Denominazione di origine controllata

Denominazione di origine controllata, short DOC is an appellation of origin for food, for example, Parmesan and pecorino cheese, particularly, but not only for wine from Italy, similar to the Appellation d' Origine (AOC ) or the Districtus Austria Controllatus (DAC ).

The levels of quality DOC wines are on the Indicazione - Geografica - Tipica wines ( IGT wines), and under the Denominazione di Origine - Controlled -e- wines and Guaranteed ( DOCG wines ).

History

This legally regulated and controlled designation of origin was introduced in 1963 with the aim to achieve a sustainable improvement in quality of the produced wine and balsamic vinegar. Since 1992, the various national quality seal resulted in Europe under EU law in the Protected designation -of -origin label ( PDO seal), but are often more used alone or in parallel because of their higher awareness level. The unchanged since 1963 existing DOC criteria were adjusted in 1992 to also comply with the regulations of the PDO label.

Criteria

The legislation includes, in addition to the allowable yield per hectare among other things, the approved production areas and the permitted grape varieties. Wines with DOC or DOCG seal must not be packed in packages with a volume that is greater than five liters.

  • Quality ( wine)
  • Viticulture in Italy
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