FR_Wine Law Flashcards
(11 cards)
INOA
* What it is
* When EST
* Why EST
Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité or National institute of Origin and Quality is a govenment organization created in 1935
to govern and regulate appellations, via a system of detailed regulations called The Appellation d’origin Contrôlée (AOC).
The first two AOCs in France
Year
- Chateauneuf-du-Pape
- Rully
- 1936 (year after INOA created)
Why was the INOA(Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité) created
3 Facts
- Protect producers from dishonest competition (the AOC became one of the first consumer protection laws to guarantee product integrity)
- Maintain traditions, wine-making methods and quality level of each region
- Designate place of origin and how wines are to be produced for quality
How The INOA (Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité) enforces regulations
* Historical Associations (3)
* Viticultural Practices (6)
* Vinification Practices (5)
Historical Associations: aging, geographical boundaries, varieties
Viticultural: grape varieties, vine training and density, location, yield, irrigation, pruning
Vinification: aging, residulal sugar allowance, alcohol content, must weight
Baron Le Roy
* what he did
* when
In 1923 Baron and other Châteauneuf-de-Pape producers created a set of rules for viticulture in their region to ensure quality. These rules became the framework for the AOC.
AOP
What it is
Who created it
Why
When
When/why modified
- The Appelation d’origin Protégée or Protected Designation of Origin created by The EU
- Created to raise quality and create uniform standards, (but not necessarily the best
wines) - 1992: includes agricultural products
- 2009: wine and spirits are included. AOC wines can now be labled as AOP.
AOP vs AOC
3 Facts
- AOP includes all or Europe vs AOC includes only France
- AOC can be labeled as AOP
- AOC / AOPs can nest appellations inside one another (more market traction or belief that smaller appellations have better quality wine)
2 Main quality catergoies for French Wine
Examples for each
Wines with geographical indication
* AOC /AOP
* VDP / IGP
Wines without geographical indication
* Vin de Table (VDT) or Vin de France (VDF)
Vin de Table (VDT) / Vin de France (VDF)
5 Facts
- No geographical indication (place of origin not allowed on label)
- 20% of all French wine
- Lowest quality designation / Least restrictive (high yield, generic, allows wood chips)
- Mass-produced low end wines labeled by variety and vintage to compete globally
- Usually sold by jug at wine shops or as “vin rouge” in restaurants
Vin de Pays (VDP) / Protected Geographical Indicatioin (IGP)
4 Facts
- 85% of wine must come from stated geographical location
- 20% of French wine
- Less restrictive than AOC /AOP: more creativity, hybrids and varietal labeling okay
- Don’t demand price of AOC/AOP wines, regardless of quality, so most producers use
this designation to produce lower quality wines
AOC / AOP
5 Facts
- Highest designation of French wine
- 100% of fruit from stated geographical area
- 50% of all French wine
- Viticultural Practices enforced
- Vinification Practices enforced
