ACTUALITES
PGI and PDO European Quality Schemes: How These Certifications Ensure the Excellence of Grenache Wines
Garnacha/Grenache wines are underrated European agricultural products recognized for traditional cultivation, quality, and prestige with their certification in two European Union quality schemes; “PGI,” or protected geographical indication, and “PDO,” protected designation of origin. [...]
A Master Sommelier thoughts on Global Warming and the role European Garnacha Grenache could play in it
By Laura Fiorvanti MS There is no denying the effects of global warming on the world; in agriculture, nature and hence the wine industry. Wine grapes historically grow best in a narrow band of [...]
European Garnacha-Grenache: a beautiful pairing between Wine and History
By Hoke Harden I was pleased when asked to conduct a seminar/tasting on European Garnacha-Grenache at FEAST Portland 2019. Not only am I an admirer of the grape variety and its incredibly diverse iterations, the [...]
Celebrate Garnacha (a.k.a. Grenache) Day with the Original European Wines!
It’s time to get out the corkscrew and polish the glasses because it’s almost time to celebrate a favorite wine holiday: Garnacha Grenache Day, to be held this year on September 20. Though [...]
Discover the different terroirs of European Quality Wines
By Laura Fiorvanti MS In my first blog post, I discussed my passion for European Grenache/Garnacha and her love for the Mediterranean climate. Another reason why the grape is so versatile and has many expressions [...]
Five reasons to love Grenache /Garnacha Blanc and Gris from Europe
By Deborah Parker Wong Geographic Indications (GI), Protected Designation of Origins (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indications (PGI) protect the name of a product, which is from a specific region and follow a particular traditional production process. Product [...]
European Quality Wines: Focus on Vins Doux Naturels
By Deborah Parker Wong EU quality policy aims at protecting the names of specific products to promote their unique characteristics, linked to their geographical origin as well as traditional know-how. Product names can be granted with [...]
