DO

Spanish · denominación de origen, designation of origin

DO (denominación de origen) is the Spanish designation of origin, for example D.O. Cava.1,2

The Cava DO was consolidated in early 1986 and recognised at EU level in 1989.3 Each DO is run by a Consejo Regulador and follows a pliego de condiciones. At EU level the same wine is a PDO, in Spanish DOP: Cava is registered as PDO 'Cava'.2,4 Not every Spanish sparkling label is a DO: Corpinnat is a brand with its own regulation.5 The regulator reports 37,299 ha of registered Cava vineyards in 2025.6 See Cava and Spain.

See also

CavaRegionsDOPGlossaryConsejo ReguladorGlossarySpainRegions

Sources

  1. Consejo Regulador DO Cava. DO Cava - home
  2. Consejo Regulador DO Cava. Pliego de condiciones DOP Cava
  3. Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación (MAPA). Pliego de condiciones DOP Cava
  4. legislation.gov.uk (copy of EU OJ text). Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, Article 93 (designations of origin and geographical indications), original version as adopted (2013-12-17)
  5. Associació de Viticultors i Elaboradors CORPINNAT. Reglamento de uso de la marca CORPINNAT (approved 23.03.2026) (2026-03-23)
  6. Consejo Regulador DO Cava. Resumen datos económicos 2025 DO Cava (2026)

Facts checked on 2026-10-19