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[specialprojects]

Most, if not all, Italian wines have this I.G.T. or D.O.C. labels. What are they and how do they make a wine with either label more significant. What do they mean anyway?

[Drew]

Specialprojects, welcome. Go to the below URL to answer all your questions.

http://www.agriline.it/wol/wol_eng/introb1.htm#inizio

Drew

[Thomas]

IGT--Indicazione Geografica Tipica--means the wine is produced from grapes that normally are associated with a specific region or place but are gathered up from many places within the geographic area: i.e, Lecce (Puglia) IGT

DOC--Denomonazione Origini Controllata--means the wine was produced in an identified, region or place using only allowed grapes grown in that place and produced by specific methods for that place: i.e., Salice Salentino, Salento (Puglia) DOC.

[This message has been edited by foodie (edited 12-24-2001).]