DOC

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Portuguese appellation wine classification system

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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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Dao DOC 1
DOC (Denominação de Origem Controlada) 0

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese appellation ⓘ
wine classification system ⓘ
abbreviation DOC NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo Portuguese fortified wines ⓘ
Portuguese sparkling wines ⓘ
Portuguese still wines ⓘ
geographically defined wine regions ⓘ
classificationLevel highest Portuguese wine classification ⓘ
country Portugal ⓘ
exampleRegion Alentejo DOC NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bairrada DOC NERFINISHED ⓘ
Douro DOC NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dão DOC NERFINISHED ⓘ
Madeira DOC NERFINISHED ⓘ
Porto DOC NERFINISHED ⓘ
Setúbal DOC NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vinho Verde DOC NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName Denominação de Origem Controlada ⓘ
governingBody Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
lowerClassification Vinho ⓘ
Vinho Regional ⓘ
meaningInEnglish Controlled Designation of Origin NERFINISHED ⓘ
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) NERFINISHED ⓘ
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.

Dão wine region → regulatoryStatus → DOC ⓘ
Touriga Nacional → usedInRegion → DOC ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dao DOC