Grand cru (French)

Traditional term for wine

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 4 January 2021

• Registered name: Grand cru
• Register: Traditional terms for wine
• Status: Registered
• Class or category of product: Traditional Term
• Protection type: Traditional Term
• Country of origin: France
• Traditional term grapevine product category: Wine, Liqueur wine, Sparkling wine
• Traditional term type: Description of product characteristic
• Traditional term language: French
• Date of registration (UK scheme): 10 March 2021
• Reason for protection: EU agreement

Summary

Expression related to the quality of a wine, reserved to wines with protected designations of origin defined by Decree and when a collective use is made of this expression by incorporation to a designation of origin.

Legislation

Also protected in: Chile,Switzerland,Tunisia

Published 4 January 2021