ονομασία κατά παράδοση (appellation traditionnelle)

Traditional term for wine

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

• Registered name: ονομασία κατά παράδοση (appellation traditionnelle)
• Register: Traditional terms for wine
• Status: Registered
• Class or category of product: Traditional Term
• Protection type: Traditional Term
• Country of origin: Greece
• Traditional term grapevine product category: Wine
• Traditional term type: In place of PDO/PGI
• Traditional term language: Greek
• Date of registration (UK scheme): 10 March 2021
• Reason for protection: EU agreement

Summary

Wines produced exclusively in the geographical territory of Greece and in addition: – as for wines with traditional designation Retsina, are produced using grape must treated with resin from the Aleppo pine, and – as for wines with traditional designation Verntea, are produced of grapes from vineyards of Zakynthos Island and meet certain terms concerning the utilised grape varieties, the yields per hectare of the vineyards and the content of must in sugar.

Legislation

Member State or Third Country law: P.D. 514/1979 on production, control and protection of resinous wines and M.D. 397779/92 on definition of requirements for the use of indication ‘Verntea Traditional Designation of Zakynthos’

Published 4 January 2021