DOC

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DOC (Denominação de Origem Controlada) is Portugal’s highest wine classification, designating wines from strictly regulated and geographically defined regions known for their quality and typicity.

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Label Occurrences
DOC canonical 3
Dao DOC 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese appellation ⓘ
wine classification system ⓘ
abbreviation DOC ⓘ
appliesTo Portuguese fortified wines ⓘ
Portuguese sparkling wines ⓘ
Portuguese still wines ⓘ
geographically defined wine regions ⓘ
classificationLevel highest Portuguese wine classification ⓘ
country Portugal ⓘ
exampleRegion Alentejo DOC ⓘ
Bairrada DOC ⓘ
Douro DOC ⓘ
Dão DOC ⓘ
linked to: Dão wine region

Madeira DOC ⓘ
linked to: Madeira wine

Porto DOC ⓘ
Setúbal DOC ⓘ
Vinho Verde DOC ⓘ
fullName Denominação de Origem Controlada ⓘ
governingBody Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho ⓘ
historicalContext developed in the 20th century to formalize traditional wine regions in Portugal ⓘ
labelIndication DOC followed by region name ⓘ
language Portuguese ⓘ
legalFramework European Union PDO regulations ⓘ
lowerClassification Vinho ⓘ
Vinho Regional ⓘ
meaningInEnglish Controlled Designation of Origin ⓘ
protects regional wine names ⓘ
traditional Portuguese wine styles ⓘ
purpose to ensure consistent quality standards ⓘ
to guarantee typicity of wines ⓘ
to protect geographical indications ⓘ
qualityExpectation high quality wines ⓘ
regulates geographical origin of wines ⓘ
grape varieties ⓘ
maximum yields ⓘ
minimum alcohol levels ⓘ
sensory characteristics ⓘ
viticultural practices ⓘ
wine quality ⓘ
winemaking practices ⓘ
relatedTo PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) ⓘ
requires analytical testing ⓘ
official certification ⓘ
sensory tasting panel approval ⓘ
scope protected geographical names for wines ⓘ
typeOfControl origin control ⓘ
production control ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Touriga Nacional → usedInRegion → Dao DOC ⓘ
linked to: DOC
DOC (Denominação de Origem Controlada) → abbreviation → DOC ⓘ
subject linked to: DOC