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EN 1   EN Draft 
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No …/2009 
of … 
laying down certain detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) 
No 479/2008 as regards protected designations of origin and geographical indications, 
traditional terms, labelling and presenta tion of certain wine sector products 
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty esta blishing the European Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC)  No 479/2008 of 29 April 2008 on the common 
organisation of the market in wine and amending Regulations (EC) No 1493/1999, (EC) 
No 1782/2003, (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 3/ 2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) 
No 2392/1986 and (EC) No 1493/19991, and in particular Ar ticles 52, 56, 63 and 126(a) 
thereof, 
Whereas: (1) Chapter IV of Title III of  Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 lays down the general rules 
for protecting the designations of origin a nd geographical indications of certain wine 
sector products. 
(2) To ensure that Community-registered de signations of origin and geographical 
indications meet the conditions laid  down in Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, 
applications should be examined by the national authorities of the Member State 
concerned, in the context of a preliminar y national objection procedure. Subsequent 
checks should be carried out to ensure that  applications meet the conditions laid down 
by this Regulation, that the approach is un iform across the Member  States and that 
registrations of designations of origin a nd geographical indications do not harm third 
parties. Consequently, the detailed impl ementing rules on application, examination, 
objection and cancellation procedures for the designations of origin and geographical 
indications of certain wine sect or products should be established. 
(3) The conditions in which a natu ral or legal person may appl y for registration should be 
defined. Particular attention s hould be paid to defining the area concerned, taking into 
account the production zone and the characteristics of the product. Any producer 
established in the demarcated geographical ar ea should be able to  use the registered 
name provided the conditions laid down in  the product specification are met. The 
demarcation of the area should be deta iled, precise and unambiguous so that 
                                                
 
1 OJ L 148 of 6.6.2008, p. 1.  
EN 2   EN producers, the competent authorities and the control bodies can ascertain whether 
operations are being carried out within  the demarcated geographical area. 
(4) Specific rules should be established concer ning the registration of designations of 
origin and geographical indications. 
(5) The fact of restricting the packaging of a wine sector product with a designation of 
origin or a geographical indi cation, or operations connected  with the presentation of 
the product, to a defined geographical ar ea constitutes a restriction on the free 
movement of goods and freedom to provide serv ices. In the light of the case-law of the 
Court of Justice, such restrictions ma y be imposed only if they are necessary, 
proportionate and suitable to protecting the reputation of the designation of origin or 
geographical indication. Any re striction should be duly ju stified from the point of 
view of the free movement of goods a nd the freedom to provide services. 
(6) Provisions should be made concerning the c ondition relating to th e production in the 
demarcated area. Indeed, a limited number of derogations exists in the Community. 
(7) The details bearing out the link with the ch aracteristics of the geographical area and 
their influence on the final product should also be defined. 
(8) Entry in a Community register of designati ons of origin and geographical indications 
should also provide those i nvolved in the trade and consumers with information. In 
order to ensure that it is accessible to a ll, it should be avai lable electronically. 
(9) In order to preserve the particular charac ter of wines with prot ected designations of 
origin and geographical indications and to approximate the legislation of the Member 
States with a view to establishing a leve l playing field for competition within the 
Community, a Community lega l framework governing checks on such wines, with 
which the specific provisions adopted by th e Member States must  comply, should be 
laid down. Such checks should make it possi ble to improve the traceability of the 
products in question and to specify the asp ects which checks must cover. In order to 
prevent distortions of competition, checks should be carried out on an ongoing basis 
by independent bodies. 
(10) In order to ensure that Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 is implemented in a consistent 
manner, models should be drawn up for applications, objections, amendments and 
cancellations. 
(11) Chapter V of Title III of Regulation (E C) No 479/2008 lays down the general rules 
regarding the use of protected traditional terms in connectio n with certain wine sector 
products. 
(12) The use, regulation and protection of certain terms (other than designations of origin 
and geographical indications) to describe wi ne sector products is a long-established 
practice in the Community. Such traditional terms evoke in the minds of consumers a 
production or ageing method or a quality, colour or type of place or a particular event 
linked to the history of the wine. So as to ensure fair competition and avoid misleading 
consumers, a common framework should be laid down regarding the definition, the 
recognition, protection and use of  such traditional terms.  
EN 3   EN (13) The use of traditional terms on third countri es' products is allowed provided they fulfil 
the same or equivalent conditions to those required from Member States in order to 
ensure that consumers are not misled. Furthe rmore, given that several third countries 
do not have the same level of centralised rules as the community legal system, some requirements for 'representative professional organisations' of thir d countries should be 
laid down to ensure the same guarantees as those provided for in the Community rules. 
(14) Chapter VI of Title III of  Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 lays down the general rules 
for the labelling and presentation of certain wine sector products. 
(15) Certain rules on the labelling of foodstuffs  are laid down in Directive 89/104/EEC, 
Council Directive 89/396/EEC of 14 June 1989 on indications or marks identifying the 
lot to which a foodstuff belongs
2, Directive 2000/13/EC and Directive 2007/45/EC of 
the European Parliament and of the Counc il of 5 September 2007 laying down rules on 
nominal quantities for prepacked products3. Those rules also a pply to wine sector 
products, except where expressly excl uded by the Directives concerned. 
(16) Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 harmonises the labelling for all wine sector products 
and allows the use of terms other than  those expressly c overed by Community 
legislation, provided that  they are accurate. 
(17) Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 provides for conditions to be laid down for the use of 
certain terms referring, among others, to the provenance, bottler , producer, importer, 
etc. For some of these terms, Community rules are necessary for the smooth functioning of the internal market. Such ru les should, in general,  be based on existing 
provisions. For other terms, the Member States should lay down the rules for wine 
produced in their territory – which should be compatible with Community law – so as to allow for those rules to be adopted as close as possible to the producer. The transparency of such rules should nevertheless be assured. 
(18) To assist consumers, certain mandatory information should be grouped in a single 
visual field on the container, tolerance lim its should be set for the indication of the 
actual alcoholic strength and account should be  taken of the specifi c character of the 
products concerned. 
(19) The existing rules on the use of indications  or marks on labelling identifying the lot to 
which a foodstuff belongs have proved us eful and should therefore be retained. 
(20) Terms referring to the organic production of grapes are governed solely by Council 
Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of 
organic products
4 and apply to all wine sector products. 
(21) The use of lead-based capsules to cover th e closing devices of containers holding 
products covered by Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 should continue to be banned, in 
order to avoid any risk, firs tly, of contamination, in par ticular by accide ntal contact 
with such capsules and, secondly, of envi ronmental pollution from waste containing 
lead from such capsules. 
                                                 
2 OJ L 186, 30.6.1989, p. 21. 
3 OJ L 247, 21.9.2007, p. 17. 
4 OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1.  
EN 4   EN (22) In the interests of product traceability and transparency, new rules on "indication of 
provenance" should be introduced. 
(23) The use of indications relating to wine gr ape varieties and vintage year for wines 
without designation of origin and geogr aphical indications require specific 
implementing rules. 
(24) The use of certain types of bottle for certain products is a long-established practice in 
the Community and third countries. Such bottle s can evoke certain characteristics or a 
certain origin of products in the minds of consumers due to their long-established use. 
Such bottles types should therefore be reserved for the wines in question. 
(25) The rules for labelling third-country wi ne sector products  circulating on the 
Community market should also be harmonise d as far as possible with the approach 
laid down for Community wine sector pr oducts in order to avoid misleading 
consumers and unfair competition for producer s. However, consideration should be 
given to the differences in production conditions, winemaking traditions and legislation in third countries. 
(26) In view of the differences between produc ts covered by this Regulation and their 
markets, and the expectations of consum ers, the rules should be differentiated 
according to the products concerned, in particular as far as certain optional particulars 
used for wines without protected designati on of origin and geographical indication 
which nevertheless bear wine grapes vari eties' names and vintage years if they 
conform with a certification accreditation (so- called 'varietal wines'). Therefore, in 
order to distinguish, within the category of  wines without PDO/PGI, those which fall 
under the sub-category 'varietal wines' from  those which do not benefit from this 
openness, specific rules on the use of optiona l particulars, should be established on 
one hand for wines with protec ted designations of origin and geographical indications, 
and on the other hand for wines without  protected designati on of origin and 
geographical indication, bearing in mind that also covers 'varietal wines'. 
(27) Measures to ease the transition from the pr evious wine sector legislation to this 
Regulation: (notably Council Regulati on (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the 
common organisation of the market in wine
5) should be adopted, so as to avoid 
unnecessary burdens on ope rators. In order to allow econom ic operators established in 
the Community and in third countries to comply with the labelling requirements, a transitional adaptation period should be granted. Therefor e, provisions should be 
enacted to ensure that pr oducts labelled in accordance with the existing rules may 
continue to be marketed during a transitional period. 
(28) Due to administrative burdens, certain Memb er States are not able to introduce the 
laws, regulation, or administra tive provisions necessary to comply with Article 38 of 
Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 by 1 August 2009. In order to ensure that economic 
operators and competent authorities are not prejudiced by this de adline, a transitional 
period should be granted and transiti onal provisions should be established. 
                                                
 
5 OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.  
EN 5   EN (29) The provisions of this Regulation should be  without prejudice to  any specific rules 
negotiated under agreements with third countries concluded under the procedure 
provided for in Article 133 of the Treaty. 
(30) The new detailed rules for the implementation of  Chapters IV, V and VI of Title III of 
Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 should replace the existing legislation, implementing 
Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999. Commissi on Regulation (EC) No 1607/2000 of 
24 July 2000 laying down detailed rule s for implementing Regulation (EC) 
No 1493/1999 on the common organisa tion of the market in wine6 and Commission 
Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 of 29 April 2002 laying down certain rules for applying 
Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as re gards the description, designation, 
presentation and protection of  certain wine sector products7 should therefore be 
repealed. 
(31) Article 128 of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 re peals the existing Counc il legislation in 
the wine sector, including that  dealing with aspects cove red by this Regulation. In 
order to avoid any trade difficulties, to allow a smooth transition for the economic 
operators and a reasonable period for Member States to adopt a number of 
implementing measures, transitional periods need to be established. 
(32) The detailed rules provided fo r in this Regulatio n should apply as from the same date 
as that on which Chapters IV, V and VI of Title III of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 
apply. 
(33) The measures provided for in this Regulati on are in accordance with the opinion of the 
Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
CHAPTER I 
Introductory provisions 
Article 1 
Subject matter 
This Regulation lays down deta iled rules for the implementati on of Title III of Regulation 
(EC) No 479/2008 as regards in particular: 
(a) the provisions contained in Chapter IV of that Title which relate to protected 
designations of origin and geographical indications of the products referred to in 
Article 33(1) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008; 
(b) the provisions contained in Chapter V of that Title which relate to the traditional 
terms of the products referred to in Arti cle 33(1) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008; 
(c) the provisions contained in Chapter VI of that Title which relate to the labelling and 
presentation of certain wine sector products. 
                                                 
6 OJ L 185, 25.7.2000, p. 17. 
7 OJ L 118, 4.5.2002, p. 1.  
EN 6   EN CHAPTER II 
Protected designations of orig in and geographical indications 
Section 1 
Application for protection 
Article 2 
Applicant 
1. A single producer may be an applicant w ithin the meaning of Article 37(1) of 
Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 if it is shown that:  
(a) the person in question is the only produ cer in the demarcated geographical 
area, and 
(b) where the relevant demarcated geogra phical area is surrou nded by areas with 
designations of origin or geographical indications, this relevant area possesses 
features which are substantially diffe rent from those of the surrounding 
demarcated areas or characteristics of  the product differ from those of the 
products obtained in the surrounding demarcated areas.  
2. A Member State or third count ry, or the respective authorit ies thereof shall not be an 
applicant within the meaning of Ar ticle 37 of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008. 
Article 3 
Application for protection 
An application for protection sh all consist of the documents re quired under Articles 35 or 36 
of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, and an electro nic copy of the product specification and the 
single document. 
An application for protection, as well as the single document, shall be drawn up in accordance 
with the models set out in Annexes I and II respectively to this Regulation. 
Article 4 
Name 
1. The name to be protected shall be register ed only in the language(s) used to describe 
the product in question in the demarcated geographical area. 
2. The name shall be registered with its original spelling(s). 
Article 5 
Demarcation of the geographical area 
The area shall be demarcated in a de tailed, precise and unambiguous manner. 
Article 6 
Production in the demarcated geographical area  
1. For the purpose of application of Article 34(1)(a)(iii) and (b)(iii)  of Regulation (EC) 
No 479/2008 and of this Article ‘ production ’ covers all the operations involved, from  
EN 7   EN the harvesting of the grapes to the completion of the wine-making process, with the 
exception of any post-production processes. 
2. For products with a protected geographical indication, the portion of grapes, of up to 
15%, which may originate outside the dema rcated geographical area as provided for 
in Article 34(1)(b)(ii) of Regulation (EC)  No 479/2008, shall come from the Member 
State or third country concerned in  which the demarcated area lies. 
3. By way of derogation from  Article 34(1)(a)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, 
Annex III, Part B, paragraph 3 of Co mmission Regulation (EC) No […]/2009 on 
wine-making practices and restrictions applies. 
4. By way of derogation from Article 34(1)(a )(iii) and (1)(b)(iii) of Regulation (EC) 
No 479/2008, and on condition that the produc t specification so provides, a product 
with a protected designation of origin or  geographical indication may be made into 
wine either: 
(a) in an area in the immediate proximity  of the demarcated area concerned, or 
(b) in an area located within the same ad ministrative unit or w ithin a neighbouring 
administrative unit, in conform ity with national rules, or; 
(c) in the case of a trans-border designation of origin or geogra phical indication, or 
where an agreement on control measures exists between two or more Member 
States or between one or more Memb er State(s) and one or more third 
country(-ies), a product with a protected designation of origin or geographical 
indication may be made into wine in  an area situated in the immediate 
proximity of the demarcated area in question. 
By way of derogation from Article 34(1 )(b)(iii) of Regulati on (EC) No 479/2008, 
and on condition that the product specificati on so provides, wine s with a protected 
geographical indication may continue to be made into wine beyond the immediate 
proximity of the demarcated area in question until 31 December 2012. 
By way of derogation from Article 34(1 )(a)(iii) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, 
and on condition that the pr oduct specification so provides, a product may be made 
into sparkling wine or semi-sparkling wine  with a protected de signation of origin 
beyond the immediate proximity of the demar cated area in question if this practice 
was in use prior to 1 March 1986. 
Article 7 
Link 
1. The details bearing out the geographical link referred to in Article 35(2)(g) of 
Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 shall explain to what extent the features of the 
demarcated geographical area influence the final product.  
In case of applications covering differe nt categories of grapevine products, the 
details bearing out the link sh all be demonstrated for each of the grapevine products 
concerned. 
2. In the case of a designation of origin , the product specification shall set out:  
EN 8   EN (a) details of the geographical area, and in  particular natural and human factors, 
relevant to the link; 
(b) details of the quality or characteristics of the product essentially or exclusively 
attributable to the geographical environment; 
(c) a description of the ca usal interaction between the details referred to in 
point (a) and those referred to in point (b). 
3. In the case of a geograp hical indication, the product specification shall set out: 
(a) details of the geographical  area relevant to the link; 
(b) details of the quality, re putation or other specific ch aracteristics of the product 
attributable to its geographical origin; 
(c) a description of the ca usal interaction between the details referred to in 
point (a) and those referred to in point (b). 
4. The product specification for a geographical indication shall state whether it is based 
on a specific quality or  reputation or other characteris tics linked to its geographical 
origin. 
Article 8 
Packaging in the demarcated geographical area 
If a product specification indicate s that packaging of the product must take place within the 
demarcated geographical area or in an area in th e immediate proximity of the demarcated area 
in question, in accordance with a requirement referred to in Article 35(2)(h) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, justification for this requireme nt shall be given in respect of the product 
concerned. 
Section 2 
Commission examination procedure 
Article 9 
Receipt of the application 
1. The application shall be submitted to the Commission in paper or electronic form. 
The date of submission of an application to the Commission shall be the date on 
which the application is entered in the Co mmission's mail registry. This date is made 
available to the public by appropriate means. 
2. The Commission shall mark the documents making up the application with the date 
of receipt and the file number  allocated to the application. 
The Member State or the third-country authorities or the applicant established in the 
third country in question shall receive an acknowledgement of r eceipt indicating at 
least the following: 
(a) the file number; (b) the name to be registered;  
EN 9   EN (c) the number of pages received; and 
(d) the date of receipt of the application. 
Article 10 
Submission of a trans-border application 
1. In the case of a trans-border request, a joint application may be submitted for a name 
designating a trans-bo rder geographical area by more than one group of producers 
representing that area. 
2. Where only Member States are concerne d, the preliminary national procedure 
referred to in Article 38 of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 applies in all the Member 
States concerned. 
For the purposes of application of Arti cle 38(5) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, a 
trans-border application shall be forwarde d to the Commission by one Member State 
on behalf of the others, and shall include an authorisation from each of the other 
Member States concerned authorising the Member State forwarding the application 
to act on its behalf. 
3. Where a trans-border application involves only third countries, the application shall 
be forwarded to the Commissi on either by one of the appl icant groups on behalf of 
the others or by one of the third countries on behalf of the others and shall include: 
(a) the elements proving that the conditi ons laid down in Articles 34 and 35 of 
Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 are fulfilled; 
(b) the proof of protection in th e third countries concerned; and 
(c) an authorisation as referred to in paragraph 2 from each of the other third 
countries concerned. 
4. Where a trans-border application involves at  least one Member St ate and at least one 
third country, the preliminary national pr ocedure referred to in Article 38 of 
Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 applies in a ll the Member States concerned. The 
application shall be forwarded to the Co mmission by one of the Member States or 
third countries or by one of the third-c ountry applicant groups and shall include: 
(a) the elements proving that the conditi ons laid down in Articles 34 and 35 of 
Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 are fulfilled; 
(b) the proof of protection in th e third countries concerned; and 
(c) an authorisation as referred to in paragraph 2 from each of the other Member 
States or third countries concerned. 
5. The Member State, third countries or groups of producers established in third 
countries which forwards to the Commission a trans-border applica tion as referred to 
in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this Article, becomes the consignee of any notification or 
decision issued by the Commission.  
EN 10   EN Article 11 
Admissibility 
1. For the purposes of determining whether an  application for prot ection is admissible, 
the Commission shall verify that the application for registration set out in Annex I has been completed and that the supporting documents have been attached to the 
application. 
2. Any application for registration that is deemed admissible shall be notified to the 
Member State or the third-count ry authorities or the applicant establ ished in the third 
country in question. 
If the application has not been completed or  has only been partiall y completed, or if 
the supporting documents referred to in para graph 1 have not been produced at the 
same time as the application for regist ration or some are missing, the Commission 
shall inform the applicant accordingly and sh all invite him to remedy the deficiencies 
noted within a period of two months. If the deficiencies are not remedied before the 
time limit expires, the Commission shall rej ect the application as inadmissible. The 
decision on inadmissibility shall be notified to the Member State or the third-country 
authorities or the applicant establis hed in the third country in question. 
Article 12 
Scrutiny of the conditions of validity 
1. If an admissible application for the pr otection of a designation of origin or 
geographical indication does not meet the requirements laid down in Articles 34 and 
35 of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, the Comm ission shall inform the Member State 
or the third-country authorities or the app licant established in the third country in 
question of the grounds for refusal, setting a deadline for the withdrawal or amendment of the application or for the submission of comments. 
2. If the obstacles to registration are not re medied by the Member State or third-country 
authorities or the applicant established in the third count ry in question within the 
deadline, the Commission shall reject the application in accordance with Article 39(3) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008. 
3. Any decision to reject the designation of  origin or geographica l indication concerned 
shall be taken by the Commission on the basis of the documents and information available to it. Such decision on rejection sh all be notified to the Member State or the 
third-country authorities or the applicant es tablished in the thir d country in question. 
Section 3 
Objection procedures 
Article 13 
National objection procedure in ca se of trans-border applications 
For the purposes of Article 38(3) of Regul ation (EC) No 479/2008 where a trans-border 
application involves only Member States or at least one Member State and at least one third 
country, the objection procedure shall be applied in all th e Member States concerned.  
EN 11   EN Article 14 
Submission of objections under Community procedure 
1. Objections referred to in Article 40 of  Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 shall be drawn 
up on the basis of the form set out in A nnex III to this Re gulation. The objection 
shall be submitted to the Commission in paper or electronic form. The date of submission of the objection to the Commission shall be the date on which the 
objection is entered in the Co mmission's mail registry. This date is made available to 
the public by appropriate means. 
2. The Commission shall mark the documents making up the objection with the date of 
receipt and the file number allocated to the objection. 
The objector shall receive an acknowledgeme nt of receipt indi cating at least the 
following: 
(a) the file number, (b) the number of pages received, and (c) the date of receipt of the request. 
Article 15 
Admissibility under Community procedure 
1. For the purposes of determining whether an  objection is admissi ble, in accordance 
with Article 40 of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, the Commission shall verify that 
the objection mentions the prior right(s) claimed and the ground(s)  for the objection 
and was received by the Commission within the deadline. 
2. If the objection is based on the existence of an earlier trademark of reputation and 
renown, in accordance with Article 43(2) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, the objection shall be accompanied by proof of the filing, registration or use of that earlier trademark, such as the certificate of registration or proof of its use, and proof 
of its reputation and renown. 
3. Any duly substantiated objection shall cont ain details of the facts, evidence and 
comments submitted in support of the ob jection, accompanied by the relevant 
supporting documents. 
The information and evidence to be produ ced in support of th e use of an earlier 
trademark shall comprise particulars of th e location, duration, ex tent and nature of 
the use made of the earlier tradem ark, and of its reputation and renown. 
4. If the details of the prior right(s) claimed, ground(s), facts,  evidence or comments, or 
the supporting documents, as referred to in  paragraphs 1 to 3, have not been 
produced at the same time as the objecti on or if some are missing, the Commission 
shall inform the opponent accordingly and sha ll invite him to remedy the deficiencies 
noted within a period of two months. If the deficiencies are not remedied before the 
time limit expires, the Commission shall reje ct the objection as inadmissible. The 
decision on inadmissibility shal l be notified to the objector and to the Member State  
EN 12   EN or the third-country authorities or the app licant established in the third country in 
question. 
5. An objection that is deemed admissible shal l be notified to the Member State or the 
third-country authorities or the applicant es tablished in the thir d country in question. 
Article 16 
Scrutiny of an objection under Community procedure 
1. If the Commission has not rejected the obj ection in accordance with Article 15(4), it 
shall communicate the objection to the Member  State or the third-country authorities 
or the applicant established in the third country in quest ion and shall invite him to 
file observations within two months from the issuance date of such communication. 
Any observations received within this two months period shall be communicated to 
the objector. 
In the course of the scruti ny of an objection, the Commi ssion shall request the parties 
to submit comments, if appropriate, within a period of two months  from the issuance 
date of such request, on the communicatio ns received from the other parties. 
2. If the Member State or the third-country authorities or the applicant established in the 
third country in question or the objector files no observations  in response, or does not 
respect the time periods, the Comm ission gives a ruling on the opposition. 
3. Any decision to reject or register the de signation of origin or geographical indication 
concerned shall be taken by the Commission on the basis of the evidence available to 
it. The decision on rejection shall be notifie d to the objector and to the Member State 
or the third-country authorities or the app licant established in the third country in 
question. 
4. In the event of multiple objectors, following a preliminary examination of one or 
more such objections, it may not be po ssible to accept the application for 
registration; in such cases, the Co mmission may suspend the other objection 
procedures. The Commission shall inform the other objectors of any decision 
affecting them which was taken in  the course of the procedure. 
Where an application is rej ected, objection procedures which have been suspended 
shall be deemed to be closed and the objectors concerned shall be duly informed. 
Section 4 
Protection 
Article 17 
Decision on protection 
1. Unless applications for pr otection of designations of  origin or geographical 
indications are rejected pursuant to Ar ticles 11, 12, 16 and 28, the Commission shall 
decide to protect the designations of  origin or geographical indications. 
2. Decisions on protection taken pursuant to Article 41 of  Regulation (EC) 
No 479/2008 shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union .  
EN 13   EN Article 18 
Register 
1. The Commission shall maintain the ‘Registe r of protected designations of origin and 
protected geographical indicati ons’ as provided for in Ar ticle 46 of Regulation (EC) 
No 479/2008, hereinafter referred  to as ‘the Register’. 
2. A designation of origin or geographical indication which ha s been accepted shall be 
entered in the Register. 
In the case of names registered under Ar ticle 51(1) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, 
the Commission shall enter in the Register the data provided for in paragraph 3 of 
this Article, with the excep tion of that of point (f). 
3. The Commission shall enter the following data in the Register: 
(a) registered name of the product(s); (b) record of the fact that the name is  protected as a geogr aphical indication or 
designation of origin; 
(c) name of the country or countries of origin;  
(d) date of registration;  
(e) reference to the legal instrument registering the name; 
(f) reference to th e single document. 
Article 19 
Protection 
1. Protection of a designation of origin or geographical indication shall run from the 
date on which it is entered in the Register. 
2. In the event of unlawful use of a protec ted designation of orig in or geographical 
indication, the competent authorities of the Member States shall on their own 
initiative, pursuant to Article 45(4) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, or at the 
request of a party, take the steps necessary to stop such unlawful use and to prevent 
any marketing or export of the products at issue. 
3. The protection of a designation of origin or  geographical indicati on shall apply to the 
whole denomination including its constitutive elements provided they are distinctive in themselves. A non-distinctive or generi c element of a protected designation of 
origin or geographical indicat ion shall not be protected.  
EN 14   EN Section 5 
Amendments and cancellation 
Article 20 
Amendment to the product specification or single document 
1. An application for approval of amendments to the product specification submitted by 
an applicant as referred to in Article  37 of Regulation (E C) No 479/2008 of a 
protected designation of origin or geogr aphical indication shall be drawn up in 
accordance with Annex IV to this Regulation. 
2. For the purposes of determining whet her an application for the approval of 
amendments to the product specification pursuant to Article 49(1) of Regulation 
(EC) No 479/2008 is admissible,  the Commission shall verify that it has been sent 
the information required under Article 35(2 ) of that Regulation and a completed 
application as referred to in  paragraph 1 of this Article. 
3. For the purposes of the app lication of Article 49(2), fi rst sentence, of Regulation 
(EC) No 479/2008, Articles 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 , 15, 16, 17 and 18 of  this Regulation 
shall apply mutandis mutadis . 
4. An amendment is considered to be minor if:  
(a) it does not relate the essentia l characteristics of the product; 
(b) it does not alter the link; (c) it does not include a change in the name or any part of the name of the product; 
(d) it does not affect the demarcated geographical area; (e) it does not entail any further restri ctions on the marketing of the product. 
5. Where the application for approval of am endments to the product specification is 
submitted by an applicant other than the initial applicant, the commission shall communicate the application to the initial applicant. 
6. Where the Commission decides to accept an  amendment to the product specification 
that affects or comprises an amendment to the information recorded in the Register, 
it shall delete the original data from the Register and enter the new data with effect from the date on which the re levant decision takes effect. 
Article 21 
Submission of a request of cancellation 
1. A request of cancellation pursuant to Ar ticle 50 of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 
shall be drawn up in accordance with the fo rm set out in Annex V to this Regulation. 
The request of cancellation shall be submitted to the Commission in paper or electronic form. The date of submission of the request of cancellation to the 
Commission shall be the date on which the request is entered in the Commission's mail registry. That date is made availa ble to the public by appropriate means.  
EN 15   EN 2. The Commission shall mark the document s making up the request for cancellation 
with the date of receipt and the file number allocated to  the request of cancellation. 
The author of the request of cancellation shall receive an acknowledgement of receipt 
indicating at least: 
(a) the file number; (b) the number of pages received; and (c) the date of receipt of the request. 
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 do not apply when  the cancellation is initiated by the 
Commission. 
Article 22 
Admissibility 
1. For the purposes of determining whether a request of cancellation is admissible, in 
accordance with Article 50 of Regulati on (EC) No 479/2008, the Commission shall 
verify that the request: 
(a) mentions the legitimate interest, the re asons and justificati on of the author of 
the request of cancellation; 
(b) explains the ground for cancellation; and 
(c) refers to a statement from the Me mber State or thir d country where the 
residence or registered office of the aut hor of the request is  located supporting 
the request for cancellation. 
2. Any request for cancellation shall contai n details of the facts, evidence and 
comments submitted in support of the cancellation, accompanied by the relevant supporting documents. 
3. If detailed information concerning the grounds, facts, eviden ce and comments, as 
well as the supporting documents referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, have not been 
produced at the same time as the request  of cancellation, the Commission shall 
inform the author of the request of cancel lation accordingly and shall invite him to 
remedy the deficiencies noted within a peri od of two months. If the deficiencies are 
not remedied before the time limit expires, the Commission shall reject the request as 
inadmissible. The decision on inadmissibility shall be notified to the author of the request of cancellation and to the Member St ate or the third-country authorities or the 
author of the request of cancellation esta blished in the third country in question. 
4. Any request of cancellation that is deem ed admissible, as well as a Commission 
own-initiative cancellation procedure, shall be notified to the Member State or the 
third-country authorities or the applicants established in the third country whose 
designation of origin or ge ographical indication is a ffected by the cancellation.  
EN 16   EN Article 23 
Scrutiny of a cancellation 
1. If the Commission has not rejected the request of cancellation in accordance with 
Article 22(3), it shall communicate the cancell ation to the Member State or the third-
country authorities or the producers concer ned established in th e third country in 
question and shall invite him to file obs ervations within two months from the 
issuance date of such communication. Any observations received within this two 
months period shall be communicated, where a pplicable, to the aut hor of the request 
of cancellation. 
In the course of the scrutiny of a can cellation, the Commission shall request the 
parties to submit comments, if appropriate, within a period of two months from the 
issuance date of such request, on the communi cations received from  the other parties. 
2. If the Member State or the third-country authorities or the applicant established in the 
third country in question or the author  of a request of cancellation files no 
observations in response, or does not re spect the time periods, the Commission 
decides upon the cancellation. 
3. Any decision to cancel the designation of origin or geogr aphical indication 
concerned shall be taken by the Commission on the basis of the evidence available to 
it. It shall consider whet her compliance with the produc t specification for a wine 
sector product covered by a protected de signation of origin or geographical 
indication is no longer possible or can no l onger be guaranteed, particularly if the 
conditions laid down in Ar ticle 35 of Regulation (E C) No 479/2008 are no longer 
fulfilled or may no longer be fulfilled in the near future. 
Such decision on cancellation sh all be notified to the au thor of the request of 
cancellation and to the Member State or the third-country authori ties or the applicant 
established in the thir d country in question. 
4. In the event of multiple requests of cancellation, following a preliminary 
examination of one or more such requests of cancellation, it may not be possible to accept to continue to protect a designation or origin or geographical indication, in which case the Commission may suspend the other cancellation pr ocedures. In this 
case the Commission shall inform the other au thors of the requests of cancellation of 
any decision affecting them which was ta ken in the course of the procedure. 
Where a protected designation of origin or  geographical indication is cancelled, 
cancellation procedures which have been su spended shall be deemed to be closed 
and the authors of the reque st of cancellation concerne d shall be duly informed. 
5. When a cancellation takes effect, the Comm ission shall delete the name from the 
Register.  
EN 17   EN Section 6 
Checks 
Article 24 
Declaration by operators 
Each operator wishing to participate in all or part of the production or packaging of a product 
with a protected designation of origin or ge ographical indication shall be declared to the 
competent control authority referred to in Article 47 of Regul ation (EC) No 479/2008. 
Article 25 
Annual verification 
1. The annual verification carried out by the co mpetent control author ity as referred to 
in Article 48 of Regulation (E C) No 479/2008 shall consist of: 
(a) an organoleptic and analytical testin g for products covered by a designation of 
origin; 
(b) either analytical testing only or bot h organoleptic and analytical testing for 
products covered by a geogr aphical indication; and 
(c) a check on the conditions set out in the product specification. 
The annual verification shall be conducted in the Member Stat e in which production 
took place in accordance with the product speci fication and shall be carried out either 
through: 
(a) random checks based on a risk analysis, or (b) sampling, or (c) systematically. In the case of random checks, Member Stat es shall select the minimum number of 
operators to be subjected to those checks. 
In the case of sampling, Member States shall ensure that by their number, nature and 
frequency of controls, they  are representative of the whole of the demarcated 
geographical area concerned and correspond to the volume of wine-sector products 
marketed or held with a view to their marketing. 
Random checks may be combined with sampling. 
2. The testing referred to in paragraph 1, firs t subparagraph, points (a) and (b) shall be 
performed on anonymous samples, demonstrat e that the product te sted complies with 
the characteristics and quali ties described in the product sp ecification for the relevant 
designation of origin or geogr aphical indication, and be carri ed out at any stage in the 
production process, including even the packagin g stage, or later. Each sample taken 
shall be representative of the relevant wines held by the operator.  
EN 18   EN 3. For the purposes of checking compliance w ith the product specifica tion referred to in 
paragraph 1, first subparagraph, point (c ), the control authority shall check: 
(a) the premises of operators, consisting in checking that the operators are actually 
able to meet the conditions laid dow n in the product specification; and 
(b) the products at any stage of the pro duction process, incl uding the packaging 
stage, on the basis of an inspection plan which is drawn up in advance by the control authority and of which operators are aware, covering every stage of 
production of the product. 
4. The annual verification shall ensure that a product cannot use the protected 
designation of origin or geographica l indication relating to it unless: 
(a) the results of the testing referred to  in paragraph 1, subparagraph 1, points (a) 
and (b) and in paragraph 2 prove that the product in question complies with the 
limit values and possesses all the appropriate characteristics of the designation of origin or geographica l indication concerned; 
(b) the other conditions listed in the pr oduct specification ar e met in accordance 
with the procedures laid down in paragraph 3. 
5. Any product failing to meet the conditions se t out in this Article may be placed on 
the market, but without the relevant designa tion of origin or ge ographical indication, 
provided that the other legal requirements are satisfied. 
6. In the case of a protected trans-borde r designation of origin or geographical 
indication, the verification may be performed by a control au thority of either of the 
Member States affected by this designa tion of origin or geographical indication. 
7. In the case where annual verification is carried out at the packaging stage of the 
product in the territory of a Member State which is not the Member State where the 
production took place, Article 84 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 555/2008
8 
applies. 
8. Paragraphs 1 to 7 apply to wines beari ng a designation of origin or a geographical 
indication, whose designatio n of origin or geographica l indication concerned meet 
the requirements as referred to in Ar ticle 38(5) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008. 
Article 26 
Analytical and organoleptic testing 
The analytical and organoleptic testing referred  to in the first subp aragraph of paragraph 1 
under (a) and (b) of Ar ticle 25 consists of: 
(a) an analysis of the wine in question meas uring the following characteristic properties: 
(i) determined on the basis of a physical and chemical analysis: 
                                                 
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EN 19   EN – total and actual alcoholic strength; 
– total sugars expressed in terms of fructose and glucose (including any 
sucrose, in the case of semi-sparkling and sparkling wines); 
– total acidity; 
– volatile acidity; 
– total sulphur dioxide. 
(ii) determined on the basis of an additional analysis: 
– carbon dioxide (semi-sparkling and spar kling wines, excess pressure in 
bar at 20°C); 
– any other characteristic propertie s provided for in Member States 
legislation or product speci fications of protected designations of origin 
and geographical indi cations concerned. 
(b) an organoleptic test  covering visual appear ance, odour and taste. 
Article 27 
Checks on products origin ating in third countries 
If third country’s wines benefit from the prot ection of a protected de signation of origin or 
geographical indication, the third country concerned shall send the Commission, at its request, 
information on the competent authorities referre d to in Article 48(2) of Regulation (EC) 
No 479/2008 and on the aspects covered by the check, as well as proof that the wine in question fulfils the conditions of the relevant designation of origin or geographical indication. 
Section 7 
Conversion into a geographical indication 
Article 28 
Request 
1. A Member State or third c ountry authority or the appli cant established in the third 
country in question may request the convers ion of a protected de signation of origin 
into a protected geographical indicati on if the complian ce with the product 
specification of a protected designation of  origin is no longer possible or can no 
longer be guaranteed. 
The request for conversion submitted to  the Commission shall be drawn up in 
accordance with the model set out in Annex VI to this Regulation. The request for conversion shall be submitted to the Comm ission in paper or electronic form. The 
date of submission of the request for c onversion to the Commi ssion is the date on 
which the request is entered in the Commission's mail registry. 
2. If the request for convers ion into a geographical i ndication does not meet the 
requirements laid down in Articles 34 and 35 of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, the Commission shall inform the Member State or the third-country authorities or the  
EN 20   EN applicant established in the third country in question of the grounds for refusal, and 
shall invite him to withdrew  or amend the application or submit comments within a 
period of two months. 
3. If the obstacles to the conversion into a geographical indication are not remedied by 
the Member State or third-count ry authorities or the applicant establ ished in the third 
country in question before the time limit e xpires, the Commission shall reject the 
request. 
4. Any decision to reject the conversion request shall be taken by the Commission on 
the basis of the documents and information available to it. Such decision on rejection 
shall be notified to the Member State or th e third-country authori ties or the applicant 
established in the thir d country in question. 
5. Articles 40 and 49(1) of Regulati on (EC) No 479/2008 shall not apply. 
CHAPTER III 
Traditional terms 
Section 1 
Application 
Article 29 
Applicants 
1. Competent authorities of Member States  or third countries or representative 
professional organisations established in third countries may submit to the 
Commission an application for protection of traditional terms within the meaning of Article 54(1) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008. 
2. " Representative professional organisation " shall mean any producer organisation or 
association of producer organisations havi ng adopted the same rules, operating in a 
given wine designation of origin or geogra phical indication area where it includes in 
its membership at least two thirds of th e producers in the designation of origin or 
geographical indication area in which it operates and accounts for at least two thirds 
of that area's production. A representative  professional organisation may lodge an 
application for protection onl y for wines which it produces. 
Article 30 
Application for protection 
1. The application for protection of a traditional term shall conform to the model set out 
in Annex VII and shall be accompanied by a copy of the rules regulating the use of 
the term concerned. 
2. In case of an application filed by a representative professional organisation 
established in a third country, the list of the representative professional organisation, 
with details of its members, shall also be communicated. This information is listed in 
Annex XI.  
EN 21   EN Article 31 
Language 
1. The term to be protected shall be either: 
(a) in the official language(s), regional language(s) of the Member State or third 
country where the term originates, or; 
(b) in the language used in commerce for this term. The term used in a certain language shall refer to specific pr oducts referred to in 
Article 33(1) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008. 
2. The term shall be registered with its original spelling(s). 
Article 32 
Rules on traditional terms of third countries 
1. Article 54(1) of Regulati on (EC) No 479/2008 applies mutatis mutandis  to terms 
traditionally used in third countries in connection with wine sector products with geographical indications of th e third countries concerned. 
2. Wines originating in third countries whose labels bear traditi onal indications other 
than those listed in Annex XII, may be us ed in accordance with the rules applicable 
in the third countries concerned, includi ng those emanating from representative 
professional organisations. 
Section 2 
Examination procedure 
Article 33 
Filing of the application 
The Commission shall mark the documents maki ng up the application with the date of its 
receipt and the file number of the application. The application shall be submitted to the Commission in paper or electronic form. The da te of submission of th e application to the 
Commission shall be the date on which the appl ication is entered in the Commission's mail 
registry. This date is made availabl e to the public by appropriate means. 
The applicant shall receive an acknowledge ment of receipt indicating at least: 
(a) the file number; (b) the traditional term; (c) the number of the documents received; and (d) the date of their receipt.  
EN 22   EN Article 34 
Admissibility 
The Commission verifies that th e application form is fully completed and is accompanied by 
the requested documentation as provided for in Article 30. 
If the application form is incomplete or th e documentation is missing or incomplete, the 
Commission shall inform the applicant accord ingly and shall invite him to remedy the 
deficiencies noted within a peri od of two months. If the deficiencies are not remedied before 
the time limit expires, the Commission shall reject the application as inadmissible. The 
decision on inadmissibility shall be notified to the applicant. 
Article 35 
Conditions of validity 
1. The recognition of a traditional term shall be accepted if: 
(a) it fulfils the definition as laid down in Article 54(1)(a) or (b) of Regulation 
(EC) No 479/2008 and the conditions laid down in Article 31 of this 
Regulation; 
(b) the term exclusively consists of either: 
(i) a name traditionally used in commer ce in a large part of the territory of 
the Community or of the third country concerned, to distinguish specific 
categories of grapevine products re ferred to in Article 33(1) of 
Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, or;. 
(ii) a reputed name traditionally used in commerce in at least the territory of 
the Member State or third country c oncerned, to distinguish specific 
categories of grapevine products re ferred to in Article 33(1) of 
Regulation (EC) No 479/2008. 
(c) the term shall: 
(i) not be generic; (ii) be defined and regulated in the Member State's legislation, or; 
(iii) be subject to conditions of use as provided for by rules applicable to wine 
producers in the third co untry concerned, including those emanating from 
representative professional organisations. 
2. For the purpose of paragraph (1), point (b), traditional use means: 
(a) at least five years in case of te rms filed in language (s) referred to in 
Article 31(a) of this Regulation, 
(b) at least 15 years in case of terms filed in a language referred to in Article 31(b) 
of this Regulation.  
EN 23   EN 3. The condition listed in paragraph 1(b) of this Article does not apply to traditional 
terms referred to in Article 54( 1)(a) to Regulatio n (EC) No 479/2008. 
Article 36 
Grounds for refusal 
1 If an application for a traditional term does not meet the definition laid down in 
Article 54(1) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 and the requirements laid down in Articles 31 and 35, the Commission shall in form the applicant of the grounds for 
refusal, setting a deadline of two mont hs from the issuance date of such 
communication, for the withdrawal or amen dment of the application or for the 
submission of comments. 
The Commission shall decide on the protection based on the information available to 
it. 
2. If the obstacles are not remedied by the a pplicant within the deadline referred to in 
paragraph 1, the Commission shall reject th e application. Any decision to reject the 
traditional term concerned shall be taken by the Commission on the basis of the documents and information available to it.  Such decision on rejection shall be 
notified to the applicant. 
Section 3 
Objection procedures 
Article 37 
Submission of a request of objection 
1. Within two months from the date of publication provided fo r in the first sub-
paragraph of Article 33, any Member State or  third country, or any natural or legal 
person having a legitimate interest may obj ect to the proposed recognition by lodging 
a request of objection. 
2. The request of objection shall be drawn up on the basis of the form set out in 
Annex VIII and shall be submitted to the Commission in paper or electronic form. The date of submission of the request of objection to the Commission is the date on 
which the request is entered in the Commission's mail registry. 
3. The Commission shall mark the documents  making up the request of objection with 
the date of receipt and the file number allocated to the request of objection. 
The objector shall receive an acknowledgeme nt of receipt indi cating at least the 
following: 
(a) the file number; (b) the number of pages received; and (c) the date of receipt of the request.  
EN 24   EN Article 38 
Admissibility 
1. For the purposes of determining whether an objection is admissible, the Commission 
shall verify that the request of objection mentions the prior right(s) claimed and the 
ground(s) for the objection a nd was received by the Commission within the deadline 
provided for in the first paragraph of Article 37. 
2. If the objection is based on the existence of an earlier trademark of reputation and 
renown, in accordance with Article 41(2 ), the request of objection shall be 
accompanied by proof of the filing, registration or use of that earlier trademark, such 
as the certificate of registra tion or proof of its use, and proof of its reputation and 
renown. 
3. Any duly substantiated request of objectio n shall contain details of the facts, 
evidence and comments submitted in support of the objection, accompanied by the relevant supporting documents. 
The information and evidence to be produ ced in support of th e use of an earlier 
trademark shall comprise particulars of th e location, duration, ex tent and nature of 
the use made of the earlier tradem ark, and of its reputation and renown. 
4. If the details of the prior right(s) claimed, ground(s), facts,  evidence or comments, or 
the supporting documents, as referred to in  paragraphs 1 to 3, have not been 
produced at the same time as the request of objection or if some are missing, the 
Commission shall inform the opponent accord ingly and shall invite him to remedy 
the deficiencies noted within a period of  two months. If the deficiencies are not 
remedied before the time limit expires, the Commission shall reject the request as inadmissible. The decision on inadmissibility shall be notified to the objector and to 
the Member State or the third-country aut horities or the repres entative professional 
organisation established in th e third country in question. 
5. Any request of objection that is deemed admissible shall be notified to the Member 
State or the third-country authorities or th e representative professional organisation 
in the third country in question. 
Article 39 
Scrutiny of an objection 
1. If the Commission has not rejected th e request of oppositi on in accordance with 
Article 38(4), it shall communicate the objection to the Member State or the third-country authorities or the re presentative professional orga nisation established in the 
third country in question and shall invite him to file obs ervations within two months 
from the issuance date of such communi cation. Any observations received within 
this two months period shall be communicated to the objector. 
In the course of its scrutiny of an object ion, the Commission shal l request the parties 
to submit comments, if appropriate, within a period of two months  from the issuance 
date of such request, on the communicatio ns received from the other parties. 
2. If the Member State or the third-country au thorities or the representative professional 
organisation established in the third count ry in question or the objector files no  
EN 25   EN observations in response, or does not resp ect the time periods, the Commission gives 
ruling on the opposition. 
3. Any decision to reject or recognise the tr aditional term concerned shall be taken by 
the Commission on the basis of the evidence av ailable to it. It shall consider whether 
the conditions referred to in  Article 40(1), or laid down in Articles 41(3) or 42 are 
not fulfilled. The decision on rejection shall be notified to the objector and to the Member State or the third-country author ities or the represen tative professional 
organisation established in th e third country in question. 
4. In the event of multiple re quests of objection, following a preliminary examination of 
one or more such requests of objection, it may not be possible to accept the application for recognition; in such cas es, the Commission may suspend the other 
objection procedures. The Commission shal l inform the other objectors of any 
decision affecting them which was take n in the course of  the procedure. 
Where an application is rej ected, objection procedures which have been suspended 
shall be deemed to be closed and the objectors concerned shall be duly informed. 
Section 4 
Protection 
Article 40 
General protection  
1. If an application satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 54(1) of Regulation 
(EC) No 479/2008 and in Articles 31 and 35 and is not rejected  under Articles 38 and 
39, the traditional term shall be liste d in Annex XII to this Regulation. 
2. The traditional terms listed in Annex XII, are protected only in the language and for 
the categories of grapev ine products claimed in the application, against: 
(a) any misuse even if the protected term is accompanied by an expression such as 
"style", "type", "method", "as produced in ", "imitation", "flavour", "like" or 
similar; 
(b) any other false or misleading indicatio n as to the nature, characteristics or 
essential qualities of  the product, on the inner or  outer packaging, advertising 
material or documents relating to it; 
(c) any other practice liable to mislead th e consumer, in partic ular to give the 
impression that the wine qualifies for the protected traditional term. 
Article 41 
Relationship with trademarks 
1. Where a traditional term is protected unde r this Regulation, the registration of a 
trademark, which corresponds to one of the situations referred to in Article 40, shall be refused if the application for registra tion of the trademark does not concern wines 
qualified to use such a traditional term and is submitted after the date of submission of the application for protection of the tr aditional term to the Commission and the 
traditional term is subsequently protected.  
EN 26   EN Trademarks registered in breach of the firs t subparagraph shall be declared invalid on 
application in accordance with the applicable procedures as specified by Directive 2008/95/EC of the Europe an Parliament and of the Council
9 or Council 
Regulation (EC) No 40/9410. 
2. A trademark, which corresponds to one of the situ ations referred to in Article 40 of 
this Regulation, and which has been applied fo r, registered or established by use, if 
that possibility is provided for by the legisl ation concerned, in the territory of the 
Community before 4 May 2002, may co ntinue to be used and renewed 
notwithstanding the protection of the traditional term. 
In such cases the use of the traditional te rm shall be permitted alongside the relevant 
trademark. 
3. A name shall not be prot ected as a traditional term, where in the light of a 
trademark's reputation and renown, such protect ion is liable to mislead the consumer 
as to the true identity, nature, ch aracteristic or quality of the wine. 
Article 42 
Homonyms 
1. A term, for which an applic ation is lodged, wholly or  partially homonymous with 
that of a traditional term already protected under this Chapter shall be protected with 
due regard for local and traditiona l usage and the risk of confusion. 
A homonymous term which misleads consumer s as to the nature, quality or the true 
origin of the products shall not be regi stered even if the term is accurate. 
The use of a protected homonymous term sh all be subject to there being a sufficient 
distinction in practice between the homonym protected subsequently and the 
traditional term already listed in Annex XII,  having regard to the need to treat the 
producers concerned in an equitable ma nner and not to mislead the consumer. 
2. Paragraph 1 shall apply mutatis mutandis for traditional terms protected before 
1 August 2009, which are partially homonymo us with a protected designation of 
origin or geographica l indication or a wine grape va riety name or its synonym listed 
in Annex XIV. 
Article 43 
Enforcement of the protection 
For the purposes of the applic ation of Article 55 of Regulat ion (EC) No 479/2008, in case of 
illegal use of protected traditional terms, competent national authorities, on their own 
initiative or at the request of  a party, take all measures to  stop the marketing, including any 
export, of the products concerned. 
                                                 
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EN 27   EN Section 5 
Cancellation procedure 
Article 44 
Grounds of cancellation 
The grounds for cancelling a traditional term sh all be that it no longer meets the definition 
laid down in Article 54(1) of Regulation (EC)  No 479/2008 or the requirements laid down in 
Articles 31, 35, 40(2), 41(3) or 42. 
Article 45 
Submission of a request of cancellation 
1. A duly substantiated request of cancellati on may be filed with the Commission by a 
Member State, a third country or a natural or legal person having a legitimate interest 
in accordance with the form set out in A nnex IX. The request of  cancellation shall be 
submitted to the Commission in paper or electronic form. The date of submission of the request of cancellation to the Commission is the date on which the request is entered in the Commission's mail registry. Th is date shall be made available to the 
public by appropriate means. 
2. The Commission shall mark the document s making up the request for cancellation 
with the date of receipt and the file number allocated to  the request of cancellation. 
The author of the request of cancellation shall receive an acknowledgement of receipt 
indicating at least: 
(a) the file number; (b) the number of pages received; and (c) the date of receipt of the request. 
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 do not apply when  the cancellation is initiated by the 
Commission. 
Article 46 
Admissibility 
1. For the purposes of determining whether a request of cancellation is admissible, the 
Commission shall verify that the request: 
(a) mentions the legitimate interest of th e author of the request of cancellation; 
(b) the ground(s) for cancellation; and (c) refers to a statement from the Me mber State or thir d country where the 
residence or registered office of the aut hor of the request is located explaining 
the legitimate interest, reasons and justification of the author of the cancellation.  
EN 28   EN 2. Any request for cancellation shall contai n details of the facts, evidence and 
comments submitted in support of the cancellation, accompanied by the relevant supporting documents. 
3. If detailed information concerning the grounds, facts, eviden ce and comments, as 
well as the supporting documents referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, have not been 
produced at the same time as the request  of cancellation, the Commission shall 
inform the author of the request of cancel lation accordingly and shall invite him to 
remedy the deficiencies noted within a peri od of two months. If the deficiencies are 
not remedied before the time limit expires, the Commission shall reject the request as 
inadmissible. The decision on inadmissibility shall be notified to the author of the request of cancellation and to the Member St ate or the third-country authorities or the 
author of the request of cancellation esta blished in the third country in question. 
4. Any request of cancellation that is d eemed admissible, including Commission own-
initiative cancellation procedure, shall be notified to the Member State or the third-country authorities or the aut hor of the request of cancella tion established in the third 
country whose traditional term is affected by the cancellation. 
Article 47 
Scrutiny of a cancellation 
1. If the Commission has not rejected the request of cancellation in accordance with 
Article 46(3), it shall communicate the request of cancellation to the Member State or the third-country authorities or the app licant established in the third country in 
question and shall invite him to file obs ervations within two months from the 
issuance date of such communication. Any observations received within this two 
months period shall be communicated to th e author of the re quest of cancellation. 
In the course of the scrutiny of a can cellation, the Commission shall request the 
parties to submit comments, if appropriate, within a period of two months from the 
issuance date of such request, on the communi cations received from  the other parties. 
2. If the Member State or the third-country authorities or the applicant established in the 
third country in question or the author  of a request of cancellation files no 
observations in response, or does not resp ect the time periods, the Commission gives 
ruling on the opposition. 
3. Any decision to cancel th e traditional term concer ned shall be taken by the 
Commission on the basis of the evidence availa ble to it. It shall consider whether the 
conditions referred to in Ar ticle 44 are no longer fulfilled. 
Such decision on cancellation sh all be notified to the au thor of the request of 
cancellation and to the Member State or th e third-country auth orities in question. 
4. In the event of multiple requests of cancellation, following a preliminary 
examination of one or more such requests of cancellation, it may not be possible to accept to continue to protect  a traditional term, in wh ich case the Commission may 
suspend the other cancellation procedures. In this case the Commission shall inform 
the other authors of the reque st of cancellation of any d ecision affecting them which 
was taken in the course of the procedure.  
EN 29   EN Where a traditional term is cancelled, can cellation procedures which have been 
suspended shall be deemed to be closed a nd the authors of the request of cancellation 
concerned shall be duly informed. 
5. When a cancellation takes effect, the Comm ission shall remove the name concerned 
from the list set out in Annex XII. 
Section 6 
Existing protected traditional terms 
Article 48 
Existing protected traditional terms 
Traditional terms, which are protected in  accordance with Articles 24, 28 and 29 of 
Regulation (EC) No 753/2002, shall automatica lly be protected und er this Regulation, 
provided: 
(a) a summary of the definition or the conditions of use was submitted to the 
Commission by 1 May 2009; 
(b) Member States or third c ountries have not ceased to prot ect certain traditional terms. 
CHAPTER IV 
Labelling and presentation 
Article 49 
Common rule to all labelling particulars 
Save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation, the labelling of the products referred to in 
paragraphs 1 to 11, 13, 15 and 16 of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 (hereinafter 
'products') may not be supplemented by any pa rticulars other than those provided for in 
Article 58 and those regulated in  Article 59(1) and 60(1) of that Regulation, unless they 
satisfy the requirements of Article  2(1)(a) of Dire ctive 2000/13/EC. 
Section 1 
Compulsory particulars 
Article 50 
Presentation of the compulsory particulars 
1. Compulsory particulars refe rred to in Article 58 of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as 
well as those listed in Article 59 thereof sh all appear in the same field of vision on 
the container, in such a way as to be si multaneously readable w ithout having to turn 
the container. 
However, the compulsory particulars of the lot number and those referred to in 
Articles 51 and 56(4) of this Regulation may appear outside the visual field in which 
the other compulsory particulars appear. 
2. The compulsory particulars referred to in  paragraph 1 and those applicable by virtue 
of the legal instruments mentioned in Ar ticle 58 of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008  
EN 30   EN shall be presented in indelib le characters and shall be cl early distinguishable from 
surrounding text or graphics. 
Article 51 
Application of certain horizontal rules 
1. Where one or more of the ingredients listed in Annex IIIa to Directive 2000/13/EC 
are present in one of the products referre d to in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) 
No 479/2008, they must be indicated on the labelling, preceded by the term 
‘contains’. For sulphites, the following term s may be used: "sulphites", "sulfites" or 
"sulphur dioxide" . 
2. The labelling obligation refe rred to in paragraph 1 may be accompanied by the use of 
the pictogram included in Annex X to this Regulation. 
Article 52 
Marketing and export 
1. Products whose label or presentation does not conform to the corresponding 
conditions as laid down in this Regulation cannot be marketed in the Community or 
exported. 
2. By way of derogation from Chapters V and VI of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, 
where the products concerned are to be e xported, Member States may allow that 
particulars, which conflict with labell ing rules as provid ed for by Community 
legislation, appear on the label of wines for export, when they are required by the 
legislation of the third country concerned. These particulars may appear in languages 
other than the official Community languages. 
Article 53 
Prohibition of lead-based capsules or foil 
The closing devices for products as referred to in Article 49 shall not be enclosed in lead-
based capsules or foil. 
Article 54 
Actual alcoholic strength 
1. The actual alcoholic strength by volume refe rred to in Article 59(1)(c) to Regulation 
(EC) No 479/2008 shall be indicated in  percentage units or half units. 
The figure shall be followed by " % vol " and may be preceded by " actual alcoholic 
strength ", "actual alcohol " or " alc". 
Without prejudice to the tolerances set fo r the reference analysis method used, the 
strength shown may not differ by more than  0,5% vol from that given by analysis. 
However, the alcoholic strength of products with protected designa tions of origin or 
geographical indications stored in bottles fo r more than three years, sparkling wines, 
quality sparkling wines, aerat ed sparkling wines, semi-sparkling wines, aerated semi-
sparkling wines, liqueur wines and wines of  overripe grapes, wit hout prejudice to the 
tolerances set for the reference analysis  method used, may not differ by more than 
0,8% vol from that given by analysis.  
EN 31   EN 2. The actual alcoholic strength shall appear on the label in characters at least 5 mm 
high if the nominal volume is ove r 100 cl, at least 3 mm high if it is equal to or less 
than 100 cl but more than 20 cl and 2 mm high if it is 20 cl or less. 
Article 55 
Indication of the provenance 
1. The indication of provenance as referred to  in Article 59(1)(d) of Regulation (EC) 
No 479/2008, shall be indicated as follows: 
(a) for wines referred to in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 7 to 9, 15 and 16 of Annex IV to 
Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, without pr otected designation of origin or 
geographical indication, one of the following: 
(i) the words " wine of (…) ", "produced in (…) ", or " product of (…) ", or 
expressed in equivalent terms, supplemented by the name of the Member State or third country where the grap es are harvested and turned into 
wine in that territory;   In the case of a trans-border wine  produced from certain wine grapes 
varieties as referred to in Arti cle 60(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) 
No 479/2008, only the name of one or more Member State(s) or third 
countrie(s) may be mentioned. 
(ii) either the words " European Community wine ", or expressed in equivalent 
terms, or " blend of wines from different countries of the European 
Community " in the case of wine result ing from a blending of wines 
originating in a number of Member States, or   the words " blend of wines from different countries outside the European 
Community " or " blend from (…) " citing the names of the third countries 
in question, in the case if wine resulting from a blending of wines 
originating in a number of third countries; 
(iii) either the words " European Community wine ", or expressed in equivalent 
terms, or " wine obtained in (…) from grapes harvested in (…) ", 
supplemented by the names of the Member States concerned in the case of wines produced in a Member State from grapes harvested in another 
Member State, or   the words " wine obtained in (…) from grapes harvested in (…) " citing the 
names of the third countries in qu estion, for wines made in a third 
country from grapes harveste d in another third country. 
(b) for wines referred to in paragraph 4, 5 and 6 to A nnex IV of Regulation (EC) 
No 479/2008, without protected designa tion of origin or geographical 
indication, one of the following: 
(i) the words " wine of (…) ", "produced in (…) ", "product of (…) " or " sekt of 
(…)", or expressed in equivalent term s, supplemented by the name of the  
EN 32   EN Member State or third country where the grapes are harvested and turned 
into wine in that territory; 
(ii) the words " produced in (…) ", or expressed in equivalent terms, 
supplemented by the name of the Member State where the second fermentation takes place. 
(c) for wines with protected designation of origin or geographical indication, the 
words " wine of (…) ", "produced  in (…) " or " product of (…) ", or expressed in 
equivalent terms, supplemented by the name of the Member State or third 
country where the grapes are harvested a nd turned into wine in that territory.
  In the case of a trans-border protected designation of origin or geographical 
indication, only the name of one or more  Member State(s) or  third countrie(s) 
shall be mentioned. 
This paragraph is without pr ejudice to Articles 56 and 67. 
2. The indication of provenance as referred to  in Article 59(1)(d) of Regulation (EC) 
No 479/2008, on labels of grape must, grap e must in fermentation, concentrated 
grape must or new wine still in fermentation shall be indicated as follows: 
(a) " must of (…) " or " must produced in (….) " or expressed in equivalent terms, 
supplemented by the name of the Member State, an individual country forming part of the Member State where the product is produced; 
(b) " blend made from the produce of two or more European Community countries" 
in case of coupage of products produced in two or more Member States; 
(c) " must obtained in (…) from grapes harvested in (…) " in case of grape must 
which has not been made in the Member State where the grapes used were harvested. 
3. In the case of United Kingdom, the name of  the Member State may be replaced by 
the name of an individual country forming part of United Kingdom. 
Article 56 
Indication of the bottler, producer, importer and vendor 
1. For the purposes of the application of Ar ticle 59(1)(e) and (f) of Regulation (EC) 
No 479/2008 and of this Article: 
(a) " bottler " means a natural or legal person or  a group of such persons carrying 
out bottling  or having bottling carri ed out on their behalf; 
(b) " bottling " means putting the product concerned in containers of a capacity not 
exceeding 60 litres for subsequent sale; 
(c) " producer " means a natural or legal person or a group of such persons by 
whom or on whose behalf the processi ng of the grapes, grape musts and wine 
into sparkling wines, aerated sparkling wine, quality sparkli ng wine or quality 
aromatic sparkling wines is carried out;  
EN 33   EN (d) " importer " means a natural or legal person or  group of such pe rsons established 
within the Community assuming responsib ility for bringing into circulation 
non-Community goods within the mean ing of Article 4(8) of Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 2913/9211; 
(e) " vendor " means a natural or legal person or a group of such persons, not 
covered by the definition of producer, purchasing and then putting sparkling 
wines, aerated sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine or quality aromatic sparkling wines into circulation; 
(f) " address " means the indications of the local administrative area and the 
Member State in which the head offi ce of the bottler, producer, vendor or 
importer is situated. 
2. The name and address of the bottler shall be supplemented either, 
(a) by the words " bottler " or " bottled by (…) ", or 
(b) by terms, whose conditions of use are defined by Member States, where 
bottling of wines with protected de signation of origin or geographical 
indication takes place: 
(i) on the producer's holding, or; 
(ii) on the premises of a producer group, or; 
(iii) in an enterprise located in the demarcated geographical area or in the 
immediate proximity of the demar cated geographical area concerned. 
In case of contract bottling, the indication of the bottler shall be supplemented by the 
words " bottled for (…) " or, where the name, address of the person who has carried 
out the bottling on behalf of a thir d party are indicated, by the words " bottled for (...) 
by (...) ". 
Where bottling takes place in another place than  that of the bottler, the particulars 
referred to in this paragraph shall be acco mpanied by a reference to the exact place 
where the operation took place and, if it is carried out in another Member State, the 
name of that State. 
In case of containers other than bottles, the words " packager " and " packaged by  (…)" 
shall replace the words " bottler " and " bottled by  (…)" respectively, except when the 
language used does not indicate by itself such a difference. 
3. The name and address of the producer or vendor shall be supplemented by the words 
"producer " or " produced by " and " vendor " or " sold by ", or equivalent. Member 
States may make compulsory the indication of the producer. 
4. The name  and address of the importer sh all be preceded by the words " importer " or 
"imported by (…) ". 
                                                
 
11 OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.  
EN 34   EN 5. The indications referred to in paragraphs  2, 3 and 4 can be groupe d together, if they 
concern the same natural or legal person. 
One of these indications may be replaced by a code determined by the Member State 
in which the bottler, producer, importer or vendor has its head office. The code shall be supplemented by a reference to the Me mber State in question. The name and 
address of another natural or legal pers on involved in the co mmercial distribution 
other than the bottler, produ cer, importer or vendor indicat ed by a code shall also 
appear on the wine label of the product concerned. 
6. Where the name or the address of the bot tler, producer, importer or vendor consists 
of or contains a protected designation of origin or geographical indication, it shall 
appear on the label: 
(a) in characters which are no more than ha lf the size of those used either for the 
protected designation of origin or geographical indications or for the 
designation of the categ ory of the grapevine product concerned, or; 
(b) by using a code as provided for in paragraph 5, second sub-paragraph. Member States may decide which option applies to products  produced in their 
territories. 
Article 57 
Indication of the holding 
1. The terms referring to a holding listed in A nnex XIII, other than the indication of the 
name of the bottler, producer or vendor, sh all be reserved for wines with protected 
designation of origin or geogra phical indication provided that: 
(a) the wine is made exclusively from gr apes harvested in vineyards exploited by 
that holding; 
(b) the winemaking is entirely carried out on that holding; 
(c) Member States or third countries re gulate the use of their respective terms 
listed in Annex XIII. 
2. The name of a holding may be used by ot her operators involved in the marketing of 
the product only where the holding in question agrees to that use. 
Article 58 
Indication of the sugar content 
1. The terms listed in Part A of Annex XI V to this Regulation indicating the sugar 
content shall appear on the label of the pr oducts provided for in Article 59(1)(g) of 
Regulation (EC) No 479/2008. 
2. If the sugar content of the products, expr essed in terms of fructose and glucose 
(including any sucrose), justifies the use of  two of the terms listed in Part A of 
Annex XIV, only one of those two terms shall be chosen.  
EN 35   EN 3. Without prejudice to the conditions of use described in Part A of Annex XIV, the 
sugar content may not differ by more than 3 grams per litre from what appears on the 
product label. 
Article 59 
Derogations 
In accordance with Article 59(3)(b) to Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, the terms " protected 
designation of origin " may be omitted for wines bearing the following protected designations 
of origin: 
(a) Cyprus: Κουµανδαρία  (Commandaria); 
(b) Greece: Σάµος (Samos); 
(c) Spain: Cava, 
Jerez, Xérès or Sherry,  Manzanilla; 
(d) France: Champagne; (e) Italy: Asti, 
Marsala, Franciacorta; 
(f) Portugal: Madeira or Madère,  
Port or Porto. 
Article 60 
Specific rules for aerated sparkling wi ne, aerated semi-sparkling wine  
and quality sparkling wine 
1. The terms " aerated sparkling wine " and " aerated semi-sparkling wine " as referred to 
in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 shall be supplemented in characters of 
the same type and size by the words " obtained by adding carbon dioxide " or 
"obtained by adding carbon anhydride ", except when the langua ge used indicates by 
itself that carbon dioxide has been added. 
The words " obtained by adding carbon dioxide " or " obtained by adding carbon 
anhydride " shall be indicated even where Article 59(2) of Regulation (EC) 
No 479/2008 applies. 
2. For quality sparkling wines, the referen ce to the category of the grapevine product 
may be omitted for wines whose labels include the term " Sekt". 
Section 2 
Optional particulars 
Article 61 
Vintage year 
1. The vintage year referred to in Article  60(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 may 
appear on the labels of products as referred  to in Article 49 pr ovided that at least  
EN 36   EN 85% of the grapes used to make the produc ts have been harvested in the year in 
question. This does not include: 
(a) any quantity of products used in sweetening, " expedition liqueur " or " tirage 
liqueur ", or; 
(b) any quantity of product as referred to  in Annex IV(3)(e) and (f) to Regulation 
(EC) No 479/2008. 
2. For products traditionally obtained from grap es harvested in January or February, the 
vintage year to appear on the label of wi nes shall be that of the previous calendar 
year. 
3. Products without protected designation of or igin or geographical indication shall also 
comply with the requirements laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article and in 
Article 63. 
Article 62 
Name of wine grape variety 
1. The names of the wine grape varietie s or their synonyms  referred to in 
Article 60(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 used for the production of products 
as referred to in Article 49 of this Re gulation may appear on the labels of the 
products concerned under the conditions laid down in points (a) and (b) of this 
Article. 
(a) For wines produced in the European Community, the names of the wine grape 
varieties or their synonyms shall be thos e mentioned in the wine grape varieties 
classification as referred to in Arti cle 24(1) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008. 
For Member States exempted from the cl assification obligatio n as provided for 
in Article 24(2) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, the names of the wine grape varieties or synonyms shall be mentione d in the "Internati onal list of vine 
varieties and their synony ms" managed by the International Organisation of 
Vine and Wine (OIV). 
(b) For wines originating in third countries , the conditions of use of the names of 
the wine grape varieties or their synonyms shall conform with the rules applicable to wine produ cers in the third country concerned, including those 
emanating from representative professiona l organisations and are mentioned in 
at least one of the following lists: 
(i) the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV); (ii) the Union for the Protection of Plant Varieties (UPOV); 
(iii) the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources (IBPGR). 
(c) For products with protected designation of origin or geogra phical indication or 
with a geographical indication of a thir d country, the names of the wine grape 
varieties or their synonyms may be mentioned:  
EN 37   EN (i) if only one wine grap e variety or its synonym is  named, at least 85% of 
the products have been made fr om that variety, not including: 
– any quantity of products used in sweetening, " expedition liqueur " 
or "tirage liqueur ", or; 
– any quantity of product as referred to in Annex IV(3)(e) and (f) to 
Regulation (EC) No 479/2008. 
(ii) if two or more wine grape vari eties or their synonyms are named, 100% 
of the products concerne d have been made from  these varieties, not 
including: 
– any quantity of products used in sweetening, " expedition liqueur " 
or "tirage liqueur ", or; 
– any quantity of product as referred to in Annex IV(3)(e) and (f) of 
Regulation (EC) No 479/2008. 
 In the case referred to in point (ii), the wine grape varieties must appear 
in descending order of the proportion us ed and in characters of the same 
size. 
(d) For products without protected desi gnation of origin or geographical 
indication, the names of the wine grap e varieties or their synonyms may be 
mentioned provided the requirements laid down in points (a) or (b), and (c) of 
paragraph 1 and in Article 63 are fulfilled. 
2. In the case of sparkling wines and quality sparkling wi nes, the wine grape variety 
names used to supplement the desc ription of the product, namely, " pinot blanc ", 
"pinot noir ", "pinot meunier " or " pinot gris " and the equivalent names in the other 
Community languages, may be replaced by the synonym " pinot ". 
3. By way of derogation from Article 42(3 ) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, the wine 
grape variety names and their synonyms listed in Part A of Annex XV to this 
Regulation, that consist of or contai n a protected designation of origin or 
geographical indication may only appear on the label of a product with protected 
designation of origin or geographical indication or geog raphical indication of a third 
country if they were aut horised under Community rules in force on 11 May 2002 or 
on the date of accession of Member  States, whichever is later. 
4. The wine grape variety names and their synonyms listed in Part B of Annex XV to 
this Regulation, that part ially contain a protected designation of origin or 
geographical indication and directly refe rs to the geographical element of the 
protected designation of origin or geogr aphical indication in  question, may only 
appear on the label of a product with protec ted designation of orig in or geographical 
indication or geographical in dication of a third country.  
EN 38   EN Article 63 
Specific rules on wine grape varieties and vintage years for wines without protected 
designation of origin or geographical indication. 
1. Member States shall designate the competen t authority or author ities responsible for 
ensuring certification as provided for in Article 60(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council
12. 
2. Certification of wine, at any stage of the production, including during the 
conditioning of the wine, shall be ensured either by: 
(a) the competent authority or author ities referred to in paragraph 1; 
or, (b) one or more control bodies within  the meaning of point 5 of the second 
subparagraph of Article 2 of Regula tion (EC) No 882/2004 operating as a 
product certification body in accordance with  the criteria laid down in Article 5 
of that Regulation. 
The authority or authorities referred to in  paragraph 1 shall offer adequate guarantees 
of objectivity and impartiality, and have at their disposal the qualified staff and 
resources needed to carry out their tasks. 
The certification bodies referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph shall comply 
with, and from 1 May 2010 be accredited in accordance with, the European standard 
EN 45011 or ISO/IEC Guide 65 (General re quirements for bodies operating product 
certification systems). 
The costs of the certification shall be  borne by the operators subject to it. 
3. The Certification procedure as provided for in Article 60(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) 
No 479/2008 shall ensure administrative eviden ce to support the ver acity of the wine 
grape variety(-ies) or the vi ntage year shown on the labe l of the wine(s) concerned. 
In addition, producing Member  States may decide on: 
(a) an organoleptic test of the wine re lating to the odour and the taste with the 
view to verifying that the essential charac teristic of the wine is due to the wine 
grape variety(-ies) used may be carri ed out and shall concern anonymous 
samples; 
(b) an analytical test in case of a wine  made from a single wine grape variety. 
The certification procedure sh all be carried out by comp etent authority(-ies) or 
control body(-ies) as referred to in paragra phs 1 and 2 in the Member State in which 
production took place. 
                                                
 
12 OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1.  
EN 39   EN The certification shall be car ried out either through: 
(a) random checks based on a risk analysis; (b) sampling, or; (c) systematically. In the case of random checks, they shall be  based on a control plan pre-established 
by the authority(-ies) covering different stages of production of the product. The 
control plan shall be know n by the operators. Member St ates shall select randomly 
the minimum number of operators to be subjected to this check. 
In the case of sampling, Member States shall ensure that by their number, nature and 
frequency controls, they ar e representative of the w hole of their territory and 
correspond to the volume of wine-sector pr oducts marketed or he ld with a view to 
their marketing. 
Random checks may be combined with sampling. 
4. As regards Article 60(2)(a) of Regu lation (EC) No 479/2008, producing Member 
States shall ensure that producers of th e wines in question are approved by the 
Member State where the production takes place. 
5. As regards control, includ ing traceability, producing Member  States shall ensure that 
Title V of Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 a nd Regulation (EC) No [….]/2009 apply. 
6. In case of a trans-border wine as referred to in Article 60(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) 
No 479/2008, certification can be carried out by  either one of the authority(-ies) of 
the Member States concerned. 
7. For wines produced in accordance with Article 60(2) of Regulation (EC) 
No 479/2008, Member States or third count ries may decide to use the terms " varietal 
wine " supplemented by the name(s) of: 
(a) the Member State(s) or th ird country(ies) concerned; 
(b) the wine grape variety(-ies). In the case of the indication of the name (s) of the Member State(s) or third 
country(ies), Article 55 of th is Regulation shall not apply. 
8. Paragraphs 1 to 6 shall apply for products produced from grapes  harvested as from 
and including 2009. 
Article 64 
Indication of the sugar content 
1. Save as otherwise provided for in Artic le 58 of this Regulation, the sugar content 
expressed as fructose and glucose as provi ded for in Part B of Annex XIV to this 
Regulation, may appear on the label of the pr oducts as referred to in Article 60(1)(c) 
of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008.  
EN 40   EN 2. If the sugar content of the products justif ies the use of two of the terms listed in 
Part B of Annex XIV to this Regulation, onl y one of those two terms shall be chosen. 
3. Without prejudice to the conditions of use de scribed in Part B of Annex XIV to this 
Regulation, the sugar content may not differ by more than 1 gram per litre from what 
appears on the product label. 
4. Paragraph 1 shall not apply for products re ferred to in paragraphs 3, 8 and 9 of 
Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 pr ovided that Member States or third 
countries regulate the conditions of use of  the indication of the sugar content. 
Article 65 
Indication of the Community symbols 
1. The Community symbols referred to in Article 60(1)(e) of Regulation (EC) 
No 479/2008 may appear on labels of wines as laid down in Annex V to Commission 
Regulation (EC) No 1898/200613. Notwithstanding Article 59, the indications 
"PROTECTED DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN " and " PROTECTED GEOGRAPHICAL 
INDICATION " within the symbols may be replaced by the equivalent terms in 
another official language of the Community  as laid down in the aforesaid Annex. 
2. Where the Community symbols or the indica tions referred to in Article 60(1)(e) of 
Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 appear on the label of a product, they shall be 
accompanied by the corresponding protected designation of origin or geographical 
indication. 
Article 66 
Terms referring to certain production methods 
1. In Accordance with Ar ticle 60(1)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, wines 
marketed in the Community may bear in dications referring to certain production 
methods, among others, those wh ich are laid down in para graphs 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of 
this Article. 
2. The indications listed in Annex XVI ar e the only terms which may be used to 
describe a wine with protec ted designations of origin or  geographical indications or 
with a geographical indication of a third c ountry that has been fermented, matured or 
aged in a wood container. Member States and third countries may, however, establish 
other indications equivalent  to those laid down in Annex XV for such wines. 
Use of one of the indications referred to in the first subparagraph shall be permitted 
where the wine has been aged in a wood container in accordance with the national 
rules in force, even when the ageing proce ss continues in another type of container. 
The indications referred to in the first subparagraph may not be used to describe a 
wine that has been produced with the aid of  oak chips, even in association with the 
use of a wood container or wood containers. 
                                                 
13 OJ L 369, 23.12.2006, p. 1.  
EN 41   EN 3. The expression " bottle-fermented " may be used only to desc ribe sparkling wines with 
protected designations of origin or geogr aphical indication of a third country or 
quality sparkling wines provided that: 
(a) the product was made sparkling by a second alcoholic fermentation in the 
bottle; 
(b) the length of the production process, including ageing in the undertaking where 
the product was made, calculated from the start of the fermentation process designed to make the cuvée sparkling, has not been less than nine months; 
(c) the process of fermenta tion designed to make the cuvée  sparkling and the 
presence of the cuvée on the lees  lasted at least 90 days; and 
(d) the product was separated from the le es by filtering in accordance with the 
racking method or by disgorging. 
4. The expressions " bottle-fermented by the traditional method " or " traditional method " 
or "classical method " or " classical traditional method " may be used only to describe 
sparkling wines with protected designati ons of origin or with a geographical 
indication of a third country or quality  sparkling wines provided the product: 
(a) was made sparkling by a second al coholic fermentation in the bottle; 
(b) stayed without interruption in contact w ith the lees for at least nine months in 
the same undertaking from the time when the cuvée was constituted; 
(c) was separated from the lees by disgorging. 
5. The expression " Crémant " may only be used for white or " rosé" quality sparkling 
wines with protected designati ons of origin or with a geographical indication of a 
third country provided: 
(a) the grapes shall be harvested manually; (b) it is made from must obtained by pr essing whole or destemmed grapes. The 
quantity of must obtained shall not ex ceed 100 litres for every150 kg of grapes; 
(c) the maximum sulphur dioxide content does not exceed 150 mg/l; (d) the sugar content is less than 50 g/l; (e) complies with the requirements laid down in paragraph 4; and 
(f) without prejudice to Article 67, the term " Crémant " shall be indicated on labels 
of quality sparkling wines in combination with the name of the geographical unit underlying the demarcated area of th e protected designation of origin or 
the a geographical indication of  a third country in question. 
Points (a) and (f) does not apply to pr oducers who own trademarks containing the 
term " crémant " registered before 1 March 1986.  
EN 42   EN 6. The expression " traditional rosé " may be used only to describe " rosé" wines 
produced by short maceration, partial drip ping by draining or complete pressing of 
grapes. The expression " rosé by blending ", or an equivalent term established by a 
Member State or third country, ma y be used only to describe " rosé" wines produced 
by blending of white and red wines. 
7. References to the organic production of  grapes are governed by Council Regulation 
(EC) No 834/200714. 
Article 67 
Name of a smaller or larger geographical uni t than the area underlying the designation 
of origin or geographical indicati on and geographical area references 
1. As regards Article 60(1)(g ) to Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 and without prejudice 
to Articles 55 and 56 of this Regulati on, the name of a geographical unit and 
geographical area references may only appe ar on labels of wi nes with protected 
designation of origin or geographical indication or w ith a geographical indication of 
a third country. 
2. For the use of the name of a smaller ge ographical unit than th e area underlying the 
designation of origin or geogr aphical indication the area of the geographical unit in 
question shall be well defined. Member Stat es may establish rules concerning the use 
of these geographical units. At  least 85% of the grapes from which the wine has been 
produced originate in that smaller geogr aphical unit. The remaining 15% of the 
grapes shall originate in the geographica l demarcated area of the designation of 
origin or geographical indication concerned. 
Member States may decide, in the case of registered trademarks or trademarks 
established by use before 11 May 2002  which contain or consist of a name of a 
smaller geographical unit than the area underlying the designati on of origin or 
geographical indication and geographical ar ea references of the Member States 
concerned, not to apply the requirements la id down in the second and third sentences 
of the first subparagraph. 
3. The name of a smaller or larger geogr aphical unit than the area underlying the 
designation of origin or geographical indi cation or a geographical area references 
shall consist of: 
(a) a locality or group of localities; (b) a local administrative area or part thereof; (c) a wine-growing sub-re gion or part thereof; 
(d) an administrative area. 
                                                
 
14 OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1.  
EN 43   EN Section 3 
Rules on certain specific bottle shapes and closures and  
additional provisions laid down by the producer Member States 
Article 68 
Conditions of use of certai n specific bottle shapes 
To qualify for inclusion in the list of specific types of bottle set out in Annex XVII, a bottle 
type shall meet the following requirements: 
(a) it shall have been exclusively, genuinely and traditionally used for the last 25 years 
for a wine with a particular protected  designation of origin or geographical 
indication, and 
(b) its use shall evoke for consumers a wine with a particular pr otected designation of 
origin or geographical indication. 
Annex XVII indicates the conditions governing th e use of the recognised specific types of 
bottles. 
Article 69  
Rules on presentation for certain products 
1. Only sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine and quality aromatic sparkling wine 
shall be marketed or exported in " sparkling wine "-type glass bottles closed with: 
(a) for bottles with a nominal volume mo re than 0,20 litres: a mushroom-shaped 
stopper made of cork or other material  permitted to come into contact with 
foodstuffs, held in place by a fasteni ng, covered, if necessary, by a cap and 
sheathed in foil completely covering the stopper and all or part  of the neck of 
the bottle; 
(b) for bottles with a nominal volume c ontent not exceeding 0,20 litres: any other 
suitable closure. 
2. Member States may decide that the require ment laid down in paragraph 1 applies to: 
(a) products traditionally bottled in such bottles and which: 
(i) are listed in Article 25(2 )(a) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, 
(ii) are listed in paragraphs 7, 8 a nd 9 of Annex IV of  Regulation (EC) 
No 479/2008, 
(iii) are listed in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/199115, or 
(iv) have an actual alcoholic streng th by volume no greater  than 1,2% vol; 
(b) other products than those referred to in point (a) provided that they do not 
mislead consumers with regard th e real nature of the product. 
                                                 
15 OJ L 149, 14.6.1991, p. 1.  
EN 44   EN Article 70 
Additional provisions laid down by the producer Member States  
relating to labelling and presentation 
1. For wines with protected designation of origin or ge ographical indication produced 
on their territory, the partic ulars referred to in Article s 61, 62 and 64 to 67 may be 
rendered compulsory, prohibited or limite d as regards their use by introducing 
conditions stricter than t hose laid down in this Ch apter through th e corresponding 
product specifications of those wines. 
2. As regards wines without protected designa tion of origin or geographical indication 
produced on their territory, Member States  may render compulsory the particulars 
referred to in Articles 64 and 66. 
3. For control purposes, Member States ma y decide to define  and regulate other 
particulars than those listed in Article s 59(1) and 60(1) of Regulation (EC) 
No 479/2008 for wines produced in their territories. 
4. For control purposes, Member States may d ecide to render applicable in Article 58, 
59 and 60 of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 fo r wines bottled in th eir territories but 
not marketed or exported yet. 
CHAPTER V 
General, transitional and final provisions  
Article 71 
Wine names protected under Regulation (EC) No 1493/199916 
1. The Commission shall mark any document re ceived from the Member States under 
Article 51(2) of Regulation (EC) No 479/ 2008, concerning a designation of origin or 
geographical indication as referred to in Ar ticle 51(3) of that Regulation, with the 
date of receipt and file number. 
The Member State concerned shall receive an acknowledgement of receipt indicating 
at least: 
(a) the file number, (b) the number of documents received; and (c) the date of receipt of the documents. The date of submission to the Commission sh all be the date on which the documents 
are entered in the Commission's mail registry. 
2. Any decision to cancel a designation of origin or geographical  indication concerned 
in accordance with Article 51(4) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 shall be taken by 
the Commission on the basis of the documents  available to it unde r Article 51(2) of 
that Regulation. 
                                                
 
16 OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.  
EN 45   EN Article 72 
Temporary labelling 
1. By way of derogation from Article 65 of this Regulation, wines bearing a designation 
of origin or a geographical indication, w hose designation of origin or geographical 
indication concerned meet the requirements  as referred to in Article 38(5) of 
Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, shall be labe lled in accordance with the provisions 
laid down in Chapter IV  of this Regulation. 
2. Where the Commission decides not to confer  protection to a designation of origin or 
geographical indication pursuant to Artic le 41 of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, 
wines labelled in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article shall be withdrawn 
from the market or re-labelled in accorda nce with Chapter IV of this Regulation. 
Article 73 
Transitional provisions 
1. Wine names recognised by Member States as designation of origin or geographical 
indication by 1 August 2009, which have not been published by the Commission 
under Article 54(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 or Article 28 of Regulation 
(EC) No 753/2002, shall be subject to the pr ocedure provided for in Article 51(1) of 
Regulation (EC) No 479/2008. 
2. Any amendment to the product specifica tion referred to wine names protected 
pursuant to Article 51(1) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, or wine names not 
protected pursuant to Article 51(1) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, which has been 
filed with the Member State at the late st on 1 August 2009, shall be subject to the 
procedure referred to in Ar ticle 51(1) of Regulation (E C) No 479/2008 provided that 
there is an approval decision by the Member State and a technical file as provided for 
in Article 35(1) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 communicated to the Commission 
at the latest on 31 December 2011. 
3. Member States which have not introduced  the laws, regulati on, or administrative 
provisions necessary to comply with Ar ticle 38 of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 by 
1 August 2009, shall do it by 1 August 2010. In the meantime, Articles 9, 10, 11 and 
12 apply mutadis mutandis  as 'preliminary national procedure' referred to in 
Article 38 of Regulation (EC) No 479/ 2008 in the Member States concerned. 
4. Wines placed on the market or labelled before 31 December 2010, that comply with 
the relevant provisions applicable be fore 1 August 2009 may be marketed until 
stocks are exhausted. 
Article 74 
Repeal 
Regulations (EC) No 1607/2000 and (E C) No 753/2002 are hereby repealed. 
Article 75 
Entry into force 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the se venth day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of  the European Union .  
EN 46   EN It shall apply from 1 August 2009. 
This Regulation shall be binding in  its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels,  
 For the Commission 
 Mariann Fischer Boel  
 Member of the Commission  
EN 47   EN ANNEX I 
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION 
OF A DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN OR GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION 
Date of receipt (DD/MM/YYYY) […] 
[to be completed by the Commission ] 
Number of pages (including this page) […] 
Language used for submission of application […] File number [
to be completed by the Commission ] […] 
Applicant 
Name of legal or natural person […] 
Full address […] 
(street number and name, town/city and postal code, country) 
Legal status, size and composition […] 
(in the case of legal persons)  
Nationality […] 
Tel, fax, e-mail […] 
Intermediary 
• Member State(s) (*) 
• Third-country authority (*)  
[(*) delete as appropriate ] 
Name(s) of intermediary(ies) […] Full address(es) […] 
(street number and name, town/city and postal code, country) 
Tel, fax, e-mail […] 
Name to be registered  […]  
Designation of origin (*) Geographical indication (*) 
[(*) delete as appropriate ] 
Proof of protection in third country […] 
Categories of grapevine products  […]  
[on separate sheet ] 
Product specification 
Number of pages […] 
Name(s) of signatory(ies) […]  
EN 48   EN Signature(s) […]  
EN 49   EN ANNEX II 
SINGLE DOCUMENT 
Date of receipt (DD/MM/YYYY) […] 
[to be completed by the Commission ] 
Number of pages (including this page) […] 
Language used for submission of application […] File number [
to be completed by the Commission ] […] 
Applicant 
Name of legal or natural person […] 
Full address […] 
(street number and name, town/city and postal code, country) 
Legal status (in the case of legal persons)  […] 
Nationality […] 
Intermediary 
• Member State(s) (*) 
• Third-country authority (*)  
[(*) delete as appropriate ] 
Name(s) of intermediary(ies) […] Full address(es) […] 
(street number and name, town/city and postal code, country) 
Name to be registered  […] 
Designation of origin (*) Geographical indication (*) 
[(*) delete as appropriate ] 
Description of the wine(s) (*) […] 
Indication of traditional terms, 
as referred to in Article 54(1)(a) (**), which are linked to this  
designation of origin or geographical indication  […] 
Specific oenological practices  (***) […] 
Demarcated area […] 
Maximum yield(s) per hectare […] Authorised wine grape varieties  […] 
Link with the geographical area  
(****) […]  
EN 50   EN Further conditions (***) […] 
Reference to product specification  
[(*) Including a reference to the products covered by Article 33(1) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008.] 
[(**) Article 54(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008]. 
[(***) Optional.] [(****) Describe the specific nature of the product an d geographical area and the causal link between the two.]
  
EN 51   EN ANNEX III 
REQUEST OF OBJECTION 
to 
A DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN OR  GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION 
Date of receipt (DD/MM/YYYY) […] 
[to be completed by the Commission ] 
Number of pages (including this page) […] Language of request of objection […] File number [
to be completed by the Commission ] […] 
Objector 
Name of legal or natural person […] 
Full address […]  
(street number and name, town/city and postal code, country) 
Nationality […] Tel, fax, e-mail […] 
Intermediary 
• Member State(s) 
(*) 
• Third-country authority (optional) (*)  
[(*) delete as appropriate]  
Name(s) of intermediary(ies) […] 
Full address(es) […] 
(street number and name, town/city and postal code, country) 
Objected name  […]  
Designation of origin (*) Geographical indication (*) 
[(*) delete as appropriate ] 
Prior rights 
• Protected designation of origin (*) 
• Protected geographical indication (*) 
• National geographical indication (*)  
[(*) delete as appropriate ] 
Name […] 
Registration number […] Date of registration 
(DD/MM/YYYY)  […]  
EN 52   EN • Trademark 
Sign […] 
List of products and services […] Registration number […] Date of registration […] Country of origin […] Reputation/renown 
(*)  
[(*) delete as appropriate ] […] 
Grounds for objection 
• Article 42(1) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 (*) 
• Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 (*) 
• Article 43(2) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 (*) 
• Article 45(2)(a) of Re gulation (EC) No 479/2008 (*) 
• Article 45(2)(b) of Re gulation (EC) No 479/2008 (*) 
• Article 45(2)(c) of Re gulation (EC) No 479/2008 (*) 
• Article 45(2)(d) of Re gulation (EC) No 479/2008 (*)  
[(*) delete as appropriate ] 
Explanation of ground(s)  […]  
Name of signatory […]  
Signature […]  
EN 53   EN ANNEX IV 
APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT 
TO A DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN OR GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION 
Date of receipt (DD/MM/YYYY) […] 
[to be completed by the Commission ] 
Number of pages (including this page) …] 
Language of amendment […] File number [
to be completed by the Commission ] […] 
Intermediary 
• Member State(s) (*) 
• Third-country authority (optional) (*)  
[(*) delete as appropriate ] 
Name(s) of intermediary(ies) […] 
Full address(es) […]  
(street number and name, town/city and postal code, country) 
Tel, fax, e-mail […]  
Name  […]  
Designation of origin (*) Geographical indication (*) 
[(*) delete as appropriate ] 
Specification heading affected by the amendment  
Protected name (*) 
Description of product (*) 
Oenological practices used (*) 
Geographical area (*) 
Yield per hectare (*) 
Wine grape varieties used (*) 
Link (*) 
Names and addresses of  control authorities (*) 
Other (*)  
[(*) delete as appropriate ]  
EN 54   EN Amendment 
• Amendment to the product specification not entailing an amendment to the single 
document (*)  
 
Amendment to the product specification entailing an amendment to the single 
document (*)  
[(*) delete as appropriate ] 
• Minor amendment (*) Major amendment (*)  
[(*) delete as appropriate ] 
Explanation of the amendment  […]  
Amended single document  [on separate sheet ] 
Name of signatory […] 
Signature […]  
EN 55   EN ANNEX V 
REQUEST OF CANCELLATION 
concerning 
A DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN OR  GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION 
Date of receipt (DD/MM/YYYY) […] 
[to be completed by the Commission ] 
Number of pages (including this page) […] 
Author of request of cancellation […] File number [
to be completed by the Commission ] […] 
Language of request of cancellation 
Name of legal or natural person […] 
Full address […]  
(street number and name, town/city and postal code, country) 
Nationality […] Tel, fax, e-mail […] 
Contested name  […]  
Designation of origin
 (*) Geographical indication (*) 
[(*) delete as appropriate ] 
Legitimate interest of th e author of the request  […] 
Statement by the Member State or third country […] 
Grounds for cancellation 
• Article 34(1)(a) of Re gulation (EC) No 479/2008 (*) 
• Article 34(1)(b) of Re gulation (EC) No 479/2008 (*) 
• Article 35(2)(a) of Re gulation (EC) No 479/2008 (*) 
• Article 35(2)(b) of Re gulation (EC) No 479/2008 (*) 
• Article 35(2)(c) of Re gulation (EC) No 479/2008 (*) 
• Article 35(2)(d) of Re gulation (EC) No 479/2008 (*) 
• Article 35(2)(e) of Re gulation (EC) No 479/2008 (*) 
• Article 35(2)(f) of Re gulation (EC) No 479/2008 (*) 
• Article 35(2)(g) of Re gulation (EC) No 479/2008 (*) 
• Article 35(2)(h) of Re gulation (EC) No 479/2008 (*) 
• Article 35(2)(i) of Re gulation (EC) No 479/2008 (*)  
[(*) delete as appropriate ]  
EN 56   EN Substantiation of the ground(s)  […]  
Name of signatory […]  
Signature […]  
EN 57   EN ANNEX VI 
REQUEST OF CONVERSION OF A PR OTECTED DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN 
INTO A GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION 
Date of receipt (DD/MM/YYYY) […] 
[to be completed by the Commission ] 
Number of pages (including this page) […] 
Language used for submission of application […] File number [
to be completed by the Commission ] […] 
Applicant 
Name of legal or natural person […] 
Full address […]  
(street number and name, town/city and postal code, country) 
Legal status, size and composition […]  
(in the case of legal persons)  
Nationality […] 
Tel, fax, e-mail […] 
Intermediary 
• Member State(s) (*) 
• Third-country authority (*)  
[(*) delete as appropriate ] 
Name(s) of intermediary(ies) […] Full address(es) […]  
(street number and name, town/c ity and postal code, country) 
Tel, fax, e-mail […] 
Name to be registered  […]  
Proof of protection in third country […] 
Product categories [on separate sheet ] […] 
Product specification 
Number of pages […] 
Name(s) of signatory(ies) […] Signature(s) […]  
EN 58   EN ANNEX VII 
APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITIO N OF A TRADITIONAL TERM 
Date of receipt (DD/MM/YYYY) […]  
[to be completed by the Commission ] 
Number of pages (included this one)  […] 
Language of the application […] File number 
[to be completed by the Commission ] […] 
Applicant  
Competent authority of the Member State (*) 
Competent authority of the third country (*) 
Representative professional organisation (*)  
[(*) to cross out the useless indication ] 
Address […] 
(street number and name, town/city and postal code, country)  
Legal entity […] 
(only in case of a representative professional organisation ) 
Nationality […] 
Tel, fax, e-mail […] 
Denomination  […] 
Traditional term under Article 54(1 )(a) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 (*) 
Traditional term under Article 54(1 )(b) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 (*)  
[(*) to cross out the useless indication ] 
Language 
• Article 31(a) (*) 
• Article 31(b) (*)  
[(*) delete as appropriate ] 
List of protected designations of orig in or geographical indications concerned […] 
Grapevine products categories  […] 
Definition  […] 
Copy  of the rules  [to be attached ] 
Name of the signatory […] 
Signature […]  
EN 59   EN ANNEX VIII  
REQUEST OF OBJECTION 
to 
A TRADITIONAL TERM 
Date of receipt (DD/MM/YYYY) […]  
[to be completed by the Commission ] 
Number of pages (including this page) […] Language of request of objection […] File number [
to be completed by the Commission ] […] 
Objector 
Name of legal or natural person […] 
Full address […] 
(street number and name, town/city and postal code, country) 
Nationality  […]  
Tel, fax, e-mail  […]  
Intermediary 
• Member State(s) (*) 
• Third-country authority (optional) (*)  
[(*) delete as appropriate ] 
Name(s) of intermediary(ies) […] 
Full address(es) […] 
(street number and name, town/city and postal code, country) 
Objected traditional term  […]  
Prior rights 
• Protected designation of origin (*) 
• Protected geographical indication (*) 
• National geographical indication (*)  
[(*) delete as appropriate ] 
Name […] 
Registration number […] Date of registration 
(DD/MM/YYYY)  […]  
EN 60   EN • Trademark 
Sign […] 
List of products and services […] Registration number […] Date of registration […] Country of origin […] Reputation/renown 
(*)  
[(*) delete as appropriate ] […] 
Grounds for objection 
• Article 31 (*) 
• Article 35 (*) 
• Article 40 (2)(a) (*) 
• Article 40(2)(a) (*) 
• Article 40(2)(b) (*) 
• Article 40(2)(c) (*) 
• Article 41(3) (*) 
• Article 42(1) (*) 
• Article 42(2) (*)  
• Article 54 of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008  
[(*) delete as appropriate ] 
Explanation of ground(s)  […] 
Name of signatory […] Signature […]  
EN 61   EN ANNEX IX 
REQUEST OF CANCELLATION 
concerning A TRADITIONAL TERM 
Date of receipt (DD/MM/YYYY) […]  
[to be completed by the Commission ] 
Number of pages (including this page) […] 
Author of the request of cancellation […] File number 
[to be completed by the Commission ] […] 
Language of request of cancellation 
Name of legal or natural person […] Full address […] 
(street number and name, town/city and postal code, country) 
Nationality […] Tel, fax, e-mail […] 
Contested traditional term  […]  
Legitimate interest of th e author of the request  […] 
Declaration by the Member State or third country […] 
Grounds for cancellation 
• Article 31 
(*) 
• Article 35 (*) 
• Article 40(2)(a) (*) 
• Article 40(2)(b) (*) 
• Article 40(2)(c) (*) 
• Article 41(3) (*) 
• Article 42(1) (*) 
• Article 42(2) (*)  
• Article 54 of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 (*)  
[(*) delete as appropriate ] 
Substantiation of the ground(s)  […] 
Name of signatory […] Signature […]  
EN 62   EN ANNEX X 
PICTOGRAM REFERRED TO  IN ARTICLE 51(2) 
 
  
EN 63   EN ANNEX XI 
LIST OF REPRESENTATIVE TRAD E ORGANISATIONS REFERRED TO 
IN ARTICLE 30(2) AND THEIR MEMBERS 
Third country Name of representative 
professional organisation Members of representative 
professional organisation 
— South Africa — South African Fortified Wine 
Producers Association (SAFPA) — Allesverloren Estate 
— Axe Hill — Beaumont Wines 
— Bergsig Estate 
— Boplaas Wine Cellar — Botha Wine Cellar 
— Bredell Wines 
— Calitzdorp Wine Cellar — De Krans Wine Cellar 
— De Wet Co-op 
— Dellrust Wines — Distell 
— Domein Doornkraal 
— Du Toitskloof Winery 
— Groot Constantia Estate 
— Grundheim Wine Cellar — Kango Wine Cellar 
— KWV International 
— Landskroon Wine — Louiesenhof 
— Morgenhog Estate 
— Overgaauw Estate — Riebeek Cellars 
— Rooiberg Winery 
— Swartland Winery — TTT Cellars 
— Vergenoegd Wine Estate 
— Villiera Wines — Withoek Estate 
  
EN 64   EN ANNEX XII 
List of traditional terms as  referred to in Article 40 
Traditional terms Wines (*) Summary of definition / condition of use (**) Third 
countries 
concerned 
PART A : Traditional terms as referred to in Arti cle 54(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 
BELGIUM  
Appellation d'origine contrôlée PDO 
(1, 4)    
Gecontroleerde oorsprongsbenaming PDO 
(1, 4)    
Landwijn PGI 
(1)   
Vin de pays PGI 
(1)   
BULGARIA  
Гарантирано  наименование  
запроизход  (ГНП ) 
(guaranteed designation of origin) PDO 
(1, 3, 4)   
Гарантирано  и 
контролиранонаименование  за 
произход  (ГКНП ) 
(guaranteed and controlled 
designation of origin) PDO 
(1, 3, 4)   
Благородно  сладко  вино  (БСВ ) 
(noble sweet wine)  PDO 
(3)  
Pегионално  вино  
(Regional wine) PGI 
(1, 3, 4)  Traditional terms used in place of "protected designation of origin" or "protected geographical indication" 
14.4.2000 
  
EN 65   EN CZECH REPUBLIC  
Jakostní šumivé víno stanovené 
oblasti PDO 
(4) The wine classified by the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority, produced from the grapes 
harvested on defined vineyard in the area concerned, the production of wine used for manufacturing 
quality sparkling wine produced in specific region has been carried out in the wine-growing area, in the defined area was not been exceed ed the yield per hectare accord ing to: wine complies with the 
requirements regarding to the quality laid down by the implementing legal regulation.  
Jakostní víno 
PDO 
(1) The wine classified by the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority, produced from the grapes 
harvested on defined vineyard in the area concer ned, the yield per hectare was not enhanced, the 
grapes of which the wine was produced, reached the sugar content 15° NM at least, wine harvesting 
and producing, with the exception of  bottling, were carried out in the wine region concerned, the wine 
complies with the requirements regarding to the quality laid down by the implementing legal 
regulation.  
Jakostní víno odr ůdové PDO 
(1) Wine produced from grapes, pulp, wine must, wine produced from the grapes harvested on defined 
vineyard or by means of blending quality wines, and that not more than from three varieties.  
Jakostní víno známkové PDO 
(1) Wine produced from grapes, pulp, wine must, possibly from the wine produced from grapes harvested 
on defined vineyard.  
Jakostní víno s p řívlastkem, 
supplemented by : 
– Kabinetní víno – Pozdní sb ěr 
– Výběr z hroznů 
– Výběr z bobulí 
– Výběr z cibéb 
– Ledové víno 
– Slámové víno 
PDO 
(1) Wine classified by the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority, produced from the grapes, 
pulp, or wine must, possibly from wine produced from the grapes harvested on defined vineyard in the 
area or sub-area concerned; where the yield per hectare was not exceeded; the wine was produced 
from grapes, whose origin, sugar content and weight, if need be variety or blend of varieties, or 
infection by grey mould Botrytis cinerea  P. in noble-rot form were verified by the Inspection and 
comply with the requirements for particular sort of the quality wine with attributes, or through blending quality wines with attributes, the wine complies with the requirements regarding to the 
quality laid down by the implementing legal regulation, the wine was classified by the Inspection as 
quality wine with one of the following attributes: 
– "Kabinetní víno" can be produced only from the grapes the sugar content of which reaches 19° NM 
at least, 
– "Pozdní sb ěr" can be produced only from the grapes the sugar content of which reaches 21° NM at 
least, 
– "Výběr z hroznů" can be produced only from the grapes the sugar content of which reaches 24° NM 
at least, 
– "Výběr z bobulí" is allowed to be produced only from the selected berries, which reached the sugar 
content 27° NM at least, 
– "Výběr z cibéb " is allowed to be produced only from the selected berries affected by the by noble 
rot or from overripe berries, which reached the sugar content 32° NM at least, 
– "Ledové víno" is allowed to be produced only from the grapes, which have been harvested at the 
temperatures –7°C and lower and in the course of harvesting and processing have been left frozen   
EN 66   EN and obtained wine must showed the sugar content 27° NM at least, 
– "Slámové víno" is allowed to be produced only from the grapes, which have been stored before 
processing on the straw or reed, if need be hung in ventilated room for a period of at least three months, and obtained must showed the sugar content 27° NM at least. 
Pozdní sb ěr 
PDO 
(1) Wine classified by the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority, produced from the grapes 
harvested on defined vineyard in the area concer ned, the yield per hectare was not enhanced, the 
grapes of which the wine was produced reached the sugar content 21° NM at least, wine harvesting and producing, with the exception of  bottling, were carried out in the wine region concerned, the wine 
complies with the requirements regarding to the quality laid down by the implementing legal 
regulation.  
Víno s p řívlastkem, supplemented 
by: 
– Kabinetní víno – Pozdní sb ěr 
– Výběr z hroznů 
– Výběr z bobulí 
– Výběr z cibéb 
– Ledové víno 
– Slámové víno 
PDO 
(1) Wine classified by the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority, produced from the grapes, 
pulp, or wine must, possibly from wine produced from the grapes harvested on defined vineyard in the 
area or sub-area concerned; where the yield per hectare was not exceeded; the wine was produced 
from grapes, whose origin, sugar content and weight, if need be variety or blend of varieties, or 
infection by grey mould Botrytis cinerea  P. in noble-rot form were verified by the Inspection and 
comply with the requirements for particular sort of the quality wine with attributes, or through blending quality wines with attributes, the wine complies with the requirements regarding to the 
quality laid down by the implementing legal regulation, the wine was classified by the Inspection as 
quality wine with one of the following attributes: 
– "Kabinetní víno" can be produced only from the grapes the sugar content of which reaches 19° NM 
at least, 
– "Pozdní sb ěr" can be produced only from the grapes the sugar content of which reaches 21° NM at 
least, 
– "Výběr z hroznů" can be produced only from the grapes the sugar content of which reaches 24° NM 
at least, 
– "Výběr z bobulí" is allowed to be produced only from the selected berries, which reached the sugar 
content 27° NM at least, 
– "Výběr z cibéb" is allowed to be produced only from the selected berries affected by the by noble rot 
or from overripe berries, which reached the sugar content 32° NM at least, 
– "Ledové víno" is allowed to be produced only from the grapes, which have been harvested at the 
temperatures –7°C and lower and in the course of harvesting and processing have been left frozen 
and obtained wine must showed the sugar content 27° NM at least, 
– "Slámové víno" is allowed to be produced only from the grapes, which have been stored before 
processing on the straw or reed, if need be hung in ventilated room for a period of at least three 
months, and obtained must showed the sugar content 27° NM at least.   
EN 67   EN Jakostní likérové víno 
PDO 
(3) Wine classified by the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority, produced from the grapes 
harvested on vineyard concerned in  the specific region, the yield per hectare was not been exceeded, 
the production has been carried out in the specific wine region, where the grapes have been harvested, the wine complies with the requirements regarding to the quality laid down by the implementing legal 
regulation.  
Zemské víno 
PGI 
(1) Wine produced from the grapes harvested in the Czech Republic territory, which are suitable for 
quality wine production in the specific region, or from the varieties which are introduced in the list of varieties in the implementing legal regulation, it can be labelled only with the geographical indication 
laid down by the implementing legal regulation; for producing the table wine with geographical 
indication can be used only the grapes, of which the wine was produced, and whose reached the sugar content 14° NM at least and were harvested in the geographical unit, which bears the geographical 
indication according to this paragraph and complies with the requirements regarding to the quality 
laid down by the implementing legal regulation; use of the name of other geographical unit that which 
is introduced in the implementing legal regulation is banned.  
Víno origininální certifikace (VOC 
or V.O.C.) 
PGI 
(1) Wine must be produced at the same or smaller territory than the wine region is; the producer must be a 
member of the association, which is authorised to grant the designation of a wine with the original certification according to act; the wine is in the conformity at least with the quality requirements 
regarding to the quality wine according to this act, the wine complies with the conditions set in 
decision on the permission to grant the designation of the wine of original certification; for the rest the wine must comply with the requirements laid down by this act for particular sorts of wine.  
DENMARK  
Regional vin PGI 
(1, 3, 4)    
GERMANY  
Prädikatswein (Qualitätswein mit 
Prädikat(*)), supplemented by : 
– Kabinett 
– Spätlese – Auslese 
– Beerenauslese 
– Trockenbeerenauslese 
– Eiswein PDO 
(1) Global category to wines with special attributes which have reached a certain minimum must weight 
and which are not enriched (neither chaptalised nor enriched with conc entrated grape must), 
supplemented by one of the following indication: 
– (Kabinett): First quality level of the quality wines with special attributes (Prädikatsweine); Kabinett 
wines are light and fine, reaching 67 to 85 degrees Öchsle, depending on grape variety and region; 
– (Spätlese): Quality wine with special attribute whose must weight lies between 76 and 95 degrees 
Öchsle, depending on grape variety and region; the grape should be harvested late and must be 
fully ripe; Spätlese wines have an intense flavour (not necessarily sweet); 
– (Auslese): Made from individual selected fully ripe grapes which can be concentrated by botrytis 
cinerea whose must weight lies between 85 and 100 degrees Öchsle, depending on grape variety an 
region;   
EN 68   EN – (Beerenauslese): Made from specia lly selected, fully ripe berries with a high sugar concentration 
thanks to botrytis cinerea  (noble rot); mostly harvested some time after the normal harvest. Must 
weight must range between 110 and 125 degrees Öchsle, depending on grape variety and region: wines of great sweetness and preservability; 
– (Trockenbeerenauslese): Supreme level  of quality wines with special  attributes (Prädikatswein), 
whose must weight exceeds 150 degrees Öchsle. Wines of that category are made from carefully 
selected, over-ripe grapes whose juice has been concentrated by botrytis cinerea  (noble rot). The 
berries are shrivelled like raisins. The resulting wines offer a lavish sweetness and have little 
alcohol; 
– (Eiswein): Eiswein must be made from grapes harvested during hard frost with temperatures below 
–7 degrees Celsius; pressed while frozen; unique wine of superior quality with extremely high 
concentrations of sweetness and acidity 
Qualitätswein, whether or not 
supplemented by  b.A. (Qualitätswein 
bestimmter Anbaugebiete) PDO 
(1) Quality wine from defined regions, which has passed an analytical and organoleptical examination 
and which has fulfilled conditions to the ripeness of the grapes (wine’s must weight/Öchslegrade)  
Sekt b.A. (Sekt bestimmter 
Anbaugebiete) (**) PDO 
(4) Quality sparkling wine of defined regions  
Landwein PGI 
(1) Superior wine because of its slightly higher must weight  
Winzersekt (**) 
PDO 
(1) Quality sparkling wine produced in specified wine-growing zones obtained from grapes harvested in 
the same wine-growing establishment in which the manufacturer processes the grapes to wine which are intended to produce the quality sparkling wines produced in a specified wine-growing zone; also 
applies to producer groups.  
(*) The term "Qualitätswein mit Prädikat" is allowed in a transitional period expiring on 31.12.2010. 
(**) No protection is clai med on the term "Sekt". 
GREECE  
Ονοµασία Προέλευσης  Ανωτέρας  
Ποιότητας  (ΟΠΑΠ ) 
(appellation d’origine de qualité 
supérieure)  PDO 
(1, 3, 4, 15, 
16) The name of a region or a specific place, that has been recognised administratively, to describe wines 
that comply with the following requirements: 
– they are produced of grapes from prime vine varieties belonging to Vitis vinifera, that come 
exclusively from this geographical area and th eir production takes place within this area, 
– they are produced of grapes from vineyards of low per hectare yields, 
– their quality and characteristics are essentially or exclusively due to the particular geographical 
environment with its inherent natural and human factors. 
[L.D. 243/1969 and L.D. 427/76 on the improvement and protection of the viticultural production]   
EN 69   EN Ονοµασία Προέλευσης  Ελεγχό µενη 
(ΟΠΕ ) 
(appellation d'origine contrôlée) PDO 
(3, 15) In addition to the indispensable requirements of the ‘appellation d’origine de qualité supérieure’, the 
wines belonging to this category, shall fulfil the following ones: 
– they are produced of grapes from prime vineyards, with low per hectare yields, cultivated in soils 
appropriate for the production of quality wines, 
– comply with certain requirements concerning the pruning system of the vineyards and the minimum 
content of must in sugar. 
[L.D. 243/1969 and L.D. 427/76 on improvement and protection of viticultural production]  
Οίνος  γλυκός  φυσικός  
(vin doux naturel) 
PDO 
(3) Wines belonging to the category of ‘appellation d'origine contrôlée’ or ‘appellation d’origine de 
qualité supérieure’ wines and comply additionally with the following requirements: 
– come from grape must witch has an initial natural alcoholic strength of not less than 12% vol, – have an actual alcoholic strength of not less than 15% vol and not more than 22% vol, 
– have a total alcoholic strength of not less than 17,5% vol. 
[L.D. 212/1982 on Registration of Wines with Designation of Origin 'Samos']  
Οίνος  φυσικώς  γλυκύς  
(vin naturellement doux) 
PDO 
(3, 15, 16) Wines belonging to the category of ‘appellation d'origine contrôlée’ or ‘appellation d’origine de 
qualité supérieure’ wines and comply additionally with the following requirements: 
– they are produced of grapes left in the sun or shade, – they are produced without enrichment, 
– have a natural alcoholic strength of at least 17% vol (or 300 grams of sugar per litre). 
[L.D. 212/1982 on Registration of Wines with Designation of Origin 'Samos']  
ονοµασία κατά  παράδοση  
(appellation traditionnelle)  
PGI 
(1) Wines produced exclusively in the geographi cal territory of Gr eece and in addition: 
– as for wines with traditional designation Retsina, are produced using grape must treated with resin 
from the Aleppo pine, and 
– as for wines with traditional designation Verntea, are produced of grapes from vineyards of 
Zakynthos Island and meet certain terms concerning the utilised grape varieties, the yields per 
hectare of the vineyards and th e content of must in sugar. 
[P.D. 514/1979 on production, control and protection of resinous wines and M.D. 397779/92 on definition of requirements for the use of indication ‘Verntea Traditional Designation of Zakynthos’]  
τοπικός  οίνος  
(vin de pays) 
PGI 
(1, 3, 4, 11, 
15, 16)  The indication referred to a region or a specific place that has been recognised administratively, to 
describe wines that comply with the following requirements: 
– possess a specific quality, reputation or other characteristics attributable to their origin, – at least 85% of the grapes used for their prod uction come exclusively from  this geographical area 
and their production takes place in this geographical area, 
– obtained from vine varieties that have been classified in the specific area, 
– are produced of grapes from vineyards located in soils appropriate for viticulture with low per 
hectare yields, 
– have, defined for each one, natural and actual alcoholic strength 
[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].   
EN 70   EN SPAIN  
Denominación de origen (DO) 
PDO 
(1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 
8, 9, 11, 15, 
16) Name of a region, area, locality or demarcated pl ace that has been recognised administratively to 
designate wines that fulfill the following conditions: 
– to be elaborated in the region, area, locality or demarcated place with grapes from them, – to enjoy high prestige in trade due to its origin, and 
– whose quality and characteristics are due to, fund amental or exclusively, the geographical features 
that include natural and human factors. 
(Law 24/2003 of the Vine and Wine; other legal requirements are set out in the aforesaid legislation 
and in other legislations) Chile 
Denominación de origen calificada 
(DOCa) 
PDO 
(1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 
8, 9, 11, 15, 
16) In addition to the indispensable requirements to the “ denominación de origen”, the “denominacion de origen calificada” shall fulfill the following ones:  
– at least ten years have passed from its recognition as “denominación de origen”, 
– the protected products are marketed exclusively bo ttled from wineries registered and located in the 
delimited geographic area, and 
– the area considered apt to produce wines with right to the described denomination of origin are 
delimited cartographically, by each municipal term. 
(Law 24/2003 of the Vine and Wine; other legal requirements are set out in the aforesaid law and in 
other legislations)  
Vino de calidad con indicación 
geográfica PDO 
(1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 
8, 9, 11, 15, 
16) Wine elaborated in a region, area, locality or demarcated place with grapes originated inside that 
territory, whose quality, reputation or characteristics are due to the geographic or human factor or to both, in which it concerns about the production of the grape, to the elaboration of the wine or its 
ageing. These wines are identified by mean of the terms "vino de calidad de", followed of the name of 
the region, area, locality or demarcated place where they are produced and elaborated. (Law 24/2003 of the Vine and Wine; other legal requirements are set out in the aforesaid law and in 
other legislations)  
Vino de pago 
PDO 
(1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 
8, 9, 11, 15, 
16) 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 wines”. 
(Law 24/2003 of the Vine and Wine; other requirements are set out in the aforesaid law and in other   
EN 71   EN legislations) 
Vino de pago calificado 
PDO 
(1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 
8, 9, 11, 15, 
16) In case where the totality of the “pago” is included in the territorial scope of a denomination of 
qualified origin, it may be designated as a "wine of pago calificado", and the wine produced in shall 
always be denominated "of pago calificado", if it fulfils the requirements requested to wines of the qualified denomination of origin and it is registered in it. 
(Law 24/2003 of the Vine and Wine; other legal requirements are set out in the aforesaid law and in 
other legislations)  
Vino de la tierra 
PGI 
(1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 
8, 9, 11, 15, 
16) Requirements for the use of the traditional term "v ino de la tierra" accompanied by a geographical 
indication: 
1. In the regulation of the geographic indications of products mentioned in Article 1 they will have to 
consider, at least, the following aspects: 
(a) wine category or categories to which the mention is applicable, 
(b) name of the geographical indication to use, (c) precise boundary of the geographic area, 
(d) indication of the grape varieties to use, 
(e) the minimum natural volumetric alcoholic graduation of the different types of wine with right to 
the mention, 
(f) an appreciation or an indication of the organoleptic characteristics, 
(g) the system of control applicable to wines, to be made by a public or private body. 2. The use of a geographical indication to designate wines of a wine mixture coming from grapes 
harvested in different areas of production will be admitted if the 85 percent, like minimum, from the 
wine comes from the production area of which it uses the name. (Law 24/2003 of the Vine and Wine; Decret 1126/2003)  
Vino dulce natural PDO 
(3) (Annex III, point B(6) of Commission Regulation (EC) No […])  
Vino Generoso PDO 
(3) (Annex III, point B(8) of Commission Regulation (EC) No […]) Chile 
Vino Generoso de licor PDO 
(3) (Annex III, point B(10) of Commission Regulation (EC) No […])   
EN 72   EN FRANCE  
Appellation d'origine contrôlée Algeria 
Switzerland 
Tunisia  
Appellation […] contrôlée  
Appellation d'origine vin délimité de 
qualité supérieure PDO 
(1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 
7, 8, 9, 15, 
16) Name of a locality used to describe a product originating in that locality, the quality or characteristics 
of which are essentially or exclusively due to a particular geographical environment with its inherent 
natural and human factors, this product possessing a duly established notoriety and whose production is submitted to agreement procedures comprising the approval of stakeholders, the control of the 
conditions of production and the control of the products.  
Vin doux naturel 
PDO 
(3) Mutated wine, i.e. whose alcoholic fermentation is st opped by addition of neutral wine alcohol. This 
process aims at raising the alcoho lic richness of the wine while keepin g most part of the natural sugars 
of the grape. 
Depending on the type of Natural sweet wine elaborated, white, red or pink, the mutation is made at a 
determined stage of the alcoholic fermentation, with or without maceration.  
Vin de pays PGI 
(1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 
7, 8, 9, 15, 
16) Table wines personalised by a geographical source (territorial notion). A 'vin de pays' must come exclusively from the production zone whose name it wears. It complies with  strict conditions of 
production laid down by decree, such as maximum yield, minimum alcoholic degree, grape varieties 
and strict analytic rules.  
ITALY  
Denominazione di origine controllata 
(D.O.C.) PDO 
(1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 
8, 11, 15, 16) Wines Designation of Origin means the geographical name of a wine-growing zone characterised by 
specific productions and it is used to describe a renowned quality product, whose characteristics are due to the geographical environment and the human factor". The aforementioned law states, for the 
Italian denominations, the specific traditional term “D.O.C.” in order to make clear the above concept 
of highly qualitative and traditional designation of origin. [Law No 164 of 10.2.1992]
  
Denominazione di origine controllata 
e garantia (D.O.C.G.) PDO 
(1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 
8, 11, 15, 16) It is similar to the D.O.C. definition, but it also contains the word "Guaranteed" and so it is assigned to 
wines having a particular value, that have been recognised as DOC wines since five years at least. 
They are marketed in containers whose capability is  of 5 liters and are ticketed with a Government 
identification mark to provide a better guarantee for the consumers. 
[Law No 164 of 10.2.1992]   
Vino dolce naturale PDO 
(1, 3, 11, 15) Traditional term used to describe and qualify some wines, extracted from raisined grapes, which 
contain a certain level of  residual sugars produced by the gr apes, without enrichment processes. 
The use is authorised by specific decrees concerning different wines  
Indicazione geogra fica tipica (IGT)  
Landwein  
Vin de pays PGI 
(1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 
8, 11, 15, 16)  An exclusively Italian term laid down in the Law n. 1 64 of 10 February 1992 to  describe Italian wines 
having a geographical indication, whose specific nature and quality level are due to the geographical grapes production area.   
EN 73   EN CYPRUS  
Οίνος  Ελεγχό µενης Ονοµασίας  
Προέλευσης  (ΟΕΟΠ ) 
(Controlled Designation of Origin) PDO 
(1,3,4,5,6,8,9 ,11,15,16) Designates wines with PDO 
Κ.∆.Π.403/2005 Αρ.4025/19.8.2005/ Ε.Ε. Παρ. ΙΙΙ (Ι)  
Τοπικός  Οίνος  
(Regional Wine) PGI 
(1,3,4,5,6,8,9 ,11,15,16) Designates wines with PGI 
Κ.∆.Π. 704/2004 Αρ.3895/27.8.2004/ Ε.Ε. Παρ. ΙΙΙ(Ι)  
LUXEMBOURG  
Crémant de Luxembourg 
PDO 
(4) [Government regulation of 4 January 1991] The main standards to be observed for the production are 
the following: 
– the grapes shall be harvested manually and selected specially for the production of Crémant; 
– the cuvee of basic wines must comply with the quality standards applicable for quality wines; 
– it is made from must obtained by pressing whole grapes, with regard to white or “rosé” sparkling 
wines, the quantity of must obtained not exceeding 100 litres for every 150 kg of grapes; 
– it is bottle-fermented by the traditional method; 
– the maximum sulphur dioxide c ontent does not exceed 150 mg/l; 
– the minimum pression of carbon dioxide is not less than 4 atmosphere at 20°C; – the sugar content is less than 50 g/l.  
Marque nationale, supplemented by:  
– appellation contrôlée 
– appellation d'origine contrôlée 
PDO 
(1, 4) (W): 
The « Marque nationale » (National seal of approval) for wines of the designation « Moselle 
luxembourgeoise » was set up by Governement regulation of 12 March 1935. The inscription “Marque 
nationale – appellation contrôlée” on the rectangular label affixed to the rear of the bottle certifies the state-controlled production and quality of the wine. It is issued by the office of the Marque nationale. 
Only wines of Luxembourg origin that have not been blended with foreign wine and which comply with 
the national and European requirements can lay claim to this designation. It is also obligatory that wines displaying this label have to be marketed in bottles and the grapes must only have been 
harvested and vinified within the national production area. The wines are systematically examined by 
an analytical and organoleptic testing. (SW): 
The “Marque nationale” of the Luxembourg sparkling wines was set up by Government regulation of 
18 March 1988, and it guarantees: 
– that the sparkling wine is obtained exclusively from wines suitable for ma king quality wines of the 
Luxembourg Moselle; 
– that it corresponds to the quality criteria stipulated for by the national and European Community 
regulations; 
– that it is placed under State control.    
EN 74   EN HUNGARY  
Minőségi bor PDO 
(1) Means 'quality wine' and designates PDO wines  
Védett eredet ű bor PDO 
(1) Desigantes wine with protected origin  
Tájbor PGI 
(1) Means 'county wine' and designates PGI wines.  
MALTA  
Denominazzjoni ta’ Origini 
Kontrollata (D.O.K.) PDO 
(1) [Government Gazette no. 17965 of 5 September 2006]  
Indikazzjoni Ġeografika Tipika 
(I.G.T.) PGI 
(1) [Government Gazette no. 17965 of 5 September 2006]  
NETHERLANDS  
Landwijn 
PGI 
(1) This wine is harvested and produced on Dutch territory. The name of the province where the grapes 
are harvested may be mentioned on the label. The minimum natural alcohol volume in this wine should be 6.5% vol. or more. For the production of this wine in the Netherlands only grape varieties that are 
listed in a national list, are to be used  
AUSTRIA  
Districtus Austriae Controllatus 
(DAC) PDO 
(1) The conditions for these quality wines (e.g. varieties, taste, alcohol content) are set by a Regional 
Committee   
Prädikatswein or Qualitätswein 
besonderer Reife und Leseart, whether or not  supplemented by:  
– Ausbruch / Ausbruchwein 
– Auslese / Auslesewein – Beerenauslese / 
Beerenauslesewein 
– Kabinett / Kabinettwein – Schilfwein 
– Spätlese / Spätlesewein 
– Strohwein 
– Trockenbeerenauslese 
– Eiswein PDO 
(1) These wines are quality wines and are mainly defined via the natural sugar content of the grapes and 
the harvest conditions. No enrichment  and no sweetening is allowed. 
Ausbruch / Ausbruchwein: From overripe and botrytis  infected grapes with a minimum natural sugar 
content of 27° Klosterneuburger Mostwaage (KMW); for a better extraction fresh must or wine can be 
added. Auslese / Auslesewein: From strictly selected grapes with a minimum natural sugar content of 
21° KMW. 
Beerenauslese / Beerenauslesew ein: From overripe and/or botrytis  infected, selected grapes with a 
minimum natural sugar content of 25° KMW. 
Kabinett / Kabinettwein: From fully matured grapes with a minimum natural sugar content of 
17° KMW. 
Schilfwein, Strohwein: Grapes must be stored and naturally dried on reed or straw for at least 
3 months before pressing; minimum sugar content must be 25° KMW.   
EN 75   EN Spätlese / Spätlesewein: From fully matured grapes with a minimum natural sugar content of 
19° KMW. 
Trockenbeerenauslese: Grapes must mostly be botrytis  infected and naturally shrunken grapes with a 
minimum sugar content of 30° KMW. 
Eiswein: Grapes must be naturally frozen during harvest and pressing and must have a minimum sugar 
content of 25° KMW.  
Qualitätswein or Qualitätswein mit 
staatlicher Prüfnummer PDO 
(1) From fully matured grapes and certain varieties with a minimum natural sugar content of 15° KMW 
and a maximum yield of 6 750 l/h a. The wine can only be sold with a quality wine check number.  
Landwein PGI 
(1) From fully matured grapes and certain varieties with a minimum natural sugar content of 14° KMW 
and a maximum yield of 6 750 l/ha.  
PORTUGAL  
Denominação de origem (D.O.) 
PDO 
(1, 3, 4, 8) Geographic name of a region or a specific place, or a traditional name, associated with a 
geographical origin or not, used to describe or identify a product originated from grapes from that region or specific place and whose quality or characteristics are essentially or exclusively due to 
particular geographical features, with its inherent natural and human factors, and whose production 
occurs within that defined area or geographical region. [Decreto-Lei nº 212/2004, de 23.8.2004]  
Denominação de origem controlada 
(D.O.C.) PDO 
(1, 3, 4, 8)  The labelling of wine products entitled to a designation of origin may include the following mentions: “Denominação de Origem Controlada” or “DOC”. 
[Decreto-Lei nº 212/2004, de 23 de Agosto]  
Indicação de proveniência 
regulamentada (I.P.R.) 
PDO 
(1, 3, 4, 8)  Name of country or a region or a specific place, or a traditional name, associated or not with a geographical origin, used to describe or identify a wine product originated in, at least, 85% from 
grapes harvested within that area in the case of a specific place or region, whose reputation, specific 
quality or other characteristics may be attributed to that geographical origin and whose production occurs within that defined geographical area or region. 
[Decreto-Lei nº 212/2004, de 23.8.2004]  
Vinho doce natural PDO 
(3) Sugar rich wine, made from late harvested grapes or affected by noble rot . 
[Portaria nº 166/1986, de 26.6.1986]  
Vinho generoso 
PDO 
(3) The liqueur wines traditionally produced in demarcated regions of Douro, Madeira, Setúbal and 
Carcavelos, called, respectively, Port Wine or Porto, and its translation into other languages, of 
Madeira Wine or Madeira, and its translation into other languages, Moscatel de Setúbal or Setúbal 
and Carcavelos. 
[Decreto-Lei nº 166/1986, de 26.6.1986]  
Vinho regional PGI 
(1) The labelling of wine products entitled to a geographical indication can include the following mentions: “Vinho Regional” or “Vinho da Região de”. 
[Decreto-Lei nº 212/2004, de 23.8.2004]   
EN 76   EN ROMANIA  
Vin cu denumire de origine 
controlată (D.O.C.), supplemented 
by: 
– Cules la maturitate deplin ă – 
C.M.D. 
– Cules târziu – C.T. – Cules la înnobilarea boabelor – 
C.I.B.
 PDO 
(1, 3, 8, 15, 
16) Wines bearing a designation of origin are wines produced from grapes obtained in delimited areas 
characterised by climate, soil and exposure conditions which are favourable for the harvest quality 
and respect the following requirements: (a) the grapes from which the wine is produced come exclusively from the respective delimited area; 
(b) the production takes place in the respective geographical area; 
(c) the quality and characteristics of wine ar e essentially or exclusively due to a particular 
geographical environment with its inherent natural and human factors; 
(d) wines are obtained from vine varieties belonging to Vitis vinifera. 
According to the maturation stage of the grapes and its quality characteristics at harvest, wines 
bearing a designation of origin are classified as follows: 
(a) DOC – CMD – wine bearing a designation of origin obtained from grapes fully matured 
harvested; 
(b) DOC – CT – wine bearing a designation of origin obtained from grapes of a late harvest; 
DOC – CIB – wine bearing a designation of origin obtained at harvest when the grape are ennobled.  
Vin spumant cu denumire de origine 
controlată (D.O.C.) PDO 
(5, 6) Sparkling wines, bearing a protected designation of origin are produced from varieties recommended 
for this kind of production, being cultivated in delimited vineyards where the wine is produced as a raw 
material and which is entirely processed until marketing only within the authorised area.  
Vin cu indica ție geografic ă 
PGI 
(1, 4, 9, 15, 
16) Wines bearing a geographical indication are produced from grapes harvested on specific vineyards in 
delimited areas and respecting the following conditions: (a) possess a specific quality, reputation or characteris tics attributable to that  respective geographic 
origin; 
(b) at least 85% of the grapes used for wine production come exclusively from this geographical area; (c) the production takes place in this geographical area; 
(d) wines are obtained from vine varieties belong ing to the Vitis vinifera or comes from a cross 
between the species Vitis vinifera and other species of the genus Vitis. 
The actual alcoholic strength must be with a minimum 9,5% by volume in case of wines produced in 
the wine-growing zone B and at least with 10,0% by volume for the wine-growing zone CI and CII. The 
total alcoholic strength must not exceed 15% by volume.  
SLOVENIA  
Kakovostno vino z zaš čitenim 
geografskim poreklom (kakovostno 
vino ZGP), whether or not 
supplemented by  Mlado vino  PDO 
(1) Wine from fully matured grapes with a minimum natural alcohol content of 8,5% vol (9,5% vol in 
zone CII) and a maximum yield of 8 000 l/ha. Analytical and organoleptic evaluation is obligatory.  
Kakovostno pene če vino z 
zaščitenim geografskim poreklom PDO 
(1) Wine obtained by first and second alcoholic fermentation with a minimum actual alcoholic strength of 
10% vol for which the total alcoholic strength of the cuvee is not less than 9% vol.   
EN 77   EN (Kakovostno vino ZGP) 
Penina  
Vino s priznanim tradicionalnim 
poimenovanjem (vino PTP)  
Renome PDO 
(1) The conditions for these quality wines are set by the Rules of the Minister on the basis of expert’s 
detailed report (e.g. varieties, alcohol content, yield, etc.)  
Vrhunsko vino z zaš čitenim 
geografskim poreklom (vrhunsko vino ZGP), whether or not 
supplemented by : 
– Pozna trgatev – Izbor 
– Jagodni izbor 
– Suhi jagodni izbor 
– Ledeno vino 
– Arhivsko vino (Arhiva) – Slamnovino (vino iz sušenega 
grozdja)
 PDO 
(1) Wine from fully matured grapes with a minimum natural sugar content of 83odegrees Oechsle and a 
maximum yield of 8  000 l/ha. No enrichment, sweetening, acidification and deacidification is allowed. 
Analytical and organoleptic evaluation is obligatory. 
Pozna trgatev: from overripe and/or botrytis  infected grapes with a minimum natural sugar content of 
92odegrees Oechsle; 
Izbor: from overripe and botrytis  infected grapes with a minimum natural sugar content of 108odegrees 
Oechsle; 
Jagodni izbor: from overripe and botrytis  infected selected grapes with a minimum natural sugar 
content of 128odegrees Oechsle; 
Suhi jagodni izbor: from overripe and botrytis  infected selected grapes with a minimum natural sugar 
content of 154odegrees Oechsle; 
Ledeno vino: grapes must be naturally frozen during harvest and pressing and must have a minimum 
sugar content of 128odegrees Oechsle; 
Arhivsko vino (arhiva): aged wine from fully matured grapes with a minimum natural sugar content of 
83odegrees Oechsle; 
Slamno vino (vino iz sušenega grozdja): grapes must be stored and naturally dried on reed or straw before pressing.  
Vrhunsko pene če vino z zaš čitenim 
geografskim poreklom (Vrhunsko 
peneče vino ZGP)  
Penina PDO 
(1) Wine obtained by first and second alcoholic fermentation with a minimum actual alcoholic strength of 
10,5% vol for which the total alcoholic strength of the cuvee is not less than 9,5% vol. 
 
Deželno vino s priznano geografsko 
oznako (Deželno vino PGO), 
whether or not supplemented by 
Mlado vino PGI 
(1) Wine from fully matured grapes with a minimum natural alcohol content of 8,5% vol and a maximum 
yield of 12 000 l/ha. Analytical and organoleptic evaluation is obligatory.  
SLOVAKIA  
Akostné víno PDO 
(1) Wine  classified by Control Institute as quality variety wine or quality branded wine, made from grapes 
of which natural sugar content is at least 16o NM and the maximum yield per hectare is not exceeded 
and wine complies with quality requirements determined by special regulation.  
Akostné víno s prívlastkom, 
supplemented by : PDO 
(1) Wine classified by the Control Institute as the qua lity wine with attribute,  it complies with quality 
requirements determined by special regulation, th e maximum yield per hectare is not exceeded, vine   
EN 78   EN – Kabinetné 
– Neskorý zber 
– Výber z hrozna – Bobuľovývýber 
– Hrozienkový výber 
– Cibébový výber – L'adový zber 
– Slamové víno
 variety, origin of grapes, its natural sugar contents, weight and health condition are certified before processing by an employee of the Control Institute, th e ban on increase in natural alcoholic strength by 
volume and adjustment of residual sugar is observed. Akostné víno s prívlastkom is divided into: 
– kabinetné víno
 yielded from full mature grapes having natural sugar contents of at least 19o NM, 
– neskorý zber  yielded from full mature grapes having natural sugar contents of at least 21o NM, 
– výber z hrozna  yielded from full mature grapes having natural sugar contents of at least 23o NM 
obtained from carefully selected bunches,  
– bobuľový výber  yielded from manually selected overripe grape bunches from which immature and 
impaired berries have been removed manually, having natural sugar contents of at least 26o NM, 
– hrozienkový výber  yielded exclusively from manually sel ected overripe natural grape berries, 
having sugar contents of at least 28o NM, 
– cibébový výber  yielded exclusively from manu ally selected overripe grape berries refined by effect 
of Botrytis cinerea Persoon , having natural sugar contents of at least 28o NM, 
– ľadové víno  yielded from grapes harvested at the temperature of minus 7oC and less and the grapes 
remained frozen during the harvesting and processing and the obtained must had natural sugar 
contents of at least 27o NM, 
– slamové víno  yielded from well ripened grapes stored before processing on straw or in reed 
matting, possibly it has been left hanging on strings for at least three months and the natural sugar 
content of obtained must was at least 27o NM. 
Esencia 
PDO 
(1) Wine produced by slow fermentation of free-run wine acquired from separately selected cibebas from 
the defined vineyard of the Tokajská vinohradnícka oblas ť. The essence shall contain at least 450 g/l of 
natural sugar and 50 g/l of sugar-free extract. It shall mature at least three years, of that at least two 
years in wooden cask.  
Forditáš  PDO 
(1) Wine produced by alcoholic fermentation of must or wine of the same vintage from the defined 
vineyard of the Tokajská vinohradnícka oblas ť poured on wine marc rapes from cibebas. It shall 
mature at least two years, of that at least one year in wooden cask.  
Mášláš  PDO 
(1) Wine produced by alcoholic fermentation of must or wine of the same vintage from the defined 
vineyard of the Tokajs ká vinohradnícka oblas ť poured on fermentation lees of the Samorodné or Výber. 
It shall mature at least two years, of that at least one year in wooden cask.  
Pestovate ľský sekt (*) 
PDO 
(4) Basic conditions of the production are met with condition for producing quality sparkling wines and 
the last phase of the process of sparkling wine yielding is carried out by the winegrower of the 
vineyard from which grapes used for the produc tion are. Single components of the cuvée of the 
pestovate ľský sekt shall be from one wine-growing area.  
Samorodné  PDO 
(1) Wine produced by alcoholic fermentation from Tokaj grape varieties in wine growing area of Tokajská 
vinohradnícka oblas ť from the defined vineyard, if conditions for mass creation of cibebas are not 
favourable. It may be put into circulation at earliest after two years of maturing, of that at least one 
year in wooden cask   
EN 79   EN Sekt vinohradníckej oblasti (*) PDO 
(4) Sparkling wine obtained by primary or secondary fermentation of quality wine from grapes grown on 
wine-growing fields in wine-growi ng areas and exclusively in the wine -growing area where grapes for 
its yielding are grown or in immediately neighbouring area and basic conditions of the production are met with condition for quality sparkling wines.  
Výber  (3)(4)(5)(6) put ňový 
PDO 
(1) Wine produced by alcoholic fermentation after pouring of cibebas with must having sugar contents of 
at least 21o NM from the defined vineyard of Tokajská vinohradnícka oblas ť or with wine having the 
same quality and same vintage from the defined vineyard of Tokajská vinohradnícka oblas ť. According 
to the amount of added cibebas, the Tokajský výber shall be divided into 3 to 6 put ňový. Výber shall 
mature at least three years, of that at least two years in wooden cask  
Výberová esencia  
PDO 
(1) Wine produced by alcoholic fermentation of cibebas. During the harvesting, berries of grapes are 
selected separately, and they are poured immediately after the processing by must from the defined 
vineyard of the Tokajs ká vinohradnícka oblas ť or by wine of the same vintage which contains at least 
180 g/l of natural sugar and 45 g/l of sugar-free extract. It shall mature at least three years, of that at 
least two years in wooden cask.  
(*) No protection is claimed on the term "sekt". 
UNITED KINGDOM 
quality (sparkling) wine PDO 
(1, 4) Wine or sparkling wine that is made in England and Wales in accordance with the rules set out in 
national legislation in those countries. Wines marketed as ‘quality wine’ have undergone an organoleptic and analytical assessment. Its specific nat ure and character will be derived in part from 
the area of production, the quality of the grapes used and the skill of the producer and winemaker.  
Regional (sparkling) wine PGI 
(1, 4) Wine or sparkling wine that is made in England and Wales in accordance with the rules set out in 
national legislation in those countries. ‘Regional wine’ will have undergone an organoleptic and analytical assessment. Its nature and character will be derived in part from the area of production, the 
grapes that are used and the skill of the producer and winemaker.   
 
PART B : Traditional terms as referred to in Arti cle 54(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 
BULGARIA  
Колекционно  
(collection) PDO 
(1) Wine which satisfies the conditions of "special reserve" and which is matured in bottles at least one 
year, and whose quantity do es not exceed 1/2 of the lot "special reserve".  
Ново  
(young)  PDO / PGI 
(1) The wine has been produced entirely from grapes obtained from one harvest and has been bottled till 
the end of the year. It can be sold with the indication "new" till 1 March of the following year. In this 
case on the labels shall obligatory be entered also the indication "term of sale – 1 March ...". After the 
elapse of the term indicated above the wine cannot be marked and presented as "new" and the quantities of wine left in the commercial network shall obligatory be re-labelled after 31 March of the   
EN 80   EN corresponding year in compliance with the requirements of the ordinance. 
Премиум  
(premium) PGI 
(1) Wine produced from one variety of grapes which posse sses the highest quality of the whole harvest. 
The quantity produced does not exceed 1/10 of the whole harvest.  
Премиум  оук, или първо  
зареждане  в бъчва  
(premium oak) PDO 
(1) Wine matured in new oak casks with volume up to 500 l.  
Премиум  резерва  
(premium reserve) PGI 
(1) Wine produced from one variety of grapes, represents a preserved quantity from the best lot of the 
harvest.  
Резерва  
(reserve) PDO / PGI 
(1) Wine produced from one variety of grapes, matured at  least one year from November in the year of the 
harvest.  
Розенталер  
(Rosenthaler) PDO 
(1) Wine produced from recommended varieties of grapes with sugar content not less than 22 weight 
percent. The wine possesses an alcoholic strength of at least 11o. Its characteristics are notably due to 
the addition of grapes must or concentrated grapes must at least 30 days before the expedition.  
Специална  селекция  
(special selection) PDO 
(1) Wine produced from one variety of grapes or is a blend, matured at least two years after the expiring 
date stated .in the product specification.  
Специална  резерва  
(special reserve) PDO 
(1) Wine produced from one variety of grapes or is a blend, matured at least one year in oak barrels after 
the expiring date stated in the product specification.  
CZECH REPUBLIC 
Archivní víno  PDO 
(1) Wine placed into the circulation at least three years after the year of harvesting.  
Burčák PDO 
(1) Partially fermented grape must, where the actual alcohol content is higher than one volume percentage 
and lower than three fifths of the total alcohol content.  
Klaret, Claret, Clairet  PDO 
(1) Wine produced from the black grapes without fermentation on skins.  
Košer, Košer víno PDO 
(1) Wine which has been produced by the liturgical method in the sense of the rules of the Jewish 
Congregation.  
Labín PGI 
(1) Wine from black grapes, which has been produced without fermentation on skins in the Czech wine 
region.  
Mladé víno PDO 
(1) Wine offered for the consumption to final consumer at the latest by the calendar year end, in which the 
harvest of grapes used for the production of this wine was carried out.  
Mešní víno PDO 
(1) Wine which has been produced by liturgical method and complies with the conditions for use during 
the liturgical acts within the framework of the Catholic Church celebration.  
Panenské víno, Panenská sklize ň PDO 
(1) Wine origins from the first harvest of the vineyard; as  the first harvest of the vi neyard is considered the 
harvest carried out in the third year of vineyard plantation.  
Pěstitelský sekt (*) PDO 
(4) Sparkling wine classified by the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority, which complies with 
the requirements of the European Community regula tions for the quality sparkling wine produced in   
EN 81   EN specific region from the grapes from winegrower’s vineyard. 
Pozdní sb ěr 
PDO 
(1) Wine classified by the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority, produced from the grapes 
harvested on defined vineyard in the area concerne d, the yield per hectare was not been exceeded, the 
grapes of which the wine has been produced, reached the sugar content 21o NM at least, wine 
harvesting and producin g, with the exception of bottling, were carried out  in the wine region 
concerned, the wine complies with the requirements regarding to the quality laid down by the 
implementing legal regulation.  
Premium PDO 
(1) Wine with attributes of sorts – selection of grapes, selection of berries or selection of raisined berries 
was produced from the grapes, which were at least from the 30% affected by the noble rot Botrytis 
cinerea  P.  
Rezerva PDO 
(1) Wine aged at least for period of 24 months in a wooden barrel and subsequently in a bottle, whereas at 
least 12 months for red wine and 6 months for white or rosé wine in a barrel.  
Růžák, Ryšák PDO 
(1) Wine produced from the blend of grapes or grape must from white, if need be red or black grapes.  
Sur lie, Zrálo na kvasnicích, 
Krášleno na kvasnicích, Školeno na kvasnicích PDO 
(1) Wine during the production was left on lees for a period of at least six months.  
(*) No protection is claimed on the term "sekt". 
GERMANY  
Affentaler PDO 
(1) Term of origin for red quality wine and Prädikatswein of the Blauer Spätburgunder wine grape variety 
from the Altschweier, Bühl, Eisental and Neusatz territories of the town of Bühl, Bühlertal, as well as 
the Neuweier territory of the town of Baden-Baden.  
Badisch Rotgold PDO 
(1) Wine produced by blending (mixing) white wine grapes, also crushed, with red wine grapes which 
originates in the specified wine-growing zone Baden  
Classic (Klassic) 
PDO 
(1) Red wine or white quality wine made exclusively from grapes from classical wine grape varieties 
typical of the region; the must used in production has a natural minimum alcoholic strength which is at 
least 1% by volume higher than the natural minimum alcoholic strength prescribed for the wine-growing zone in which the grapes have been harvested; total alcoholic strength at least 11,5% by 
volume; residual sugar content not exceeding 15 g/l and not exceeding tw ice the total acidity content; 
indication of a single wine grape variety, indication of vintage, but no indication of taste.  
Ehrentrudis PDO 
(1) Statement of origin for quality and top-quality wine of the type of wine rosé wine from the Blauer 
Spätburgunder wine grape variety from the Tuniberg area.  
Federweisser 
PDO / PGI 
(1) Partly-fermented grape must from Germany with geographical indication or other EU States; 
geographical indications borrowing from “vin de pays” wine-growing zone; “Federweißer”: in the 
most common designation for partly-fermented grape must in view of regional diversity of 
designations.   
EN 82   EN Hock 
PDO 
(1) White table wine from the Rhine wine-growing zone and a residual sugar content in the “medium-
sweet” range; history of the term: Hock is traditionally the Anglo-American designation for Rhine 
wine, and can be traced back to the place name “Hochheim” (on the Main, Rheingau wine-growing zone).  
Liebfrau(en)milch 
PDO 
(1) Traditional name of a white German quality wine, which consists of at least 70 per cent of a blend of 
Riesling, Silvaner, Müller-Thurgau or Kerner from the region Nahe, Rheingau, Rheinhessen or Pfalz. 
Residual sugar content within the range of “medium sweet”.Almost excl usively designed for 
exportation.  
Riesling-Hochgewächs (*) 
PDO 
(1) White quality wine, exclusively produced from grapes of  the wine grape variety Riesling, the must used 
for production has shown a natural alcoholic strength which is at least 1,5% by volume higher than the 
natural minimum alcoholic strength prescribed for the specified wine-growing zone or the part of it in 
which the grapes have been harvested,  and which has achieved a quality number of at least 3,0 in the 
quality test.  
Schillerwein PDO 
(1) Wine from the specified wine-growing zone Württemb erg; quality wine pale to bright red in colour, 
produced by blending (mixing) white wine grapes, also crushed, with red wine grapes, also crushed. 
“Schillersekt b.A.” or “Schillerperlwein b.A.” permissible if Schillerwein is the basic wine.  
Weissherbst 
PDO 
(1) Quality wine produced in a specified wine-growing zone or Prädikatswein (wine with special 
attributes) which is produced from one single red wine grape variety and at least 95 per cent from light pressed must; the wine grape variety must be indi cated in connection with the Weißherbst designation 
the same in type face, size and colour; may also be used with domestic quality sparkling wine produced 
from wine which may bear the designation “Weißherbst”.  
(*) No protection is claimed on the terms "Riesling" and "Sekt". 
GREECE  
Αγρέπαυλη  
(Agrepavlis ) PDO / PGI 
(1, 3, 4, 8, 
11, 15, 16) Wines produced from grapes harvested in vineyards exploited by a holding, where there is a building 
characterised as “Agrepavlis” and the wine making is carried out within this holding.  
Αµπέλι 
(Ampeli ) PDO / PGI 
(1, 3, 4, 8, 
11, 15, 16) Wines produced exclusively from grapes harvested in vineyards exploited by a holding, and the wine 
making is carried out within this holding.  
Αµπελώνας (ες) 
(Ampelonas (-ès) ) PDO / PGI 
(1, 3, 4, 8, 
11, 15, 16) Wines produced exclusively from grapes harvested in vineyards exploited by a holding, and the wine 
making is carried out within this holding.  
Αρχοντικό  
(Archontiko ) PDO / PGI 
(1, 3, 4, 8, 
11, 15, 16) Wines produced from grapes harvested in vineyards exploited by a holding, where there is a building 
characterised as “archontiko” and the wine making is made within this holding.  
Κάβα  PGI Wines aging under controlled conditions.   
EN 83   EN (Cava ) (1, 3, 8, 11, 
15, 16) 
Από διαλεκτούς  αµπελώνες   
(Grand Cru ) PDO 
(3, 15, 16) Wines produced exclusively from gr apes of selected vineyards, with special low yields per ha.  
Ειδικά  Επιλεγ µένος 
(Grande réserve ) PDO 
(1, 3, 15, 16) Selected wines aging for a specific time, under controlled conditions.  
Κάστρο  
(Kastro ) PDO / PGI 
(1, 3, 4, 8, 
11, 15, 16) Wines produced from grapes harvested in vineyards exploited by a holding, where there is a building 
or ruins of historical Castle and the wine making is carried out in this holding.  
Κτήµα 
(Ktima ) PDO / PGI 
(1, 3, 4, 8, 
11, 15, 16) Wines produced from grapes harvested in vineyards exploited by a holding, which is located within the 
relevant viticultural protected area.  
Λιαστός  
(Liastos ) PDO / PGI 
(1, 3, 15, 16) Wines produced from grapes left in the sun or shade for partial dehydration.  
Μετόχι  
(Metochi ) PDO / PGI 
(1, 3, 4, 8, 
11, 15, 16) Wines produced from grapes harvested in vineyards exploited by a holding, which is located outside 
the monastery’s area where the holding belongs.  
Μοναστήρι  
(Monastiri ) PDO / PGI 
(1, 3, 4, 8, 
11, 15, 16) Wines produced from grapes harvested in vineyards that belong to a monastery.  
Νάµα 
(Nama ) PDO / PGI 
(1) Sweet wines used for the Holy Communion  
Νυχτέρι  
(Nychteri ) PDO 
(1) Wines of "Santorini" PDO produced exclusively in th e islands "Thira" and "Thiresia", aging in barrels 
for at least three months  
Ορεινό  κτήµα 
(Orino Ktima ) PDO / PGI 
(1, 3, 4, 8, 
11, 15, 16) Wines produced from grapes harvested in vineyards exploited by a holding, located in an altitude over 
500 m  
Ορεινός  αµπελώνας  
(Orinos Ampelonas ) PDO / PGI 
(1, 3, 4, 8, 
11, 15, 16) Wines produced exclusively from grapes grown in vineyards located in an altitude over 500 m  
Πύργος  
(Pyrgos ) PDO / PGI 
(1, 3, 4, 8, 
11, 15, 16) Wines produced from grapes harvested in vineyards exploited by a holding, where there is a building 
characterised as “Pyrgos” and the wine making is carried out within this holding  
Επιλογή  ή Επιλεγ µένος 
(Réserve ) PDO 
(1, 3, 15, 16) Selected wines aging for a particular time, under controlled conditions  
Παλαιωθείς  επιλεγ µένος 
(Vieille réserve ) PDO  
(3, 15, 16) Selected liqueur wines aging for a particular time, under controlled conditions   
EN 84   EN Βερντέα  
(Verntea ) PGI 
(1) Wine of traditional designation produced from grapes harvested in vineyards of the island of 
Zakynthos where also the wine making takes place  
Vinsanto PDO 
(1, 3, 15, 16) Wine of " Santorini" PDO produced in the complex of Santo Erini-Santorini of the islands of "Thira" 
and "Thirasia" from grapes left in the sun.  
SPAIN 
Amontillado 
PDO 
(3) Liqueur wine (Vino generoso) of "Jerez-Xérès-Sherry", "Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda", 
"Montilla-Moriles" dry PDOs, of sharp aroma, countersunk, smooth and full to paladar, of color amber or gold, with acquired alcoholic strength between 16–22º. Aged during at least two years, by the 
system of "criaderas y soleras", in oak container of maximum capacity of 1 000  l.  
PDO / PGI 
(1) Wines aged for a minimum period of twenty-four months in total, in wood container of oak of maximum 
capacity of 600  l or in bottle.  Añejo 
PDO 
(3) Liqueur wine of "Malaga" PDO aged between three to five years.  
Chacolí-Txakolina 
PDO 
(1) Wine of "Chacolí de Bizkaia-Bizkaiko Txakolina" , "Chacolí de Getaria-Getariako Txakolina" and 
"Chacolí de Álava-Arabako Txakolina" PDO elaborated fundamentally with the varieties Ondarrabi Zuri and Ondarrabi Beltza. Wine with an acquired alcoholic strength minimum of 9,5% vol (11% vol. 
for the white fermented in barrel), maximum of 0,8 mg/l of volatile acidity and maximum of 180 mg/l of 
total sulphurs (140 mg/l for the red ones)  
Clásico PDO 
(3, 16) Wines with more than 45 g/l of sweeten residual. Chile 
Cream 
PDO 
(3) Liqueur wine of "Jerez-Xérès-Sherry", "Manzan illa-Sanlúcar de Barrameda", "Montilla-Moriles", 
"Málaga" and "Condado de Huelva" with at least 60  g/l of reducing matters of color of amber to 
mahogany. Aged during at least two years, by the system of "criaderas y soleras" or by the one of "añadas", in oak container.  
Criadera PDO 
(3) Liqueur wine of "Jerez-Xérès-Sherry", "Manzan illa-Sanlúcar de Barrameda", "Montilla-Moriles", 
"Málaga" and "Condado de Huelva" which are aged by the system of "criaderas y soleras", that is 
traditional in its zone  
Criaderas y Soleras 
PDO 
(3) Liqueur wine of "Jerez-Xérès-Sherry", "Manzan illa-Sanlúcar de Barrameda", "Montilla-Moriles", 
"Málaga" and "Condado de Huelva", that uses scales of generally placed boots of oak superposed, and 
called "criaderas", in which the wine of the year gets up on the superior scale of the system and is 
crossing the different scales or “criaderas” by pa rtial and successive transferences, in the course of a 
long period, until reaching the last scale or "solera", where it concludes the aging process.  
Crianza 
PDO 
(1) Wines other than sparkling, semi-sparkling and liqueur wines, that fulfil the following conditions: 
– red wines must have a minimum period of ageing of 24 months, of which they must remain al least 6 
months in oak barrels of maximum capacity of 330 l. 
– white and rosé wines must have a minimum period of ageing of 18 months, of which they must   
EN 85   EN remain at least 6 months in oak barrels of the same maximum capacity. 
Dorado PDO 
(3) Liqueur Wines of “Rueda” and “Malaga" PDO with aging process.  
Fino 
PDO 
(3) Liqueur wine (vino generoso) of "Jerez-Xérès-Sherry" and "Manzanilla Sanlúcar de Barrameda", 
"Montilla Moriles" PDO with the following qualities: straw-coloured, dry, slightly bitter, slight and 
fragant to the palate. Aged in “flor” during at leas t two years, by the system of "criaderas y soleras", 
in oak container of maximum capacity of 1  000 l.  
Fondillón 
PDO 
(16) Wine of "Alicante" PDO, elaborated with grapes of the Monastrell variety, sobremature in stock and 
with exceptional cond itions of quality and health. In the fermentation native le avenings are used solely 
and the acquired alcoholic strength (minimum of 16% vol) shall be, in his totality, natural. Aged at 
least ten years in oak containers.  
PDO 
(1) Wines other than sparkling, semi-sparkling and liqueur that fulfil the following conditions: 
– red wines must have a minimum period of ageing of 60 months, of which they shall remain al least 
18 months in oak barrels of maximum capacity of 330 l, and in bottle the rest of this period. 
– white and rosé wines must have a minimum period of ageing of 48 months, of which they shall 
remain at least 6 in oak barrels of the same maximum capacity and in bottle the rest of this period.  Gran reserva 
PDO 
(4) The minimum period of ageing for sparkling wines of “Cava” PDO, is 30 months, from “tiraje” to 
“degüelle”.  
Lágrima PDO 
(3) Sweet wine of "Málaga" PDO in whose elaboration the must leaks after treading of grapes without 
mechanical pressure. Its ageing must be done during, at least two years, by the system of "criaderas y 
soleras" or by the one of vintage years, in oak container of maximum capacity of 1  000 l.  
PDO / PGI 
(1) Wines aged during a minimum period of eighteen months in total, in oak barrels of maximum capacity 
of 600 l or in bottle.  Noble 
PDO 
(3) Liqueur wines of "Málaga" PDO aged between two and three years.  
Oloroso 
PDO 
(3) Liqueur wine (vino generoso) of "Jerez-Xérès-Sherry" and "Manzanilla Sanlúcar de Barrameda", 
"Montilla Moriles" which possesses the following qualities: much body, plenty and velvety, aromatic, 
energetic, dry or slightly led, of similar color to the mahogany, with acquired alcoholic strength 
between 16 and 22º. It has been aged during at least two years, by the system of "criaderas y soleras", in oak container of maximum capacity of 1 000 l.  
Pajarete PDO 
(3) Sweet or semisweet wines of "Málaga" PDO aged at least two years, by the system of "criaderas y 
soleras" or by the one of "añadas", in oak container of maximum capacity of 1 000 l.  
PDO 
(3) Liqueur wine (vino generoso) of "Condado de Huelva" aged more than three years by biological aging 
process, with an acquired alcoholic strength of 15–17% vol.  
PDO 
(3) Liqueur wine of "Rueda" PDO aged at least four years, with the three last years in oak”.  Pálido 
PDO Wine of "Málaga" PDO fr om Pedro Ximenez and/or Moscatel vari eties, without addition of “arrope”   
EN 86   EN (3) (boiled must), withouth aging process. 
Palo Cortado 
PDO 
(3) Liqueur wine (vino generoso) of "Jerez-Xérès-Sherry" and "Manzanilla Sanlúcar de Barrameda", 
"Montilla Moriles" whose organoleptic characteris tics consists of the aroma of an amontillado and 
palate and colour similar to those of an oloroso, and with an acquired alcoholic strength between 16 and 22 percent. Aged in two phases: the first biological, under a film of "flor", and the second 
oxidative.  
Primero de Cosecha PDO 
(1) Wine of "Valencia" PDO harvested in the ten first days of the harvesting period and bottled inside of 
the thirty following days to finalise the same one, being obligatory to indicate in the label the harvest.  
Rancio PDO 
(1, 3) Wines that have followed a process of aging noticeably rusted, with abrupt changes of temperature in 
presence of air, or in wood package or crystal packages.  
Raya PDO 
(3) Liqueur wine (vino generoso) of "Montilla Moriles" with possesses similar characteristics to 
“Oloroso” wines but with less taste and aroma. Aged during at least two years, by the system of 
"criaderas y soleras", in oak container of maximum capacity of 1 000 l  
Reserva 
PDO 
(1) Wines other than sparkling, semi-sparkling and liqueur wines, that fulfil the following conditions: 
– red wines must have a minimum period of ageing of 36 months, of which they shall remain al least 
12 months in oak barrels of maximum capacity of 330 l, and in bottle for the rest of this period. 
– white and rosé wines must have a minimum period of ageing of 24 months, of which they shall 
remain at least six in oak barrels of the same maximum capacity and in bottle for the rest of this 
period. Chile 
Sobremadre PDO 
(1) White wines of "Vinos de Madrid" that, as a cons equence of their special elaboration, contain carbon 
dioxide gas preceding of the own fe rmentation of musts with their “m adres” (stripped and squeezed 
grape)  
Solera PDO 
(3) Liqueur wine of "Jerez-Xérès-Sherry", "Manzan illa-Sanlúcar de Barrameda", "Montilla-Moriles", 
"Málaga" and "Condado de Huelva" aged by the system of "criaderas y soleras".  
Superior PDO 
(1) Wines obtained with at least 85% of preferred varieties of the respective demarcated areas. Chile 
South Africa  
Trasañejo PDO 
(3) Liqueur wine of "Málaga" PDO aged more than five years.  
Vino Maestro 
PDO 
(3) Wine of "Málaga" PDO, that comes from a very incomplete fermentation, because before it begins the 
must is added with a 7% of wine alcohol. Thus the fermentation is very slow and it becomes paralyzed when the alcohol wealth is of 15–16º, being left about a 160–200 g/l of sugars without fermentation. 
Aged during at least two years, by the system of "criaderas y soleras" or by the one of "añadas", in oak 
container of maximum capacity of 1 000 l.  
Vendimia Inicial PDO 
(1) Wine of "Utiel–Requena" made from grapes harvested in the ten first days of the harvesting period and 
presenting an alcoholic graduation between 10 and 11,5 percent in volume, being their youth the cause 
of their special attributes, between which a slight carbon dioxide gas loosening can be included.  
Viejo PDO / PGI Wine aged thirty six months, with a rusted character noticeably due to the action of the light, oxygen,   
EN 87   EN (1) heat or of joint of these factors. 
PDO / PGI 
(3) Liqueur wine (vino generoso) of Condado de Huelva PDO, which possesses the following qualities: 
much body, plenty and velvety, aromatic, energetic, dry or slightly led, of similar color to the 
mahogany, with acquired alcoholic strength between 16 and 22º. It has been aged during at least 2 years, by the system of "criaderas y soleras", in oak container of maximum capacity of 1000 l.  
Vino de Tea PDO 
(1) Wine of the North subzone of the "La Palma" PDO aged in wood packages of Pinus canariensis 
("Tea") during a maximum time of six months. The acquired alcoholic strength is, for white wines, 
between 11–14,5% vol, for 'rosé' ones, between 1 1–13% vol and for red ones, between 12–14% vol.  
FRANCE  
Ambré 
PDO 
(3) Article 7 of Decree of 29 December 1997:  PDO 'Rivesaltes': in order to be entitled to the controlled 
designation of origin “Rivesaltes” completed with the mention “ambré”, white wines must have grown 
on the property in an oxidising environment up to 1 September of the second year following the year of 
the crop.  
Clairet  PDO 
(1) PDO “Bourgogne”, “Bordeaux”: pale red wine or rosé wine.  
Claret  PDO 
(1) PDO “Bordeaux”: expression used to designate a pale red wine   
Tuilé PDO 
(3) Article 7 of Decree of 29 December 1997:  In order to be entitled to the controlled designation of origin 
“Rivesaltes” completed with the mention “tuilé”, red wines must have grown on the property in an 
oxidising environment up to 1 September of the second year following the year of the crop.  
Vin jaune PDO 
(1) PDO "Arbois", "Côtes du Jura", "L'Etoile", "Châ teau-Châlon": wine product exclusively made with 
grape varieties layed down in the national regulation: slow fermentation, aging in oak barrel without 
topping up for a minimum duration of six years.  
Château PDO 
(1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 
7,8,9,15,16)  
Clos PDO 
(1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 
7,8,9,15,16) Historical expression related to a type of area and to a type of wine and reserved to wines coming from 
an estate which really exists or which is called exactly by this word. 
 
 
Cru artisan PDO 
(1) PDO "Médoc", "Haut-Médoc", "Margaux", "Moulis", "Listrac", "St Julien", "Pauillac", "St Estèphe" 
Expression related to the quality of a wine, to its history as well as to a type of area evoking a hierachy 
of merit between wines coming from a specific estate.  
Cru bourgeois PDO 
(1) PDO “Médoc”, “Haut-Médoc”, “Margaux”, “Moulis”, “Listrac” , “Saint-Julien”, “Pauillac”, 
“Saint-Estèphe”: Expression related to the quality of a wine, to its history as well as to a type of area 
evoking a hierachy of merit between wines coming from a specific estate .  
Cru classé, whether or not PDO PDO "Barsac", "Côtes de Provence", "Graves", "Saint-Emilion grand cru", "Médoc", "Haut-Médoc",   
EN 88   EN supplemented  by Grand, Premier 
Grand, Deuxième, Troisième, 
Quatrième, Cinquième (1) "Margaux", "Pessac-Leognan", "Saint Julien", "Pauillac", "Saint Estèphe", "Sauternes". 
Expression related to the quality of a wine, to its history as well as to a type of area evoking a hierachy 
of merit between wines coming from a specific estate. 
Edelzwicker PDO 
(1) PDO “Alsace” wines coming from one or more grape varieties as set in the specifications .  
Grand cru PDO 
(1, 4) Expression related to the quality of a wine, reserved to wines with protected designations of origin 
defined by Decree and when a collective use is made of this expression by incorporation to a 
designation of origin.  
Hors d’âge PDO 
(3) PDO 'Rivesaltes', 'Banyuls': may be used for wines having undergone a maturing of a minimum of five 
years after their elaboration.   
Passe-tout-grains PDO 
(1) PDO 'Bourgogne' coming from two grape varieties as set in the specifications.  
Premier Cru PDO 
(1) Expression related to the quality of a wine, reserved to wines with protected designations of origin 
defined by Decree and when a collective use is made of this expression by incorporation to a 
designation of origin.  
PDO 
(1) Wines whose date of marketing towards consumers is set on the third Thursday of November of the 
year of crop .  Primeur 
PGI 
(1) Wines whose date of marketing towards consumers is set on the third Thursday of October of the year 
of crop .  
Rancio PDO 
(1, 3) PDO "Grand Roussillon", "Rivesaltes", "Rasteau", "Banyuls", "Maury", "Clairette du Languedoc": 
expression related to a type of wine and to a particular method of production of wine, reserved to some 
quality wines as a result of their age and of conditions regarding the terroir.  
Sélection de grains nobles 
PDO 
(1) PDO "Alsace", "Alsace Grand Cru", "Condrieu", "Monbazillac", "Graves supérieur", "Bonnezeaux", 
"Jurançon", "Cérons", "Quarts de Chaume", "Sauternes", "Loupiac", "Côteaux du Layon", "Barsac", "Sainte Croix du Mont", "Côteaux de l’Aubance", "Cadillac": wine compulsorily élaborated from 
manually cropped vintages thr ough successive selections. Aim of seeking the overmatured vintages, 
affected by noble rot or having undergone a concentration on vine.  
PDO 
(1) PDO “Muscadet”, “Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire”, “Muscadet-Côtes de Grandlieu”, “Muscadet-
Sèvre et Maine”, “Gros Plant du Pays Nantais”: wine with particular specifications (such as yield, 
alcohol strengh) which stays on its lees up to 1 March of the year following the vintage year.  Sur lie 
PGI 
(1) IGP “Vin de pays d’Oc”, “Vin de pays des Sables du Golfe du Lion”: wine with particular 
specifications which remains less than one winter in tun or barrel and stays on its lees till bottling.  
Vendanges tardives PDO 
(1) PDO "Alsace", "Alsace Grand Cru", "Jurançon": expression related to a type of wine and to a 
particular method of production, reserved to wines coming from overmatured vintages which respect 
defined conditions of density and of alcohometric strength.  
Villages PDO 
(1) PDO “Anjou”, “Beaujolais”, “Côte de Beaune”, “Côtes de Nuits”, Côtes du Rhône”, “Côtes du 
Roussillon”, “Mâcon”: expression related to the quality of a wine, reserved to wines with a   
EN 89   EN designation of origin defined by Decree and when a collective use is made of this expression by 
incorporation to a designation of origin. 
Vin de paille 
PDO 
(1) PDO "Arbois", "Côtes du Jura", "L’Etoile", "Château-Châlon": expression related to a method of 
elaboration which consists in a selection of grapes coming from grape varieties layed down in the national regulation, pu t to dry for a minimal period of six weeks  on straw beds or on gratings or hung. 
Aging for a minimum of three years from the date of pressing including maturing under wood for a 
minimum of 18 months.  
ITALY  
Alberata or vigneti ad alberata PDO 
(1) Particular term related to the “Aversa” wine typology . It is referred to the very ancient vine breeding 
tradition from which the product is obtained.   
Amarone 
PDO 
(1) Exclusive historical term related to the production method of the "Valpolicella" wine typology. It is 
used, since antiquity, to identify the place of origin of the wine produced following a specific 
production method, using raisined grapes, which is ba sed on the total fermentation of sugars. This can 
explain the origin of the name “Amarone”. It is a quite particular and well known term that can 
identify the product by itself.  
Ambra 
PDO 
(3) Term related to the production method and to the particular amber-yellow colour, more o less deep, of 
the "Marsala" wine typology. Its particular colour originates from the long production method, which includes ageing and refinement, processes that imply significant oxide reductions of the polyphenols 
and colouring substances.  
Ambrato 
PDO 
(1, 3) The term is related to the production method and to the particular amber colouring, more or less deep, 
which is typical of the "Malvasia from Lipari" and "Vernaccia from Oristano" typology wines. The particular colour results from the long production period, included ageing and refinement, methods 
which imply significant oxide reductions of the polyphenols and colouring substances.  
Annoso PDO 
(1) Term related to "Controguerra" wine typology. It is referred to the particular production method 
which implies raisined grapes and a compulsory ageing period into wooden containers for 30 months at least, before marketing and consumption of the final product.  
Apianum PDO 
(1) Exclusive term assigned to “Fiano di Avellino” wine. It is a term having classical origin. It means 
goodness of the grapes because they are largely app reciated by the “bees” (“api” in Italian).  
Auslese PDO 
(1) See traditional term “scelto”. Exclusive term assign ed to "Caldaro" and "Caldaro Classico – Alto 
Adige" wines.  
Buttafuoco PDO 
(1, 6) Exclusive term strictly related to the particular type  of wine that originates from a sub-area of the 
“Oltrepò Pavese” wines. It is used, since long time, to describe a real particular product which, 
according to the meaning of the word, is able to give out a "particular heat".  
Cannellino PDO 
(1) Exclusive term related to a type of “Frascati” wines and to its production. It has been used for a long 
time in order to identify the type of wine above mentioned, produced by using a particular production 
process which allows to obtain a wine said "abboccato", that is a wine slightly sweet and mouth-filling.   
EN 90   EN Cerasuolo 
PDO 
(1) Traditional and historical term, strictly related to the “Cerasuolo di Vittoria" wines. It is the integral 
part of the DOCG name and it constitutes its non-geog raphical aspect. The term is related to its 
production as well as to its particular colour. The te rm is also traditionally used to describe another 
type of "Montepulciano d'Abruzzo" wines, to whom it is strictly tied up.  
Chiaretto PDO / PGI 
(1, 3, 4, 5, 6) Term connected to the production method and to the particular color of the related type of wine, 
extracted from black grapes.  
Ciaret PDO 
(1) Exclusive term connected to "Monfe rrato" wines, and related to the particular colour that the product 
has; its name traditionally means “light red”.  
Château PDO 
(1,3,4,5,6,8) Term related to the name of the wine-making unde rtaking, in case the grapes originate exclusively 
from it and the wine-making is carried out in the same undertaking.   
Classico PDO 
(1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 
8, 11, 15, 16) Term laid down in the Law no. 164/1992. It is reserved for non sparkling wines of the most ancient 
origin area to which an autonomous PDO regulation can be ascribed.   
Dunkel PDO 
(1) Term connected to the production method and to the typical dark colour of the corresponding typology 
of “Trentino” wines.  
Fine PDO 
(3) Term strictly connected to one of the "Marsala" typologies. It refers to the specific production method 
which implies a minimum ageing period of one year, 8 months at least of which inside wooden casks, at least.  
Fior d’Arancio 
PDO 
(1, 6) Term connected to the two “Colli Euganei" typologies: sparkling and “passito” wines (i.e. extracted 
from raisined grapes). It refers to the production me thod and to the typical aromatic characteristics of 
the product, which is extracted from Muscat variety grapes produced through a careful production method.  
Flétri PDO 
(1) Term connected to specific wine "Valle d'Aosta or Vallée d'Aoste" DOC typologies. It refers to the 
production method and to the typical product characteristics, which are the result of a careful 
production method of partially dried grapes.  
Garibaldi Dolce ( or GD) 
PDO 
(3) Exclusive historical term connected to a specific "Marsala” Superior DOC typology. At the beginning, 
the term was used in honour of Garibaldi who tasted this wine when landed in Marsala. He 
appreciated it for its characteristics due to the particular production process which implies a minimum 
ageing period of two years, at least, in wooden casks.   
Governo all’uso toscano 
PDO / PGI 
(1) Initially, the term was tied up to "Chianti" and "Chianti Classico" PDO wines. Afterward its use was 
extended to “Colli della Toscana Centrale” PGI wine which is produced in the same production area. 
It refers to the particular production process used in Tuscany, which implies the addition of dried 
grapes to the wine, at the end of the winter, dried grapes which raise an additional fermentation.  
Gutturnio PDO 
(1, 8) Exclusive historical term connected to a type of wine which originates from a sub-area of the "Colli 
Piacentini" wines. It refers to the production method of the above red wine, a very typical wine of a 
high quality level. In fact it was served in sil ver goblets of Roman origin, called "Gutturnium".  
Italia Particolare ( or IP) PDO Exclusive historical term connected to "Marsala fine" wines. Originally "Marsala" was exclusively   
EN 91   EN (3) produced for the national market. 
Klassisch / Klassisches 
Ursprungsgebiet PDO 
(1) Traditional area of production of “Caldaro” "Alto Adige" (with designation Santa Maddalena and 
"Terlano"). 
(See definition of “Classico”).  
Kretzer DOP 
(V) Term referred to the production method and to the typical rosé colour. 
The term is used for the corresponding "Alto Adige", "Trentino" and "Teroldego rotaliano" wines 
typologies.  
Lacrima PDO 
(1) Term strictly connected to the name "Lacrima di Mo rro d'Alba" wine, the integral part of the name of 
this wine. It refers to the particular production method whose slight grapes pressing leads to a product of high quality level.  
Lacryma Christi 
PDO 
(1, 3) Exclusive historical term strictly related to "Ves uvio" wines. It was traditionally connected to some 
typologies of the above mentioned wines (both normal and liqueur/sparkling), which are produced 
through a particular production method implying a s lightly grapes pressing that leads to a product of 
high quality level which ow ns religious connotations.  
Lambiccato PDO 
(1) Exclusive term related to one of "Castel San Lorenzo" wine typologies. It refers to the product type and 
to the particular production method, which employs Muscat grapes and which implies grapes maceration in controlled temperature inside spec ified containers, traditionally called "Lambicchi".  
London Particolar ( or LP or 
Inghilterra) 
PDO 
(3) Exclusive historical term related to "Marsala Superiore" wine typology. It is a term, or initials, 
traditionally used to describe a product intended for the English market. The use of the English 
language is traditional too, and it is stated by the product specification and by the rules fixed for “Marsala" wines. In fact, it is a common knowledge that the importance and reputation of this 
denomination as a liqueur wine is due to the to the activity of both producers and English dealers who, 
since 1773, discovered Marsala, produced and marketed this extraordinary wine, allowing a vast knowledge all the world round, especially in England.  
Occhio di Pernice 
PDO 
(1) Term related to some “Vin Santo” wine typologies It refers to the production method and to the 
particular colour. In fact, the particular production method, based on utilisation of red grapes, allows 
the production of a very typical product with an extraordinary colour whose range goes from vivid to pale pink. It is a detail of the “Pernice” eyes colour, the bird from which the wine gets its name.  
Oro PDO 
(3) Term related to the specific "Marsala" wines. It refers to the particular colour and to the production 
method that implies the prohibition to use cooked must. This allows to obtain a product of particular 
value with a golden color, more or less vivid.  
Passito or Vino passito or Vino 
Passito Liquoroso PDO / PGI 
(1, 3, 11, 15, 
16) Term referred to the product type and to the corresponding production method. The terms “passito” or 
“vino passito”, and “vino passito liquoroso” are rese rved for normal or liqueur wines, obtained from 
the fermentation of grapes through natural drying or in conditioned place according to the product specifications provisions. Law no. 82/2006 extended this term to overripe grapes wines.  
Ramie PDO 
(1) Exclusive term connected to one of the “Pinerolese" wine typologies. It refers to the product type and 
to the corresponding production method, based on partially dried grapes.   
EN 92   EN Rebola PDO 
(3) Exclusive term connected to one of "Colli di Rimini" wine typologies. It refers to the production 
method and to the product type, whose colour range goes from golden to amber and it is obtained from 
partially dried grapes.  
Recioto 
PDO 
(1, 4, 5) Historical-traditional term closely connected to the name of three wines with designation of origin, 
produced in Veneto: PDO "Valpolicella", "Gambe llara" and "Recioto di Soave", designations 
belonging thus to production areas very near among them and having similar traditions, especially in 
the provinces of Verona and Vicenza. The origin of the name dates from the fifth century. At that time the bucolic writers defined as particularly valuable and renowned this wine whose production was 
limited to the province of Verona and whose name was originated from “Retia”, the mountain-hilly 
region that in ancient times extended across th e veronese-trentino area until the comasco-valtellinese 
borders. Such term has been thus used since old times and it is still used to designate wines obtained 
thanks to the particular production method which implies grapes drying.  
Riserva 
PDO 
(1, 3, 4, 5, 
15, 16) Wines submitted to a certain ageing period, at least two years for red wines and one year for white 
wines, with further ageing in barrels, specifically established by the product specification. In addition 
to the ordinary modalities, the product specification must establish the obligation of the vintage year 
on the label as well as the rules for its maintaining in case of mixture of wines having different vintage years. The PDO of sparkling and liqueur wines typologies can use this term in accordance with the 
conditions established by the corresponding product specification and in accordance with the 
community law.  
PDO 
(1) Term connected to the PDO "Cantavenna". It is referred to the whole process and to the particular 
colour. The term “Rubino” is moreover connected to the specific typology of the DOC wine 
"Teroldego Rotaliano", "Trentino" and "Garda Colli Mantovani", and it is referred to the particular 
colour which the product assumes.   Rubino 
PDO 
(3) Term connected to the specific “Marsala" wine typol ogy. It is referred to the particular process 
which implies the prohibition to use cooked must. Moreover, this wine has a particular ruby-red 
colour which, after ageing, gains amber-coloured reflex.  
Sangue di Giuda 
PDO 
(1, 3) Exclusive historical traditional term connected to a wine typology produced in the Oltrepò Pavese 
territory. It has been used for a long time to designate a very distinguishing red-coloured product, sweet, sparkling or exuberant, palatable, i.e. it is so mellow indeed that the more you drink the more 
it can cheat you, as the famous apostle!!  
Scelto PDO 
(1) Term connected to “Caldaro", "Caldaro Classico - A lto Adige" and "Colli del Trasimeno" wines. It is 
referred to the specific product and to the corresponding production method, starting from the grapes 
choice (that is why we call it “chosen!”)  
Sciacchetrà PDO 
(1) Historical-traditional term closely connected to the "Cinque Terre". It is referred to the method used 
for obtaining the product, included grapes pressing and storage. In fact, the word exactly means “press and keep intact”, a methodology  used for high quality products.  
Sciac-trà PDO 
(1) Ditto as above (Schiacchetrà). In this case the difference can be ascribed to the term given to a 
specific typology.   
EN 93   EN Spätlese PDO / PGI 
(1, 3, 15, 16) See term “Late grape harvest” used in the autonomous province of Bolzano.  
Soleras 
PDO 
(3) Term connected to a specific liqueur wine typology ca lled "Marsala". It is referred to the product and 
to the specific production method which implies a minimum ageing period of five years at least in wooden barrels. Enrichment of cooked must or concentrated must is prohibited. The result is a pure, 
natural product which does not c ontain additional elements, not eve n those having wine origin except 
alcohol, of course, cause it is a liqueur wine.  
Stravecchio PDO 
(3) Term exclusively connected to the unique "Virgin" and/or "Soleras" typology of “Marsala”. It is 
referred to the particular production method which implies a minimum ageing period of 10 years at 
least in wooden barrels.  
Strohwein 
PDO / PGI 
(1, 3, 11, 15, 
16) See traditional term “Passito”. 
It exactly means “wine from straw”. 
It referrs to the specific wine produced in the province of Bolzano and co rresponds to a production 
method which implies grapes dried, after harvestin g, over straw trellis according to the drying 
method established by the various product specifications.  
Superiore PDO 
(1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 
8, 15, 16) Wines having higher quality characteristics and whose production rules regulations are much stricter 
than others. In fact, the product specifications establish the following differences: 
(a) a minimum grapes natural alcoholic strength greater than 0,5° vol, at least; (b) a total consumption alcoholic strength  greater than 0,5° vol, at least;  
Superiore Old Marsala 
PDO 
(3) Term related to "Marsala Superiore" typology. It  is referred to the specific product and to the 
particular production method which implies a minimum ageing period of two years, at least, in 
wooden barrels. It is a name which contains, moreover, an English term, traditional for a liqueur wine and ratified by both the product specification and by the law related to Marsala wines. The 
importance and prestige of this denomination is due to the activity of both producers and English 
dealers who, since 1773, discovered, produced and marketed this particular wine, allowing a vast knowledge all the world round, especially in England.  
Torchiato PDO 
(1) Exclusive term connected to "Colli di Conegliano – Torchiato di Fregona" wines. It refers to the 
particular characteristics of the product which is obtained thanks to a thorough production method 
which implies a soft press of the grapes themselves.  
Torcolato  
PDO 
(1) Exclusive term related to a specific wine typology called "Breganze".  
It refers to the particular characteristics of the product which is obtained through a careful 
production method which implies the use of partially dried grapes. Grapes, once harvested, were 
hung up to trellis which were consequently weaved  and eventually re-hung-up. In this way grapes 
were submitted to the drying process.  
Vecchio PDO 
(1, 3) Term related to "Rosso Barletta", "Aglianico del Vuture", "Marsala" and "Falerno del Massico" 
wines. It refers to the conditions of ageing and to the subsequent ageing and refinement of the product.   
Vendemmia Tardiva PDO / PGI Term related to the particular typology of the pr oduct which implies a late grape harvest. The   
EN 94   EN (1, 3, 15, 16) following ageing status of the grapes on the plant itself and the related grapes drying, in the various 
environmental and weather conditions, yield an extraordinary product with particular regard to 
sugar content and aroma. The result is a very extraordinary wine. These wines are also qualified as dessert wines or “meditation” wines.  
Verdolino PDO / PGI 
(1) Term related to the production method and  to the particular green colour.   
Vergine 
PDO 
(1, 3) Term related to the "Marsala" wines. It refers to the specific product and to the particular production 
method which implies a minimum ageing period of five years at least, in wooden barrels, as well as the prohibition on the addition of cooked or concentrated must. That means that the product is pure, 
natural, without additional components,  not even those of vine origin , except the alcoholic tax which 
is endemic for a liqueur wine. 
Such a term is, moreover, related to "Bianco Verg ine Valdichiana" wines. It is related to the 
traditional production method which implies a fermentation without peel which yields pure and natural the final product.  
Vermiglio PDO 
(1) It is related to Colli dell’Etruria Centrale" wines. It refers both to the particular quality 
characteristics and to the particular colour.  
Vino Fiore PDO 
(1) Term related to the particular production method of some white and rosé wines. Method which 
implies a light grape pressing so that the result is a particular delicate taste able to arouse the best side of the wine, i.e. the “flower”   
Vino Novello or Novello  PDO / PGI 
(1, 8) The term is related to the particular production method and to the production period which, for 
marketing and consumption, is fixed on 6 November of every grape harvest year.  
Vin Santo or Vino Santo or Vinsanto 
PDO 
(1) Historical-traditional term related to some wines produced in regions Toscana, Marche, Umbria, 
Emilia Romagna, Veneto and Trentino Alto Adige. It refers to the particular wine typology and to the corresponding and complex production method 
which implies storage and wine grapes drying in suitable and aerated places for a long ageing period 
into traditional wooden containers. With regard to the origin of the term, numerous hypothesis have been formulated, most of them are 
connected to the Middle Age. The most reliable is strictly connected to the religious value of wine. 
This wine was considered quite extraordinary and boasted miraculous virtues. It was commonly used when celebrating the Saint Mass and this can explain the term “Saint wine” 
(vinsanto). 
The term is still in use and it is mentioned in deta il in the PDO’ specifications, a typology which is 
largely known and appreciated all over the world.  
Vivace PDO / PGI 
(1, 8) Term related to the production method and to the corresponding product obtained. This wine owns a 
fizz, because of the carbon dioxide contained an d which is the result of an exclusive and natural 
fermentation process.   
EN 95   EN CYPRUS 
Αµπελώνας  (-ες) 
(Ampelonas (-es)) 
(Vineyard(-s))  PDO / PGI 
(1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 
15, 16) Wine made from grapes harvested in vineyards of at least 1  hectare, belonging to an agricultural 
holding. The winemaking is entirely carried out on the holding within the district area. 
WPC – Board act 6/2006 
(EC382/2007, L95, 5.4.2007)  
Κτήµα 
(Ktima) 
(Domain)  PDO / PGI 
(1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 
15, 16)  Wine made from grapes harvested in vineyards of at least 1 hectare, belonging to an agricultural 
holding. The winemaking is entirely carried out on the holding. 
WPC – Board act 6/2006 
(EC382/2007, L95, 5.4.2007)   
Μοναστήρι  
(Monastiri) 
(Monastery)  PDO / PGI 
(1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 
15, 16)   
Μονή  
(Moni) 
(Monastery)  PDO / PGI 
(1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 
15, 16)  Wine made from grapes harvested in vineyards of at least 1  hectare, belonging to an agricultural 
holding. In the same agricultural area there is a monastery. The winemaking  is entirely carried out 
on that holding. 
WPC – Board act 6/2006 
(EC382/2007, L95, 5.4.2007)  
LUXEMBOURG 
Château PDO 
(1) Term related to the name of the holding provided the grapesoriginate exclusively from it and the wine-
making is carried out by this holding.  
 
 Grand premier cru 
Premier cru 
Vin classé 
PDO 
(1) Wines allowed to the national seal “Marque nationa le” can also carry one of  the additional quality 
designations: ”Vin classé”, “Premier cru” or “Grand premier cru”, which have been used since 1959. 
These designations are awarded the individual wine after tasting by an official committee, which rates 
the wines on a 20-point scale: 
– wines that score less than 12 points are denied an official classification and may not display the 
“Marque nationale – appellation contrôlée”, 
– wines that score a minimum of 12,0 points are officially recognised as “Marque nationale – 
appellation contrôlée”, 
– wines that score a minimum of 14,0 points are allowed the designation ”Vin classé” in addition to 
“Marque nationale – appellation contrôlée, 
– wines that score a minimum of 16,0 points are allowed the designation “Premier cru” in addition to 
“Marque nationale – appellation contrôlée”, 
– wines that score a minimum of 18,0 points are allowed the designation “Grand premier cru” in 
addition to “Marque nationale – appellation contrôlée”.   
Vendanges tardives 
PDO 
(1) Designates a late harvest wine produced from only one of the varieties Auxerrois, Pinot blanc, Pinot gris, Riesling or Gewürztraminer. The grapes shall be harvested manually and the natural alcoholic 
strength by volume for Riesling is laid down to a minimum of 95 degrees Oechsle and 105 degrees Oechsle for the other varieties.   
EN 96   EN (Government regulation of 8 January 2001) 
Vin de glace 
PDO 
(1) Designates an ice wine made from grapes harvested manually in a frozen state at temperatures of less 
than or equal to –7°C. Only the grapes of the varieties Pinot blanc, Pinot gris and Riesling may be 
used for the vinification and the must shall have a minimum of natural alcoholic strength by volume of 120 degrees Oechsle. 
(Government regulation of 8 January 2001)  
Vin de paille 
PDO 
(1) Designates a straw wine made from grapes of one of the varieties Auxerrois, Pinot blanc, Pinot gris or 
Gewürztraminer. The grapes shall be harvested manually and spread out on mats of straw for drying during at least two months. The straw may be replaced by modern racks. The grapes shall have a 
minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume of 130 degrees Oechsle. 
(Government regulation of 8 January 2001)  
HUNGARY 
Aszú (3)(4)(5)(6) puttonyos PDO 
(1)  
Aszúeszencia PDO 
(1) Wine made by pouring new wine, must or new wine  in fermentation onto botritysed (aszú) berries, aged 
for at least three years (two year in  barrel). The levels of sugar and su gar free content are also set. It 
can only be used with the PDO 'Tokaji.  
Bikavér PDO 
(1) Red wine from three varieties at least, aged in wooden cask for 12 months at least, further 
specifications can be set by local regulations. It ca n only be produced in Eger (PDOs: 'Egri Bikavér', 
'Egri Bikavér Superior') or in Szekszárd (PDO: 'Szekszárdi Bikavér').  
Eszencia PDO 
(1) The juice of botritysed (aszú) berries which runs off naturally from the vats in which they are collected 
during harvesting. Residual sugar content: 450 g/l at least. Sugar free extract: 50 g/l at least. It can 
only be used with the PDO 'Tokaji'.  
Fordítás PDO 
(1) Wine made by pouring wine onto pressed aszú pulp of the same vintage, aged for at least two years 
(one year in barrel). It can only be used with the PDO 'Tokaji  
Máslás PDO 
(1) Wine made by pouring wine onto lees of Tokaji Aszú wine of the same vintage, aged for at least two 
years (one year in barrel).  
Késői szüretelés ű bor PDO / PGI 
(1) Late harvest. The sugar content of the must is at least 204,5 g/l  
Válogatott szüretelés ű bor PDO / PGI 
(1) Wine made of selected berries. The sugar content of the must at least 204,5 g/l  
Muzeális bor PDO / PGI 
(1) Wine aged in bottle at least for five years.  
Siller PDO / PGI 
(1) Red wine with very bright colour due to short maceration time  
Szamorodni PDO 
(1) Wine made of both botrytised (aszú) and healthy berries, aged for at least two years (one year in 
barrel). The must contains at least 230,2 grams of sugar per litre.   
EN 97   EN AUSTRIA  
Ausstich PDO / PGI 
(1) Wine must be made from grapes of a single harvest year and must be labelled with information about 
the selection criteria.  
Auswahl PDO / PGI 
(1) Wine must be made from grapes of a single harvest year and must be labelled with information about 
the selection criteria.  
Bergwein PDO / PGI 
(1) Wine is made from grapes grown in terraces or steep slopes vinyards with a slope of more than 26%.  
Klassik/Classic PDO 
(1) Wine must be made from grapes of a single harvest year and must be labelled with information about 
the selection criteria.  
Heuriger PDO / PGI 
(1) Wine must be sold to the retailer until the end of December which is following the harvest of the grapes 
and must be sold to the consumer until the end of following March.  
Gemischter Satz PDO / PGI 
(1) Wine must be a mixture of different white wine varieties or red wine varieties.  
Jubiläumswein PDO / PGI 
(1) Wine must be made from grapes of a single harvest year and must be labelled with information about 
the selection criteria.  
Reserve PDO 
(1) Wine must have a minimum alcohol content of 13% vol. For red wine  the quality wine check number 
can be applied not before 1 November following the harvest year; for white wines not before 15 March 
following the harvest year.  
Schilcher PDO / PGI 
(1) Wine must be produced in the Steiermark only from grapes of the variety “Blauer Wildbacher” grown 
in the wine growing region Steirerland.  
Sturm PGI 
(1) Partly fermented grape must with a minimum alcohol content of 1% vol. Sturm must be sold between 
August and December of the harvest year and must fermentate while being sold.  
PORTUGAL  
Canteiro  PDO 
(3) The wine is fortified after fermentation and stored in cask, aged for a minimal period of two years, and 
must appear on a specific current account and cannot be bottled with less than three years. 
[Portaria nº 125/98 de 24.7.1998]   
Colheita Seleccionada  
PDO 
(1) Term reserved for wine with a geographical indi cation or designation of origin, packed in glass 
bottles, of distinctive organoleptic characteristics, an actual alcoholic strength higher by at least 1% 
vol than the legally fixed minimum, must appear on a specific current account and being mandatory 
the indication of the harvest year. 
[Portaria nº 924/2004, de 26.7.2004]    
EN 98   EN Crusted / Crusting 
PDO 
(3) Port Wine of exceptional organolep tic characteristics, red and full- bodied at the time of bottling, of 
fine aroma and taste obtained by blending of wi nes from several years in order to achieve 
complementarily of organoleptic characteristics, t hat will lead to the formation of deposit (crust) on 
the wall of the bottle where part of the stage is made and recognised by Port and Douro Wine Institute 
with entitled to use the designation. 
[Regulamento nº 36/2005, de 18.4.2005]   
Escolha  PDO 
(1) Term reserved for wine with a geographical indi cation or designation of origin, packed in glass 
bottles, of distinctive organoleptic characteristics,  and must appear on a specific current account. 
[Portaria nº 924/2004, de 26.7.2004]   
Escuro PDO 
(3) Wine with a profoundly aromatic intensity resultant of a balance of orange and brownish colors 
predominating the last, due to the oxidation of the wine coloring matter and the migration of extracted 
material from the cask. 
[Portaria nº 125/98 de 24.7.1998]   
Fino PDO 
(3) Quality and elegant wine with perfect balance in the freshness of acids, body maturity and the aroma 
body developed with ageing in the cask. 
[Portaria nº 125/98 de 24.7.1998]   
Frasqueira 
PDO 
(3) Wine where the designation is associated with the ha rvest year, and the product must be obtained from 
traditional varieties with a minimum of 20 years of ageing, presenting distinctive quality and must appear on a specific current account, before and after bottling. 
[Portaria nº 125/98 de 24.7.1998]
  
Garrafeira 
PDO / PGI 
(1, 3) 1. Term reserved for wine with a geographical indication or designation of origin, associated with the 
harvest year, with distinctive organoleptic characteristics, being, for the red wine, a minimum ageing of 30 months, of which at least 12 months in glass bottles and, for white or rosé, a minimum ageing of 
12 months, of which at least six months in glass bottles and must appear on a specific current  account. 
[Portaria nº 924/2004, de 26.7.2004] 2. Port Wine that, after a stage in wood casks, is  packed in glass containers for a minimum period of 
eight years, after which it will be bottled. 
[Regulamento nº 36/2005, de 18.4.2005]
  
Lágrima PDO 
(3) Port Wine whose degree of sweetness must correspond to a density of 1034 to 1084 at 20º C. 
[Decreto-Lei nº 166/86, de 26.6.1986]  
Leve 
PDO 
(1, 3) 1. Term reserved for the Estremadura Regional Wine that has the minimum natural alcoholic strength 
required for the wine growing zone in question, an actual alcoholic strength maximum of 10% vol, a 
fixed acidity expressed in terms of tartaric acid, equal to, or higher than 4,5 g/l, a maximum pressure 
of 1 bar and the remaining analytical parameters being in agreement with the values defined for table 
wine in general. [Portaria nº 1066/2003, de 26.9.2003] 
2. Term reserved for the Ribatejano Regional Wine that has a minimum natural alcohol strength 
required for the wine growing zone in question, an actual alcoholic strength maximum of 10,5% vol, a   
EN 99   EN fixed acidity expressed in terms of tartaric acid, equa l to, or higher than 4 g/l, a maximum pressure of 
1 bar and the remaining analytical parameters being in agreement with the values defined for table 
wine in general. [Portaria nº 424/2001, de 19.4.2001] 
Nobre PDO 
(1) Term reserved to designation of origin Dão that meets the conditions set out in the statute of the 
Region of Dão Wine. 
[Decreto-Lei nº 376/93, de 5.11.1993]  
Reserva 
PDO 
(1, 3, 4) 1. Term reserved for wine with a geographical i ndication and desig nation of origin, packed in glass 
bottles, associated with the harvest year, of distinctive organoleptic characteristics, an actual alcoholic 
strength higher than the minimum legally fixed by at least 0,5% vol, must appear on a specific current 
account. 
2. Term reserved for quality sparkling wine, sparkling wine with a geographical indication and 
designation of origin, having between 12 and 24 months of bottling before the racking method, disgorging or wine lees removal. 
3. Term reserved for liqueur wine with a geographical indication and designation of origin, packed in 
glass bottles, associated with the harvest year, which can not be marketed with less than three years, must appear on a specific current account. 
[Portaria nº 924/2004, de 26.7.2004] 
4. Port Wine with distinctive organoleptic characteristics, displaying aroma and flavour complexity, obtained by the blending of wines of various degrees of stage, giving it specific organoleptic 
characteristics. 
[Regulamento nº 36/2005, de 18.4.2005]  
Velha reserva (ou grande reserva) 
PDO 
(1, 3) Term reserved for quality sparkling wine, sparkling wine with a geographical indication and 
designation of origin, having more than 36 months of bottling before the racking method, disgorging or 
wine lees removal. 
[Portaria nº 924/2004, de 26.7.2004]  
Ruby PDO 
(3) Port Wine that appears red or full red coloured. Are wines in which the winemaker looks to restrain 
the evolution of their deep red colour and maintain the fruit and strength of a young wine. 
[Regulamento nº 36/2005, de 18.4.2005]  
Solera 
PDO 
(3) Wine associated with a harvest date which is the basis of the lot, taking up each year for bottling an 
amount not exceeding 10% of the st ock, quantity which is replaced  by another quality wine. The 
maximum of allowed additions is 10, after which all the wine then existing could be bottled at once. 
[Portaria nº 125/98 de 24.7.1998]  
Super reserva 
PDO 
(4) Term reserved for quality sparkling wine, sparkling wine with a geographical indication and 
designation of origin having between 24 and 36 months of bottling before the racking method, 
disgorging or wine lees removal. 
[Portaria nº 924/2004, de 26.7.2004]  
Superior PDO 1. Term reserved for wine with a geographical i ndication and designation of origin packed in glass   
EN 100   EN (1, 3) bottles, of distinctive organoleptic characteristic s, an actual alcoholic strength higher than the legally 
fixed minimum by, at least 1% vol, and mu st appear on a specific current account. 
2. Term reserved for liqueur wine with geographical indication and designation of origin, packed in 
glass bottles, cannot be marketed with less than five years, must appear on specific current  account. 
[Portaria nº 924/2004, de 26.7.2004] 
Tawny 
PDO 
(3) Red Port Wine having staged in wood for a minimum of seven years. Are obtained from lots of different 
wines that have aged for different lengths of time in casks or in vats. With age, the colour of the wines slowly develops into tawny, medium tawny or light tawny, with a bouqu et of dried fruits and wood; the 
older the wine, the stronger these aromas. 
[Regulamento nº 36/2005, de 18.4.2005]  
Vintage, whehter or not 
supplemented by  Late Bottle (LBV) 
or Character PDO 
(3) Port Wine with high quality organoleptic characteri stics, from a single harvest, red and full-bodied at 
the time of approval, fine aroma and taste, recognised by Port and Douro Wine Institute with entitled 
to use the designation. The adoption of the name 'Late Bottled Vintage "or" LBV "starts in the fourth year following the year of harvest, and the last bottling can be made until 31 December of the sixth 
year following the year of their harvest. 
[Regulamento nº 36/2005, de 18.4.2005]  
Vintage 
PDO 
(3) Port Wine with exceptional organoleptic characteristic s, from a single harvest, red and full-bodied at 
the time of approval, very fine ar oma and taste, recognised by Po rt 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]  
ROMANIA  
Rezervặ PDO / PGI 
(1) Wine matured at least 6 month in oak vessel and aged in bottle at least six months.  
Vin de vinotec ặ PDO 
(1, 15, 16) Wine matured at least one year in oak vessel and aged in bottle at least four years.  
SLOVAKIA  
Mladé víno PDO 
(1) Wine has to be bottled before the end of the calendar year, which was the year of harvesting the grapes 
used for production of the wine. Putting wine into circulation is allowed from the first Monday in 
November in the same vintage year.  
Archívne víno PDO 
(1) Wine has matured at least three years after harvesting the grapes used for producing the wine.  
Panenská úroda PDO Grapes used for production were from the first harvest of a vineyard. The first harvest is to be the one   
EN 101   EN (1) from the third year, forth at latest, after planting. 
SLOVENIA  
Mlado vino PGI / PGO 
(1) Wine which can be put on a market not before 30 days after harvest and only until 31 January.  
Explanatory notes : 
(*) PDO (protected designation of origin) or  PGI (protected geographical indication), supplemented by the reference to the cate gories of grapevine products as 
referred to in Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008. 
(**) Words in italics are only for informa tion or explanatory purposes, or both and ar e not subject to the provisions of Articl e 3 of this Regulation. Since they are 
indicative, in no circumstances are they substitu table for the relevant national legislations.   
EN 102   EN ANNEX XIII 
Terms referring to a holding 
Member States 
or third 
countries Terms 
Austria Burg, Domäne, Eigenbau, Familie, Gutswein, Güterverwaltung, Hof, Hofgut, Kloster, 
Landgut, Schloss, Stadtgut, Stift, Weinbau,  Weingut, Weingärtner, Winzer, Winzermeister  
Czech Republic Sklep, vina řský dům, vinařství 
Germany Burg, Domäne, Kloster, Schloss, Stif t, Weinbau, Weingärtner, Weingut, Winzer 
France Abbaye, Bastide, Campagne, Chapelle, Ch âteau, Clos, Commanderie, Cru, Domaine, Mas, 
Manoir, Mont, Monastère, Monopole, Moulin, Prieuré, Tour 
Greece Αγρέπαυλη  (Agrepavlis ), Αµπελι (Ampeli ), Aµπελώνας(-ες) (Ampelonas-(es)),  Αρχοντικό  
(Archontiko), Κάστρο  (Kastro), Κτήµα (Κtima), Μετόχι  (Metochi ), Μοναστήρι  
(Monastiri ), Ορεινό  Κτήµα (Orino Ktima ), Πύργος  (Pyrgos ) 
Italy abbadia, abtei, ansitz, burg, castello, kloster, rocca, schlofl,  stift, torre, villa 
Cyprus Αµπελώνας  (-ες) (Ampelonas (-es ), Κτήµα (Ktima ), Μοναστήρι  (Monastiri ), Μονή  (Moni ) 
Portugal Casa, Herdade, Paço, Palácio, Quinta, Solar 
Slovakia Kaštie ľ, Kúria, Pivnica, Vinárstvo, Usadlos ť 
Slovenia Klet, Kmetija, Posestvo, Vinska klet 
  
EN 103   EN ANNEX XIV 
Indication of the sugar content 
Terms Conditions of use 
PART A 
List of terms to be used for sparkling wine, aerated sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine or 
quality aromatic sparkling wine 
brut nature, naturherb, bruto natural, pas dosé, dosage 
zéro, nat ūralusis briutas, īsts bruts, p řírodně tvrdé, 
popolnoma suho, dosaggio zero, брют  натюр , brut 
natur If its sugar content is less than 3 grams per litre; these 
terms may be used only for products to which no sugar has been added after the secondary fermentation. 
extra brut, extra herb, ekstra briutas, ekstra brut, ekstra bruts, zvlášt ě tvrdé, extra bruto, izredno suho, ekstra 
wytrawne, екстра  брют  If its sugar content is between 0 and 6 grams per litre. 
brut, herb, briutas, bruts, tvrdé, bruto, zelo suho, 
bardzo wytrawne, брют  If its sugar content is less than 12 grams per litre. 
extra dry, extra trocken, extr a seco, labai sausas, ekstra 
kuiv, ekstra sausais, különlegesen száraz, wytrawne, suho, zvlášt ě suché, extra suché, екстра  сухо , extra 
sec, ekstra tør If its sugar content is between 12 and 17 grams per 
litre. 
sec, trocken, secco, asciutto, dry, tør, ξηρός , seco, torr, 
kuiva, sausas, kuiv, sausais, száraz, pó łwytrawne, 
polsuho, suché, сухо  If its sugar content is between 17 and 32 grams per 
litre. 
demi-sec, halbtrocken, abboccato, medium dry, 
halvtør, ηµίξηρος , semi seco, meio seco, halvtorr, 
puolikuiva, pusiau sausas, poolkuiv, pussausais, 
félszáraz, pó łsłodkie, polsladko, polosuché, 
polosladké, полусухо  If its sugar content is between 32 and 50 grams per 
litre. 
doux, mild, dolce, sweet, sød, γλυκός , dulce, doce, söt, 
makea, saldus, magus, édes, ħelu, słodkie, sladko, 
sladké, сладко , dulce, saldais If its sugar content is greater than 50 grams per litre. 
PART B 
List of terms to be us ed for other products t han those listed in Part A 
сухо , seco, suché, tør, trocken, kuiv, ξηρός , dry, sec, 
secco, asciuttto, sausais,  sausas, száraz, droog, 
wytrawne, seco, sec, suho, kuiva If its sugar content does not exceed: 
– 4 grams per litre, or 
– 9 grams per litre, provided that the total acidity 
expressed as grams of tartaric acid per litre is not 
more than 2 grams below the residual sugar content. 
полусухо , semiseco, polosuché, halvtør, halbtrocken, 
poolkuiv, ηµίξηρος , medium dry, demi-sec, abboccato, 
pussausais, pusiau sausas, félszáraz, halfdroog, półwytrawne, meio seco, adamado, demisec, polsuho, 
puolikuiva, halvtorrt If its sugar content exceeds the maximum set at above 
but not exceeds: 
– 12 grams per litre, or 
– 18 grams per litre, provided that the total acidity 
expressed as grams of tartaric acid per litre is not more than 10 grams below the residual sugar 
content. 
полусладко , semidulce, polosladké, halvsød, lieblich, 
poolmagus, ηµίγλυκος , medium, medium sweet, 
moelleux, amabile, pussaldais,  pusiau saldus, félédes, 
halfzoet, pó łsłodkie, meio doce, demidulce, polsladko, If its sugar content is higher than the maximum set at 
above but not more than 45 grams per litre.  
EN 104   EN puolimakea, halvsött 
сладко , dulce, sladké, sød, süss, magus, γλυκός , sweet, 
doux, dolce, saldais, saldus, édes, ħelu, zoet, s łodkie, 
doce, dulce, sladko, makea, sött. If its sugar content is of at least 45 grams per litre.  
EN 105   EN ANNEX XV 
LIST OF VINE VARIETIES AND TH EIR SYNONYMS THAT MAY APPEAR  
ON THE LABELLING OF WINES 
PART A: List of vine varieties and their synonyms that may appear on the labelling of 
wines in accordance with Article 62(3) 
 Name of a 
protected 
designation of 
origin or 
geographical 
indication Variety name or its 
synonyms  Countries that may use the variety name or one 
of its synonyms (1) 
 
1 Alba (IT) Albarossa Italy ° 
2 Alicante Bouschet Greece °, Italy °, Portugal °, Algeria °, Tunisia °, 
United States °, Cyprus °, South Africa 
N.B.: The name “Alicante” may not be used on its 
own to designate wine.  
3 Alicante Branco  Portugal ° 
4 Alicante Henri Bouschet  France °, Serbia and Montenegro  (6) 
5 Alicante  Italy ° 
6 Alicante (ES) 
Alikant Buse Serbia and Montenegro ( 4) 
7 Avola (IT) Nero d'Avola Italy 
8 Bohotin (RO) Busuioac ă de Bohotin  Romania  
9 Borba (PT) Borba  Spain ° 
10 Blauburgunder Former  Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (13- 20-
30), Austria ( 18-20), Canada (20-30), Chile (20-30), 
Italy (20-30) 
11 Blauer Burgunder  Austria (10-13), Serbia and Montenegro ( 17-30), 
Switzerland 
12 Blauer Frühburgunder  Germany (24) 
13 Blauer Spätburgunder  Germany (30), Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia(10- 20-30), Austria (10- 11), Bulgaria 
(30), Canada (10-30), Chile (10-30), Romania (30), Italy (10-30) 
14 Burgund Mare Romania  (35, 27, 39, 41)  
15 Burgundac beli Serbia and Montenegro  (34)  
16 Burgundac Crni  Croatia°  
17 Burgundac crni Serbia and Montenegro  (11-30)  
18 Burgundac sivi Croatia°, Serbia and Montenegro ° 
19 Burgundec bel Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ° 
20 Burgundec crn Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia  (10-13-
30) 
21 Burgundec siv Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ° 
22 Early Burgundy United States ° 
23 Fehér Burgundi, Burgundi  Hungary (31)  
24 Frühburgunder  Germany ( 12), Netherlands ° 
25 Grauburgunder  Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary°, Romania (26)  
26 Grauer Burgunder  Canada, Romania (25), Germany, Austria 
27 Grossburgunder  Romania (37, 14, 40, 42)  
28 Kisburgundi kék  Hungary (30)  
29 Nagyburgundi Hungary°  
30 Bourgogne (FR) 
Spätburgunder  Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (10-13-
20), Serbia and Montenegro (11- 17), Bulgaria (13), 
Canada (10-13), Chile, Hungary (29), Moldavia°,  
EN 106   EN Romania (13), Italy (10-13), United Kingdom , 
Germany ( 13) 
31 Weißburgunder  South Africa (33), Canada, Chile (32), Hungary 
(23), Germany ( 32, 33), Austria ( 32), United 
Kingdom°, Italy  
32 Weißer Burgunder Germany (31, 33), Austria (31), Chile (31), 
Switzerland° , Slovenia, Italy  
33 Weissburgunder South Africa (31), Germany (31, 32), United 
Kingdom, Italy  
34 Weisser Burgunder  Serbia and Montenegro ( 15) 
35 Calabria (IT) Calabrese Italy 
36 Cotnari (RO) Grasă de Cotnari  Romania  
37 Blaufränkisch  Czech Republic ( 39), Austria°, Germany, Slovenia 
(Modra frankinja , Frankinja), Hungary, Romania 
(14, 27, 39, 41) 
38 Frâncuşă Romania  
39 Frankovka  Czech Republic (37), Slovakia ( 40), Romania ( 14, 
27, 38, 41) 
40 Frankovka modrá  Slovakia (39) 
41 Franken (DE) 
Kékfrankos Hungary, Romania (37, 14, 27, 39)  
42 Friuli (IT) Friulano Italy 
43 Graciosa Graciosa Portugal ° 
44 Мелник  
Melnik  Мелник  
Melnik  Bulgaria 
45 Cabernet Moravia Czech Republic° 
46 Moravia dulce Spain° 
47 Moravia agria Spain° 
48 Moravské (CZ) 
Muškat moravský Czech Republic° , Slovakia 
49 Odobe şti (RO) Galbenă de Odobe şti Romania 
50 Porto (PT) Portoghese  Italy ° 
51 Rioja (ES) Torrontés riojano  Argentina ° 
52 Sardegna (IT) Barbera Sarda Italy 
53 Sciacca (IT) Sciaccarello Italy  
EN 107   EN PART B: List of vine varieties and their synonyms that may appear on the labelling of 
wines in accordance with Article 62(4) 
 Name of a protected 
designation of origin 
or geographical 
indication Variety name or 
its synonyms  Countries that may use the variety name or one of 
its synonyms (1) 
 
1 Mount Athos – 
Agioritikos (GR) Agiorgitiko  Greece °, Cyprus° 
2 Aglianico  Italy °, Greece °, Malta ° 
3 Aglianico del Taburno 
(IT) Aglianico del Vulture 
(IT)
 Aglianicone Italy ° 
4 Aleatico di Gradoli (IT) 
Aleatico di Puglia (IT) Aleatico Italy 
5 Ansonica Costa 
dell'Argentario (IT) Ansonica Italy 
6 Barbera Bianca Italy ° 
7 Barbera South Africa °, Argentina °, Australia °, Croatia °, 
Mexico °, Slovenia °, Uruguay °, United States °, 
Greece °, Italy °, Malta ° 
8 Conca de Barbera (ES)  
Barbera Sarda Italy ° 
9 Malvasia di 
Castelnuovo Don Bosco 
(IT) Bosco Eliceo (IT)
 Bosco Italy ° 
10 Brachetto d'Acqui (IT) Brachetto Italy 
11 Etyek-Budai (HU) Budai Hungary ° 
12 Cesanese del Piglio (IT) 
Cesanese di Olevano 
Romano (IT) Cesanese di Affile (IT)
 Cesanese Italy 
13 Cortese di Gavi (IT) 
Cortese dell'Alto 
Monferrato (IT) Cortese Italy 
14 Duna gyöngye Hungary 
15 Duna Borrégió (HU) 
Dunajskostredský (SK) Dunaj Slovakia 
16 Côte de Duras (FR) Durasa Italy 
17 Corinto Nero Italy ° 
18 Korinthos-Korinthiakos 
(GR) Korinthiaki Greece ° 
19 Fiano di Avellino (IT) Fiano Italy 
20 Fortana del Taro (IT) Fortana Italy 
21 Freisa d'Asti (IT) 
Freisa di Chieri (IT) Freisa Italy 
22 Greco di Bianco (IT) 
Greco di Tufo (IT) Greco Italy 
23 Grignolino d'Asti (IT) 
Grignolino del 
Monferrato Casalese 
(IT) Grignolino Italy 
24 Izsáki Arany Sáfeher 
(HU) Izsáki Sáfeher Hungary 
25 Lacrima di Morro 
d'Alba (IT) Lacrima Italy 
26 Lambrusco 
grasparossa Italy 
27 Lambrusco Grasparossa 
di Castelvetro 
28 Lambrusco di Sorbara Lambrusco Italy  
EN 108   EN (IT) 
29 Lambrusco Mantovano 
(IT) 
30  
31 Lambrusco Salamino di 
Santa Corce (IT) Lambrusco 
Salamino Italy 
32 Colli Maceratesi Maceratino  Italy 
33 Vino Nobile de 
Montepulciano (IT) Montepulciano Italy ° 
34 Nebbiolo d'Alba (IT) Nebbiolo Italy 
35 Colli Bolognesi 
Classico Pignoletto (IT) Pignoletto Italy 
36 Primitivo di Manduria Primitivo Italy 
37 Rajnai rizling  Hungary (40) 
38 Rajnski rizling Serbia and Montenegro (39-40- 45) 
39 Renski rizling Serbia and Montenegro (38-42- 45), Slovenia ° (44) 
40 Rheinriesling Bulgaria°, Aust ria, Germany (42), Hungary ( 37), 
Czech Republic ( 48), Italy (42), Greece, Portugal, 
Slovenia 
41 Rhine Riesling South Africa°, Australia°, Chile (43), Moldavia°, New 
Zealand°, Cyprus, Hungary ° 
42 Riesling renano Germany (40), Serbia and Montenegro (38-39- 45), 
Italy  (40) 
43 Riesling Renano  Chile (41), Malta ° 
44 Radgonska ranina Slovenia  
45 Rizling rajnski Serbia and Montenegro  (38-39-42) 
46 Rizling Rajnski Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia °, Croatia ° 
47 Rizling rýnsky Slovakia ° 
48 Rheingau (DE) 
Rheinhessen (DE) 
 
Ryzlink rýnský Czech Republic (40) 
49 Rossese di Dolceacqua 
(IT) Rossese Italy 
50 Sangiovese di Romagna 
(IT) Sangiovese Italy 
51 Štajerska Slovenija Štajerska belina  Slovenia 
52 Teroldego Rotaliano 
(IT) Teroldego Italy 
53 Verdea Italy ° 
54 Verdeca Italy 
55 Verdelho South Africa °, Argentina , Australia , New Zealand , 
United States , Portugal 
56 Verdelho Roxo Portugal ° 
57 Verdelho Tinto Portugal ° 
58 Verdello Italy °, Spain ° 
59 Verdese Italy ° 
60 Vinho Verde (PT) 
Verdejo Spain ° 
61 Verdicchio dei Castelli 
di Jesi (IT) Verdicchio di Matelica 
(IT) Verdicchio Italy 
62 Vermentino di Gallura 
(IT) Vermentino di Sardegna 
(IT) Vermentino Italy 
63 Vernaccia di San 
Gimignano (IT) Vernaccia di 
Serrapetrona (IT) Vernaccia Italy 
64 Zalai borvidék (HU) Zalagyöngye Hungary  
EN 109   EN LEGEND : 
terms in italic  reference to the synonym for the wine grape variety  
‘°’ no synonym  
terms in bold  column 3: name of the wine grape variety 
column 4: country where the name corresponds to a variety and reference to the variety  (*) 
terms not in bold  column 3: name of the synonym of a vine variety 
column 4: name of country using the synonym of a vine variety  
(1) For the states concerned, the derogations provided fo r in this Annex are authorised only in the case of 
wines bearing a protected designation of origin or geographical indication produced with the varieties 
concerned.   
EN 110   EN ANNEX XVI 
Indications authorised for use on wine  labelling pursuant to Article 66(2) 
barrel fermented barrel matured barrel aged 
[…]-cask fermented 
[indicate the type of wood ]’ […]-cask matured 
[indicate the type of wood ]’ […]-cask aged 
[indicate the type of wood ] 
cask fermented cask matured cask aged 
  
EN 111   EN ANNEX XVII 
RESERVATION OF CERTAIN SPECIFIC TYPES OF BOTTLE 
1. ‘Flûte d'Alsace’: 
(a) type: a glass bottle consisting of a st raight cylindrical body  with a long neck, 
with approximately the following proportions: 
– total height/diameter at base = 5:1; 
– height of the cylindrical body = total height/3; 
(b) the wines for which this type of bo ttle is reserved, in  the case of wines 
produced from grapes harvested in Fren ch territory, are the following wines 
with designati ons of origin: 
– ‘Alsace’ or ‘vin d'Alsace’, ‘Alsace Grand Cru’, 
– ‘Crépy’, 
– ‘Château-Grillet’, 
– ‘Côtes de Provence’, red and rosé, 
– ‘Cassis’, 
– ‘Jurançon’, ‘Jurançon sec’, 
– ‘Béarn’, ‘Béarn-Bellocq’, rosé, 
– ‘Tavel’, rosé. 
However, the restriction on the use of bottles of this type shall apply only to wines 
produced from grapes harvested in French territory. 
2. ‘Bocksbeutel’ or ‘Cantil’: 
(a) type: short-necked glass bottle, pot-bellie d but flattened in shape; the base and 
the cross-section of the bottl e at the point of greatest  convexity are ellipsoidal: 
– the ratio between the long and short ax es of the ellipsoidal cross-section 
= 2:1; 
– the ratio of the height of the conve x body to the cylindrical neck of the 
bottle = 2.5:1; 
(b) wines for which this type of bottle is reserved: 
(i) German wines with designations of origin of: 
– Franken, 
– Baden: 
— originating in Taube rtal and Schüpfergrund, 
— originating in the following parts of the local administrative 
area of Baden-Baden: Neuweier, Steinbach, Umweg and Varnhalt;  
EN 112   EN (ii) Italian wines with de signations of origin of: 
– Santa Maddalena (St. Magdalener), 
– Valle Isarco (Eisacktaler), made from the Sylvaner and Müller-
Thurgau varieties, 
– Terlaner, made from the Pinot bianco variety, 
– Bozner Leiten, 
– Alto Adige (Südtiroler), made fr om the Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, 
Pinot nero, Moscato giallo, Sy lvaner, Lagrein, Pinot blanco 
(Weissburgunder) and Moscato rosa (Rosenmuskateller) varieties, 
– Greco di Bianco, 
– Trentino, made from the Moscato variety; 
(iii) Greek wines: 
– Agioritiko, 
– Rombola Kephalonias, 
– wines from the island of Kefalonia, 
– wines from the island of Paros, 
– wines with protected geographi cal indication from Peloponnese; 
(iv) Portuguese wines: 
– rosé wines and only those other wi nes with designations of origin 
and geographical indications which can be proven to have already 
been correctly and traditionally pr esented in ‘cantil’-type bottles 
before they were classified as wi nes with designations of origin and 
geographical indications. 
3. ‘Clavelin’: 
(a) type: a short-necked glass bottle containing 0,62 litres, consisting of a 
cylindrical body with broad shoulders, giving the bottle a squat appearance, 
with approximately the following proportions: 
– total height/diameter at base = 2,75; 
– height of the cylindrical part = total height/2; 
(b) wines for which this type of bottle is reserved: 
French wines with protected designations of origin of: 
– Côte du Jura, 
– Arbois, 
– L'Etoile, 
– Château Chalon.  
EN 113   EN 4. 'Tokaj': 
(a) type: a straight, long-necked, colourle ss glass bottle consisting of a cylindrical 
body with the following proportions: 
– height of cylindrical bod y / total height = 1:2,7; 
– total height / diameter at base = 1:3,6; 
– capacity: 500 ml; 375 ml, 250 ml, 100 ml or 187,5 ml (in case of 
exporting to a third country); 
– a seal made of the material of the bottle referring to the wine region or 
the producer may be pl aced on the bottle. 
(b) wines for which this type of bottle is reserved:  
 Hungarian and Slovak wines with prot ected designations of origin of: 
– Tokaji; 
– Tokaj(-ské) / (-ská) / (-ský); 
supplemented by one of the following traditional terms: 
– aszú / výber; 
– aszúeszencia / esencia výberova; 
– eszencia / esencia; 
– máslas / mášláš; 
– fordítás / forditáš; 
– szamorodni / samorodné. 
However, the restriction on the use of bottles of this type shall apply only to wines 
produced from grapes harvested in Hungarian or Slovakian territory.