🏷️ Vino de Calidad con Indicación Geográfica
A Spanish tier between Vino de la Tierra and DO.
VC Spain is a Spanish wine category, whose full name is "Vino de Calidad con Indicación Geográfica". It sits between "vino de la tierra" and DO, that is, between simple regional wine and a top-level designation.
VC wine has a clear geographical tie to a particular area. The rules require that the area has its own growing and production conditions and that wines meet certain standards. For many zones this category is a step: a region first gets VC status and may later rise to DO. The category belongs to the European system of protected designations of origin. It resembles other levels in Spain's DO system.
VC status shows that a region is already visible on the map of Spanish wines but does not yet have the full set of traditions and history of old zones. For the consumer it is important that the label states the origin, which means the grapes were grown there. It is part of Spanish wine with its multi-level quality system: from simple wines to the most prestigious zones.
How it connects to Wine
🏷️ Vino de Calidad con Indicación Geográfica → kind of → 🏷️ Protected designation of origin (wine) → kind of → 🏷️ Wine classifications → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🏷️ Protected designation of origin (wine)
- Where it applies
- 🗺️ Spanish wine
- Similar and different
- 🏷️ DO (Spain), 🏷️ Vino de la Tierra
Frequently asked questions
What is VC in Spain?
The "quality wine with geographical indication" category, between vino de la tierra and DO.
What is it for?
It is a step for new areas on the way to DO.
What does it show on the label?
That the grapes were grown in a specific area.
Similar
🏷️ DOCa / DOQ · 🏷️ Vino de Pago · 🏷️ DO (Spain) · 🏷️ DOC (Italy) · 🏷️ OEM (Hungary) · 🏷️ Romanian DOC
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.