disciplinare di produzione

A disciplinare sets the area, grapes, yields, method and label terms. Franciacorta's, for instance, fixes months on lees from tirage to disgorgement and the permitted dosage terms by type.² The Asti disciplinare equates 'metodo classico' with 'metodo tradizionale' and requires at least nine months on lees for that type.³ Terms such as Millesimato, Riserva and Rive are defined in these texts. The French counterpart is the cahier des charges, the Spanish the pliego de condiciones. See DOCG and Franciacorta.