Wine Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === European classifications === [[File:Moscato d'Asti.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Italian [[Moscato d'Asti]], a [[Denominazione di origine controllata|DOCG]] wine]] France has various [[appellation]] systems based on the concept of ''terroir'', with classifications ranging from ''[[Vin de Table]]'' ("table wine") at the bottom, through ''[[Vin de Pays]]'' and ''[[Appellation d'Origine Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure]]'' (AOVDQS), up to ''[[Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée]]'' (AOC) or similar, depending on the region.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.terroir-france.com/wine/rates.htm |title=Wine classification |access-date=22 June 2007 |work=French Wine Guide |archive-date=1 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801163958/http://www.terroir-france.com/wine/rates.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wineanorak.com/terroir2.htm |title=Terroir revisited: towards a working definition |access-date=22 June 2007 |last=Goode |first=Jamie |archive-date=23 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323181113/https://wineanorak.com/terroir2.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Portugal]] has developed a system resembling that of France and, in fact, pioneered this concept in 1756 with a royal charter creating the Demarcated Douro Region and regulating the production and trade of wine.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.250rdd.utad.pt/en/index.html |title=The Spirit of the Commemorations |access-date=25 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080523163736/http://www.250rdd.utad.pt/en/index.html |archive-date=23 May 2008 }}</ref> Germany created a similar scheme in 2002, although it has not yet achieved the authority of the other countries' classification systems.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.germanwinesociety.org/wine_classification.htm |title=About German Wine |access-date=22 June 2007 |work=German wine society |archive-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904060723/http://www.germanwinesociety.org/wine_classification.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thewinedoctor.com/regionalguides/germanylawsandclassifications.shtml |title=German Wine Guide: Wine Laws and Classifications |access-date=22 June 2007 |work=The Winedoctor |archive-date=22 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122121449/http://www.thewinedoctor.com/regionalguides/germanylawsandclassifications.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Spain]], [[Greece]] and [[Italy]] have classifications based on a dual system of region of origin and product quality.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.winesfromspain.com/icex/cda/controller/pageGen/0,3346,1549487_4938361_4938888_1_-1,00.html |title=Land of wines |access-date=17 July 2007 |work=Wines from Spain |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070831222708/http://www.winesfromspain.com/icex/cda/controller/pageGen/0,3346,1549487_4938361_4938888_1_-1,00.html |archive-date=31 August 2007 }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page