DOCG

E602066

Italian appellation category wine quality classification

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

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita	1

Statements (45)

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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Barolo DOCG NERFINISHED ⓘ Brunello di Montalcino DOCG NERFINISHED ⓘ Chianti Classico DOCG NERFINISHED ⓘ Prosecco di Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Barolo NERFINISHED ⓘ Brunello di Montalcino NERFINISHED ⓘ Vino Nobile di Montepulciano NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullNameItalian	Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedClassification	DOC ⓘ IGT NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Moscato d’Asti → abbreviation → DOCG ⓘ

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano → classificationStatus → DOCG ⓘ

Moscato d’Asti → legalClassification → DOCG ⓘ

this entity surface form: Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita

Montepulciano d'Abruzzo → subregionClassification → DOCG ⓘ