Agriculture & Food

#AGRT2605303AApproval of the specifications for Anjou, Cabernet d'Anjou and Rosé d'Anjou AOCs

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This order approves the official production rules for the Anjou, Cabernet d'Anjou and Rosé d'Anjou protected wine names. Wineries and producers using these labels must follow the updated specifications published by the agriculture ministry. It also cancels the previous 12 January 2024 order for these same appellations. The practical effect is that producers, certifiers and distributors should rely on the new approved rule set when checking compliance and labeling.

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Key Changes

  • Approves the official specifications for the Anjou, Cabernet d'Anjou and Rosé d'Anjou AOCs
  • Repeals the 12 January 2024 order covering the same appellations
  • Makes the new specifications the reference text for compliance and labeling

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Wineries and other operators may market wine under the AOC names "Anjou", "Cabernet d'Anjou" and "Rosé d'Anjou" only in accordance with the approved cahier des charges published by the Ministry of Agriculture.

winerieswine producerswine distributorsgrowers using the appellations
licensing
high

Wine producers and operators using the AOC names « Anjou », « Cabernet d'Anjou » and « Rosé d'Anjou » must apply the approved cahier des charges (official production specifications) published by the Ministry of Agriculture for those appellations.

wine producerswinerieswine operators
operational
high

Certifiers and compliance checkers must assess conformity against the new homologated specifications for « Anjou », « Cabernet d'Anjou » and « Rosé d'Anjou » rather than the superseded 12 January 2024 order.

certification bodiesinspection bodiescompliance officers
operational
high

Operators relying on the appellations "Anjou", "Cabernet d'Anjou" and "Rosé d'Anjou" must align their production, labeling, and internal compliance practices with the updated specifications published in the official ministry bulletin.

winerieswine producerspackagerslabeling operators
operational
medium

Businesses must stop relying on the 12 January 2024 order for these appellations and instead apply the newly homologated specifications.

winerieswine producersdistributorscompliance teams
operational

Affected Parties

wine producers using the Anjou, Cabernet d'Anjou and Rosé d'Anjou labelscertification bodies and distributors handling these wines

Tags

wine,appellation,labeling