DOCG

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DOCG is Italy’s highest wine quality classification, reserved for denominations that meet the strictest production and geographic standards.

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DOCG canonical 12
Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian appellation category ⓘ
wine quality classification ⓘ
abbreviationOf Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita ⓘ
appliesTo specific delimited wine-producing areas ⓘ
associatedWith traditional Italian wine regions ⓘ
categoryIncludes Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG ⓘ
Barolo DOCG ⓘ
linked to: Barolo

Brunello di Montalcino DOCG ⓘ
Chianti Classico DOCG ⓘ
linked to: Chianti

Prosecco di Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG ⓘ
linked to: Prosecco
classificationLevel above Denominazione di Origine Controllata ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
distinguishingMark banderole with DOCG name and serial number ⓘ
ensures compliance with production regulations ⓘ
traceability of wine production ⓘ
feature government-numbered guarantee seal on bottle neck ⓘ
firstDOCGWine Barbaresco ⓘ
Barolo ⓘ
Brunello di Montalcino ⓘ
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano ⓘ
fullNameItalian Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita ⓘ
governedBy Italian wine law ⓘ
higherThan DOC ⓘ
introducedIn 1980 ⓘ
legalStatus protected under EU wine regulations ⓘ
objective guarantee origin and quality of Italian wines ⓘ
qualityLevel highest Italian wine quality classification ⓘ
regulates wine ⓘ
regulatoryBody Comitato Nazionale Vini DOP e IGP ⓘ
Italian Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies ⓘ
relatedClassification DOC ⓘ
IGT ⓘ
requires bottling within the defined production area ⓘ
chemical analysis of wines ⓘ
defined winemaking methods ⓘ
maximum yield limits ⓘ
minimum aging periods ⓘ
official tasting panel approval ⓘ
specific grape varieties ⓘ
strict geographic delimitation ⓘ
strict production standards ⓘ
scope protected designation of origin ⓘ
translationEnglish Denomination of Controlled and Guaranteed Origin ⓘ
typeOfStandard geographical indication ⓘ
usedFor labeling of Italian wines ⓘ

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