PGI

English · protected geographical indication

PGI (protected geographical indication) is an EU name for which at least 85% of the grapes come exclusively from the geographical area.1

It is the looser of the two EU origin tiers; the stricter PDO requires all grapes from the area.1 The French and Italian abbreviation is IGP. For effervescent wines the tier matters: aerated sparkling wine may only be made from wine without a PDO or PGI.2 The 85% figure also recurs in other EU labelling rules, for vintage, variety and smaller geographical units.3 The term crémant, for example, is open to white and rosé quality sparkling wines with a PDO.4 See EU labelling.

See also

Label terms in EU lawMethodsPDOGlossaryIGPGlossary

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. 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)
  3. EUR-Lex. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (consolidated text), Articles 47, 48, 49, 53, 54 and Annex III Part A (2023-12-08)
  4. 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