DOCG

Italian · denominazione di origine controllata e garantita, controlled and guaranteed designation of origin

DOCG (denominazione di origine controllata e garantita) is the highest Italian PDO tier, for example Franciacorta DOCG, Asti DOCG and Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG.1,2,3

Many DOCGs began as DOC: Franciacorta was a DOC from 1967 and became a DOCG by decree of 1 September 1995; Conegliano Valdobbiadene went from DOC in 1969 to DOCG in 2009.4,5 The DOCG rules sit in a disciplinare: Franciacorta's sets, for example, a maximum grape yield of 10 t/ha and mandatory hand harvest.4,6 Sparkling DOCGs: Franciacorta, Asti, Conegliano Valdobbiadene, Asolo Prosecco. Not every sparkling denomination is a DOCG: Trento DOC (ministerial decree of 9 July 1993) is described in its disciplinare as the first Italian denomination reserved solely for bottle-fermented sparkling wine.7 See Italy.

See also

ItalyRegionsDOCGlossaryFranciacortaRegionsConegliano Valdobbiadene ProseccoRegions

Sources

  1. Associazione Italiana Sommelier (reproduction of the official disciplinare). Disciplinare di produzione della DOCG Franciacorta (text as amended by DM 7.05.2024, GU n. 114 of 17.05.2024), reproduced by AIS (2024-05-17)
  2. Regione Piemonte. Disciplinare di produzione DOCG Asti (2025-01)
  3. UK Government (assets.publishing.service.gov.uk) hosting the consorzio's English text. Conegliano Valdobbiadene - Prosecco DOCG production regulations, English version 12.2018 (2018-12)
  4. AIS (reproduction of MASAF disciplinare). Disciplinare di produzione DOCG Franciacorta (last mod. DM 07.05.2024, GU 114 17.05.2024) (2024-05-07)
  5. AIS (reproduction of MASAF disciplinare). Disciplinare di produzione DOCG Conegliano Valdobbiadene - Prosecco (last mod. DM 12.07.2019, GU n.185 08.08.2019) (2019-07-12)
  6. Consorzio per la tutela del Franciacorta. Franciacorta production regulations (consortium page, version DM 17.07.2017) (2017-07-17)
  7. Camera di Commercio di Trento (control body). Disciplinare di produzione DOC Trento (last amended 30.11.2011) (2011-11-30)

Facts checked on 2026-10-19