LP

Traditional term for wine

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
4 January 2021
Registered name:
LP
Register:
Traditional terms for wine
Status:
Registered
Class or category of product:
Traditional Term
Protection type:
Traditional Term
Country of origin:
Italy
Traditional term grapevine product category:
Liqueur wine
Traditional term type:
Description of product characteristic
Traditional term language:
Italian
Date of registration (UK scheme):
10 March 2021
Reason for protection:
EU agreement

Summary

Exclusive historical term related to “Marsala Superiore” wine typology. It is a term, or initials, traditionally used to describe a product intended for the English market. The use of the English language is traditional too, and it is stated by the product specification and by the rules fixed for “Marsala” wines. In fact, it is a common knowledge that the importance and reputation of this denomination as a liqueur wine is due to the to the activity of both producers and English dealers who, since 1773, discovered Marsala, produced and marketed this extraordinary wine, allowing a vast knowledge all the world round, especially in England.

Published 4 January 2021