Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita
Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita , abbreviated DOCG ( Italian for controlled and guaranteed designation of origin ) is an Italian, state-controlled designation of origin for wines . In Germany and Austria, this quality level would most closely correspond to the Prädikatswein as the highest quality level. A precise comparison is difficult, however, since different criteria are used to achieve this quality level. The official description according to the EU regulation is:
“Similar to the definition of DOC, but also contains the word 'guaranteed' and is used for wines of particular value that have been recognized as DOC wines for at least five years. These wines are marketed in containers with a capacity of no more than 5 liters and have an official identification band to offer the consumer a better guarantee. "
The DOCG wines are above the DOC wines in terms of quality and form the top quality level. DOCG wines must be bottled in the growing area, so they must not be transported in tanks elsewhere and filled there. The bottles have a band on their neck.
The EU wine market regulation of August 2009 standardized the designation of origin for wine in line with food law and redefined the quality system. The new terms are Denominazione d'Origine Protetta (DOP) instead of DOC and DOCG and Indicazione Geografica Protetta (IGP) instead of IGT . The traditional names can still be used, however, as they are grandfathered .
The 73 DOCG wines of Italy
- from Piedmont:
- Alta Langa
- Asti
- Barbaresco
- Barbera d'Asti
- Barbera del Monferrato
- Barolo
- Brachetto d'Acqui
- Cortese di Gavi
- Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba
- Dolcetto di Dogliani Superiore
- Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore
- Erbaluce di Caluso
- Gattinara
- Ghemme
- Roero (red wine, Riserva, Roero Arneis and Roero Arneis spumante)
- Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato
- from Lombardy:
- from Veneto:
- from Friuli-Venezia-Guli:
- from Emilia Romagna:
- from Tuscany:
- from brands:
- from Umbria:
- from Lazio
- from Abruzzo:
- from Campania:
- from Basilicata:
- Aglianico del Vulture Superiore
- from Apulia:
- from Sicily:
- from Sardinia:
As of July 28, 2015
See also
- Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC)
- Denominazione d'Origine Protetta (DOP)
- Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC)
- Districtus Austriae Controllatus (DAC)
- Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Regulation (EC) No. 607/2009 (PDF) of 14 July 2009 with implementing provisions for Regulation (EC) No. 479/2008 of the Council with regard to protected designations of origin and geographical indications, traditional terms as well as the labeling and presentation of certain wine-growing products
- ↑ Steffen Maus : Italy's Wine Worlds - Wine, Vino, Wine . Gebrüder Kornmayer, 2013, ISBN 978-3-942051-18-7 .