🏷️ Protected geographical indication (wine)
An EU label: wine from a defined area with looser rules than a PDO.
PGI stands for protected geographical indication (IGP in France). It is a European Union mark on wine linked to a particular area. The rules are looser than for PDO, the protected designation of origin. At least 85% of the grapes must come from the named area.
These wines follow a set list of rules: permitted varieties, area boundaries and minimum strength. But there is more freedom than with PDO: different grapes and methods may be used, so the winemaker can experiment. PGI wines can be simple everyday bottles, but some are very good.
PGI is a Europe-wide category with many national names: IGP in France, IGT in Italy, vino de la tierra in Spain, Landwein in Germany and Austria. In Greece it is PGE, and Moldova and Ukraine have their own IGP and PGI schemes. In the list of EU wine categories PGI stands between ordinary wine and PDO.
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What is PGI?
An EU mark on wine from a particular area, with looser rules than PDO.
What share of the grapes must come from the named area?
At least 85%.
What national names does PGI have?
IGP in France, IGT in Italy, vino de la tierra in Spain and Landwein in Germany.
What to read next
- 🏷️ Protected designation of origin (wine) — An EU label: the wine is made only in its own area and only from local grapes.
- 🏷️ IGT — An Italian regional wine category with flexible rules.
- 🏷️ Ukrainian PDO wine — A Ukrainian wine category with protected place of origin modelled on the EU.
- 🏷️ Vin de pays / IGP — French regional wine with relaxed rules on grape varieties.
- 🏷️ Moldovan IGP regions — Moldova's four protected wine indications, three of which are wine areas.
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🏷️ EU wine categories · 🏷️ Protected designation of origin (wine) · 🏷️ American Viticultural Area · 🏷️ Vintners Quality Alliance · 🏷️ Wine of Origin · 🏷️ Geographical indication (Australia)
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