Occhio di Pernice

Traditional term for wine

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
4 January 2021
Registered name:
Occhio di Pernice
Register:
Traditional terms for wine
Status:
Registered
Class or category of product:
Traditional Term
Protection type:
Traditional Term
Country of origin:
Italy
Traditional term type:
Description of product characteristic
Traditional term language:
Italian
Date of registration (UK scheme):
10 March 2021
Reason for protection:
EU agreement
Internal notes:
Wine with a protected designation of origin (PDO)

Summary

Term related to some 鈥淰in Santo鈥� wine typologies It refers to the production method and to the particular colour. In fact, the particular production method, based on utilisation of red grapes, allows the production of a very typical product with an extraordinary colour whose range goes from vivid to pale pink. It is a detail of the 鈥淧ernice鈥� eyes colour, the bird from which the wine gets its name.

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Published 4 January 2021
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