at least one phase of the production process must take place in a particular area.
Those who produce IGP must follow the rigid productive rules established in the production regulations, and compliance with these rules is guaranteed by a specific monitoring organization.