IGP

French · indication géographique protégée, protected geographical indication

IGP (indication géographique protégée) is the French, and Italian, abbreviation for the EU PGI category, which requires at least 85% of grapes from the area.1

It is the same legal tier as PGI, written in the national language. Above it stands the PDO, which French labels show as AOP and Italian and Spanish ones as DOP.2,3 For effervescent wine the tier has a practical effect: EU aerated sparkling wine is made only from wine without a PDO or PGI.4 The same 85% share recurs in EU rules for vintage, variety and smaller geographical units.5 The term crémant, by contrast, is open to white and rosé quality sparkling wines with a PDO.6 See EU labelling.

See also

PGIGlossaryPDOGlossaryLabel terms in EU lawMethods

Sources

  1. 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)
  2. Comité Champagne (champagne.education). Fiche AOC Champagne (FR) (2026-08)
  3. Consejo Regulador DO Cava. Pliego de condiciones DOP Cava
  4. legislation.gov.uk (The National Archives). Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, Annex VII Part II (categories of grapevine products), as reproduced on legislation.gov.uk (2013-12-17)
  5. EUR-Lex. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (consolidated text), Articles 47, 48, 49, 53, 54 and Annex III Part A (2023-12-08)
  6. legislation.gov.uk (copy of EU OJ text). Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33, Article 53 (terms referring to certain production methods), original version as adopted (2018-10-17)

Facts checked on 2026-10-19