cahier des charges

French · product specification

A cahier des charges is the French product specification of an AOC/AOP, setting its area, grapes, yields and production rules; Champagne's was homologated by arrêté of 30 November 2022.1

Specifications are published by the INAO and are amended over time; a later Champagne version is dated by arrêté of 31 July 2025.2,3 The Champagne text lists the permitted varieties, the 17 grand cru communes and the minimum ageing on lees: 15 months for non-vintage and 36 for vintage.1,2 It also governs labels, from the lieu-dit to the registration code.1 Italian and Spanish counterparts are the disciplinare and the pliego de condiciones. See Champagne.

See also

ChampagneRegionsINAOGlossarydisciplinare di produzioneGlossarypliego de condicionesGlossary

Sources

  1. Cahier des charges de l'AOC Champagne (homologated by arrêté of 30 Nov 2022; draft modification after INAO committee of 7 Sept 2023) (2023-09-07)
  2. Cahier des charges de l'AOP « Champagne » - modifications approved by the INAO national committee on 11 September 2024 (national opposition procedure text) (2024-09-11)
  3. Bulletin officiel du ministère de l'Agriculture (BO-AGRI), 7 August 2025. Cahier des charges de l'AOC « Champagne », homologated by arrêté of 31 July 2025 (JORF 5 August 2025), chapter IX §3 a) (2025-07-31)

Facts checked on 2026-10-19