#52026XC03122EU approval of standard amendments to the Coteaux champenois PDO specification
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This measure updates the product rules for the French wine PDO “Coteaux champenois.” It adds Chardonnay Rose to the authorised grape varieties and changes the rule on chemical weed control, allowing it only on strips up to 40 cm on either side of the vine row. The practical impact is narrow. It matters mainly for producers, vineyard managers, certifiers, and traders working with Coteaux champenois wines. Producers can use the newly authorised variety if they meet the PDO rules, and vineyard operations must follow the revised weed-control limit.
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Key Changes
- Adds Chardonnay Rose to the authorised grape varieties for Coteaux champenois PDO wines
- Limits chemical weed control to strips no wider than 40 cm on either side of the vine row
- Confirms the amendments are standard changes, not broader Union-level amendments
Obligations
What this law requires
Producers of wines marketed under the PDO “Coteaux champenois” may use Chardonnay Rose only because it has been added to the authorised vine varieties in the product specification; other non-authorised varieties remain outside the PDO specification.
Chemical weed control in vineyards producing “Coteaux champenois” PDO wine is permitted only on strips no wider than 40 cm on either side of the vine row.