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Italian DOCG Appellations

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Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita

Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) is a controlled designation of origin for selected wine styles and grapes in the Italian Wine Law from 1963.

DOCG wines are guaranteed the highest quality in the Italian classification system.

There are stricter quality requirements for the production of DOCG than for the wines classified as DOC, Denominazione di Origine Controllata. The Garantia addition also indicates that the quality has been checked by a tasting committee according to the rules that apply in the various DOCG. The designation is marked on the wine's label as well as a banner around the neck of the bottle, green banderole on white wine and pink on red wine. Both DOCG and DOC are classified under DOP, Denominazione di Origine Protetta, which also covers other agricultural products.

The are 73 Italian DOCG appellations (as of 2012):


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