THE LABELLING AND PACKAGING OF WINE 221 The “Rive di Collalto” wine and the Collalto winery lead to another case of conflict between geographical name and name of the holding – quite similar to the situation in point 2.6. 4.6. Varietal wines We have seen that Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007 and Regulation No 607/2009 introduced into the wine legislation the so-called “varietal wines”, i.e. wines without PDO nor PGI which, nevertheless, bear wine grapes varieties’ names and vintage years if they conform with a certification accreditation. Therefore, in order to distinguish, within the category of wines without PDO or PGI, those that fall under the subcategory “varietal wines” from those that do not benefit from this openness, specific rules on the use of optional particulars were established since Regulation No 607/2009, on the one hand, for wines with PDO and PGI and, on the other, for wines without PDO or PGI, bearing in mind also “varietal wines”. Under article 120(2)(a) of Regulation No 1308/2013, the procedures and methods for controlling the production of wines without PDO or PGI designated with the vintage or with the name of the variety or vine varieties are established by decree of the Ministry of Agriculture63. It was, in fact, the Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture of 23 December 200964, which listed several grape varieties that can be used in Italy in the labelling reference of varietal wines with no PDO nor PGI. However, this possibility is limited to some international vines and in specifically those which are listed in the Decree’s Annex 4, positive list of vine varieties, or their synonyms, which can appear on the labelling and presentation of the wines which do not have a PDO or PGI, for all categories of wine products. Article 7 of the Decree provides that for the purpose of labelling and presentation of wines that do not have a PDO or PGI, a very large number of a large number of varieties remain excluded from the right to be indicated on the 63 Article 66 of the Decree 238 of 2016. 64 National provisions implementing Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007 of the Council and application regulation (EC) no. 607/2009 of the Commission, as regards PDOs, PGIs, mentions traditional, labelling and presentation of certain wine sector products.
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