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"denominazione di origine controllata e garantita" (controlled and guaranteed denomination of origin); An Italian wine classification for wines with more strict regulations than DOCs, including a specific bottle size, lower allowed yield, required tasting checks and in-depth chemical analyses
DOCG
dolce
sweet
DOC
decant
decantare
the process of separating the sediment from a wine before drinking. Accomplished by pouring the wine from its bottle into another container
"denominazione di origine controllata"(controlled denomination of origin); An Italian wine classification system created in 1963. The DOC indicates the area in which a wine must be produced, which may include all the vineyards in an entire region or only a few vineyards within a region. Each DOC wine and its varieties (rosso, rosato, spumante, etc.) has standards for grape variety, color, aroma, flavor, alcohol content, acidity, period of aging and maximum yield that the producer must meet
sweet. Sweetness is the dominant sensation in tasting the wine. There is a high residual sugar content because the grape sugar is not completely converted to alcohol
