τοπικός οίνος (vin de pays)

Traditional term for wine

Summary

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp indication referred to a region or a specific place that has been recognised administratively, to describe wines that comply with the following requirements: â€� possess a specific quality, reputation or other characteristics attributable to their origin, â€� at least 85% of the grapes used for their production come exclusively from this geographical area and their production takes place in this geographical area, â€� obtained from vine varieties that have been classified in the specific area, â€� are produced of grapes from vineyards located in soils appropriate for viticulture with low per hectare yields, â€� have, defined for each one, natural and actual alcoholic strength.

Legislation

Member State or Third Country law: C.M.D. 392169/1999 General rules on use of the term Regional Wine to describe table wine, as amended by the C.M.D. 321813/2007

Updates to this page

Published 4 January 2021