Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs
Date: 2009-03-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, designation of origin, food processing, fruit vegetable, location of production, product designation

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Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on
the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and
foodstuffs

(2009/C 71/11)

This publication confers the right to object to the application pursuant to Article 7 of Council Regulation
(EC) No 510/2006 (1). Statements of objection must reach the Commission within six months from the date
of this publication.

SINGLE DOCUMENT

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

‘AMARENE BRUSCHE DI MODENA’

EC No: IT-PGI-005-0714-23.07.2008

PGI ( X ) PDO ( )

1. Name

‘Amarene Brusche di Modena’

2. Member State or Third Country

Italy

3. Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff

3.1. Type of product (Annex II)

Class 1.6 — Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed

3.2. Description of the product to which the name in (1) applies

When released for consumption, ‘Amarene Brusche di Modena’ PGI jam has a soft consistency and a
characteristic intense red-brown colour with dark tinges. It has a refractive index at 20 °C of between
60° and 68 °Brix. The typical acidity level is between 2,5 and 3,5 pH. The finished product contains
70 % fresh fruit.

The distinctive flavour of ‘Amarene Brusche di Modena’ PGI jam is a good balance of sweet and sour,
with an acidic tinge. When released for consumption,
jam has a
minimum sugar content of 60 %.

‘Amarene Brusche di Modena’

3.3. Raw materials (for processed products only)

The raw material from which ‘Amarene Brusche di Modena’ PGI jam is made are sour cherries from
orchards growing the varieties Amarena di Castelvetro, Amarena di Vignola dal peduncolo corto
(short stalk), Amarena di Vignola dal peduncolo lungo (long stalk), Amarena di Montagna, Amarena
di Salvaterra, Marasca di Vigo, Meteor, Mountmorency and Pandy.

3.4. Feed (for products of animal origin only)

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(1) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

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3.5. Specific steps in production that must take place in the identified geographical area

The cherries must be grown and the ‘Amarene Brusche di Modena’ jam produced in the geographical
area delineated under point 4, where conditions are favourable to the development of the cherry trees,
as explained under point 5.1.

3.6. Specific rules concerning slicing, grating, packaging, etc.

The jam must also be packaged in the area under point 4 in order that the origin and control of the
product can be guaranteed, so that it does not lose the special characteristics described under point 3.2
above and to prevent subsequent pasteurisation, which could affect the typical flavour, based as it is on
a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

‘Amarene Brusche di Modena’ PGI jam is put up in jars or tins of 15 ml, 212 ml, 228 ml, 236 ml,
314 ml, 370 ml, 2 650 ml and 5 000 ml. The 2 650 ml and 5 000 ml sizes are for wholesale.

3.7. Specific rules concerning labelling

The ‘Amarene Brusche di Modena’ PGI logo consists of a letter ‘A’ featuring, instead of the cross-line, a
picture of a sour cherry with a stalk and a leaf. The device takes up a 74 × 74 mm square. Below it, on
three lines, are set out the words AMARENE BRUSCHE DI MODENA I.G.P. The size of the logo may
be adapted in proportion to suit different sizes of packaging.

4. Concise definition of the geographical area

The fruit is grown and the ‘Amarene Brusche di Modena’ PGI jam produced in an area made up of the
administrative territory of
the municipalities of Bastiglia, Bomporto, Campogalliano, Camposanto,
Carpi, Castelfranco Emilia, Castelnuovo Rangone, Castelvetro di Modena, Cavezzo, Concordia sul
Secchia, Finale Emilia, Fiorano Modenese, Formigine, Guiglia, Maranello, Marano sul Panaro, Medolla,
Mirandola, Modena, Montese, Nonantola, Novi di Modena, Pavullo nel Frignano, Prignano sul Secchia,
Ravarino, S. Cesario sul Panaro, S. Felice sul Panaro, S. Possidonio, S. Prospero sul Secchia, Sassuolo,
Savignano sul Panaro, Serramazzoni, Soliera, Spilamberto, Vignola and Zocca in the Province of
Modena, and the neighbouring parts of the Province of Bologna,
in the following municipalities:
Anzola nell'Emilia, Bazzano, Castel d'Aiano, Castello di Serravalle, Crespellano, Crevalcore, Monte
S. Pietro, Monteveglio, San Giovanni in Persiceto, Sant'Agata Bolognese, Savigno and Vergato.

5.

Link with the geographical area

5.1. Specificity of the geographical area

The area in which ‘Amarene Brusche di Modena’ PGI jam is produced is characterised by very deep soil
which is generally fertile and well-structured, fairly porous and permeable, with essentially a silt-loam
conformation and traces of clay. Hence it is ideally suited to growing sour cherry trees, which need to
grow in permeable, well-drained and cool ground. The particular structure and texture of the soil mean
that it has good porosity and drains well, and thus that the ground is well aerated. The area in question
is criss-crossed by a dense network of natural and man-made waterways. The climate type tends to be
sub-humid, and sub-arid in the lower-lying parts of the low plain around Modena; such conditions are
particularly conducive to the growth of sour cherry trees.

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5.2. Specificity of the product

The ‘Amarene Brusche di Modena’ protected geographical
indication differs from other products
belonging to the same category of goods by virtue, above all, of the particular organoleptic and
chemical and physical requirements of the raw material, which in turn come from the variety of sour
cherries grown in the area of production, and especially the characteristic flavour of the jam, which
strikes a good balance between sweetness and sourness, with an acidic tinge. Another important distin-
guishing characteristic is the natural production process, which is based on concentrating the fruit
through thermal evaporation without the use of thickeners, colorants or preservatives, the high ratio of
fruit to added sugar and the absence of further processing prior to packaging.

5.3. Causal link between the geographical area and the quality or characteristics of the product (for PDO) or a specific

quality, the reputation or other characteristic of the product (for PGI)

The application for registration of ‘Amarene Brusche di Modena’
jam as a PGI is justified by the
product's fame and reputation. The jam's reputation is documented by abundant bibliographical refer-
ences attesting to the special know-how, passed down over time among the locals, in dealing with the
need to process quickly a fruit that does not keep well and creating a product renowned and appre-
ciated mainly for the natural way in which it is produced.

To illustrate the product's reputation, one cannot ignore the existence of a production base, in the area
delineated under point 4 above, that even at the start of the last century was home to many cherry
orchards and centres for the collection and cold storage of cherries, as well as a number of small-scale
businesses and small and medium-sized jam producers. Farmers interested in producing jam have
access to a pool of over 350 skilled workers, which brings considerable added value to the product.
The first trials involving the intensive cultivation of cherry trees were conducted in 1882 by Luigi
Mancini, a lawyer and owner of the ‘La Colombarina’ estate near Vignola, but actually the great botanist
Giorgio Gallesio records as early as 1820 the practice of surrounding country cottages with cherry
trees so that the fruit could be used for making syrups, preserves, jams, puddings and cakes, in line
with the solid family tradition of preparing cherries in the rural province of Modena.

There are many old recipes that testify to the use of the product in the past for preparing local special-
ities, both in the home and on a small-scale commercial basis, from the finest to the most recent, invol-
ving the use of the jam for home-made tarts in particular. Evidence of this can be found in two
Modenese manuscripts from the 1800s which explain how to prepare the jam — one is made up of
four notebooks kept by four generations of middle-class house-owners and was published in 1970; the
other, published in 2001, was written by Ferdinando Cavazzoni, the confectioner of the Molzas, a
noble family of Modena.

Reference to publication of the specification

(Article 5(7) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)

The Government launched the national objection procedure with the publication of the proposal for recog-
nising ‘Amarene Brusche di Modena’ as a protected geographical indication in the Official Gazette of the
Italian Republic No 169 of 21 July 2004.

The full text of the product specification is available on the internet at the following website:

— www.politicheagricole.it/DocumentiPubblicazioni/Search_Documenti_Elenco.htm?txtTipoDocumento=-
Disciplinare%20in%20esame%20UE&txtDocArgomento=Prodotti%20di%20Qualit%E0>Prodotti%
20Dop,%20Igp%20e%20Stg

or

— by going directly to the home page of the Italian agriculture ministry (www.politicheagricole.it) and
clicking on ‘Prodotti di Qualità’ (on the left of the screen) and then on ‘Disciplinari di Produzione all'esame
dell'UE (Reg CE 510/2006)’.