PDO

English · protected designation of origin

PDO (protected designation of origin) is an EU name for a wine whose grapes come exclusively from the defined geographical area, among other conditions.1

The looser EU tier is PGI, which needs at least 85% of grapes from the area.1 National languages give PDO its own abbreviations: French AOP, Spanish and Italian DOP; national traditional terms such as AOC, DOC and DOCG are used for PDO wines.2,3,4 Each PDO has a product specification, for example the cahier des charges or the pliego de condiciones. Several sparkling terms are tied to PDO status, including crémant. See EU labelling.

See also

Label terms in EU lawMethodsPGIGlossaryAOPGlossaryDOPGlossary

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. Consorzio Tutela Lambrusco. Denominations

Facts checked on 2026-10-19