#52026XC02624Cheverny PDO Wine Labelling Amendment
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This notice approves a standard amendment to the product specification for the French PDO wine “Cheverny”. The main change lets producers use the broader geographical term “Vin de Loire” on labels instead of “Val de Loire”. The change affects wine producers, bottlers, label designers, and distributors using the Cheverny PDO. It is mainly a branding and labelling update, not a change to the protected name, product category, production area, or core production rules.
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Key Changes
- Allows Cheverny PDO wines to use the label term “Vin de Loire” instead of “Val de Loire”.
- Keeps the amendment classified as a standard amendment, with no change to the protected name or product category.
- Updates the single document and confirms related labelling limits, including size rules for the “Vin de Loire” wording.
Obligations
What this law requires
If the term “Vin de Loire” is used to supplement the “Cheverny” protected designation of origin on wine labelling, the letters spelling “Vin de Loire” must be no larger in height or width than two thirds of the letters spelling the protected designation of origin.
A smaller geographical unit may appear on Cheverny PDO wine labels only if it is a registered location and appears on the harvest declaration.
White and rosé Cheverny PDO wines with fermentable sugar content exceeding 9 grams per litre must state the wine’s fermentable sugar content on the label, as defined by EU legislation.
White and rosé Cheverny PDO wines with fermentable sugar content above 4 grams per litre must be produced without enrichment.
Oenological charcoal must not be used to make Cheverny PDO rosé wines, either alone or mixed in preparations.