Vergine

Traditional term for wine

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
4 January 2021
Registered name:
Vergine
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:
Wine, 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

Term related to the “Marsala” wines. It refers to the specific product and to the particular production method which implies a minimum ageing period of five years at least, in wooden barrels, as well as the prohibition on the addition of cooked or concentrated must. That means that the product is pure, natural, without additional components, not even those of vine origin, except the alcoholic tax which is endemic for a liqueur wine. Such a term is, moreover, related to “Bianco Vergine Valdichiana” wines. It is related to the traditional production method which implies a fermentation without peel which yields pure and natural the final product.

Published 4 January 2021