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Clarify DOC, IG, and harvest categories: Perspectives for comparison
Read geography, grape resources, and production processes separately.
Place of origin
DOC and IG certification.
Raw material
CMD・CT・CIB。
after completion
Read sweetness/dryness level and maturation separately.
This is a schematic diagram summarizing the main text. It does not represent production areas or quality rankings. Sources and reference materials
FIELD NOTE 01
Certification of origin
DOC is a controlled designation of origin, IG is a geographical indication. ONVPV handles vineyard and producer registrations/authorizations and wine certification. Certified varietal wines undergo a certification process as well, but simply stating a varietal on the label does not make a wine DOC.
FIELD NOTE 02
DOC additional labeling
CMD refers to harvest at full ripeness, CT indicates late harvest, and CIB refers to traditional terms involving berry concentration due to botrytis, etc. For specific usage conditions, see the appellation specifications. These terms do not refer to the number of years of barrel aging.
FIELD NOTE 03
Read sweetness/dryness level separately.
sec, demisec, demidulce, and dulce are terms indicating the range from dry to sweet. The sugar content of the raw material and the residual sugar after fermentation are different, so the final sweetness is not determined solely by the harvest classification. Try to extract the place name, vintage year, and level of sweetness shown on the label in order.
Incorrect. This is a harvest indication related to late picking and is separate from barrel aging or the residual sugar of the finished wine.
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Does the term CT mean that the wine has been aged for a long time in barrel?
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Incorrect. This is a harvest indication related to late picking and is separate from barrel aging or the residual sugar of the finished wine.
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Sources and reference materials
These are the reference materials for the main text. For details of production regulations, consult the current documents. For individual wine specifications, refer to materials for the relevant vintage.
- ONVPV: Certification of DOC, IG, and varietal-labeled wines ↗
- ONVPV: Dealu Mare DOC Specifications, including 2022 updates ↗
- ONVPV: Cotnari DOC Specifications ↗