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Authentic Designations

The Quality

Italy is the country with the most products registered as DOP and IGP, the strict European Union geographical designation.
​To gain these certifications, products go through strict quality checks at each stage of production.

​Protected Designation of Origin PDO - DOP - Foods of Italy
List of Italian Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), Protected Geographical Indication (PGI)
as defined in the European Commission Regulation CE 510/2006.:

• 138 Italian PDOs or D.O.P. (Denominazione Origine Protetta)
• 83 Italian PGIs or I.G.P. (Indicazione Geografica Protetta)
• 2 Traditional Specialty Guaranteed (TSG): mozzarella[1] and pizza napoletana[2]

Quality Labels

The great heritage of Italian local products is enhanced with various quality labels, known and shared at a national and also European level.

This page contains a list of the labels you will find next to the products recommended by the Park Authorities and therefore complying with specific requirements, adding in this way further value to specific products and traditions that are already important for being maintained in such significant natural environments.


PDO - Protected Designation of Origin European Quality Label
The Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) is granted to products which are produced, processed, and prepared in a given geographical area using recognized know-how.

• Further information on the PDO label
• PDO products in the database of the Parks' local products

PGI - Protected Geographical Indication European Quality Label
In the case of the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI), the geographical link must occur in at least one of the stages of production, processing, or preparation. Furthermore, the product can benefit from a good reputation.

• Further information on the PGI label
• PGI products in the database of the Parks' local products

TSG - Traditional Speciality Guaranteed European Quality Label
A Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) does not refer to the origin but highlights traditional character, either in the composition or means of production.

• Further information on the TSG label
• TSG products in the database of the Parks' local products

PAT - Traditional Agri-Foodstuffs Italian Quality Label
They represent a calling card of the Italian quality agriculture. The label refers to all those agri-foodstuffs whose processing, conservation, and seasoning methods are recognized and have been used all over the involved territory, according to traditional rules, for a period of at least twenty-five years.

• Further information on Traditional Agri-Foodstuffs
• Traditional Agri-Foodstuffs in the database of the Parks' local products

DOC - Controlled Designation of Origin Italian Quality Label After the 1992 enforcement of the European labels PDO, PGI, and TSG, this quality certification system has been exclusively used to distinguish quality wines. The DOC label is granted to wines produced in usually small or medium-size holdings and bearing their geographical name. Usually, the vine name follows the DOC name and the production discipline is rather strict. DOC wines are commercialized only after undergoing thorough chemical and sensorial analyses.

• Further information on the DOC label
• DOC products in the database of the Parks' local products

DOCG-Controlled and Guaranteed Designation of Origin Italian Quality Label

DOCG (Controlled and Guaranteed Designation of Origin) is a label granted to wines that have been recognized DOC wines for at least 5 years, of "particular quality value" and known at a national and international level. These wines undergo stricter controls, must be sold in bottles with a capacity of less than 5 liters, and bear a State label guaranteeing their origin and quality, as well as giving the possibility to number the bottles.

• ​Further information on the DOCG label
• DOCG products in the database of the Parks' local products

IGT - Typical Geographical Indication Italian Quality Label

After 1992, also this label has been reserved to wines characterized by a geographical designation, which can be completed or not by further remarks (regarding for instance the vine). It is characterized by generally large production areas and by a less restrictive discipline than the previous ones.

• Further information on the IGT label
• IGT products in the database of the Parks' local products

Vecchio logo BIO

Organic Farming Label European Quality Label
Consumers buying products bearing the EU logo can be confident that:
   - at least 95% of the product's ingredients of agricultural origin have been
     organically produced;
   - the product complies with the rules of the official inspection scheme;
   - the product has come directly from the producer or preparer in a sealed
     package;
   - the product bears the name of the producer, the preparer or vendor and
     the name or code of the inspection body.

• Further information on the Bio logo
• BIO products in the database of the Parks' local products

Slow Food Presidia

The Presidia support small extraordinary but threatened products, enhancing territories, recovering traditional professions and working techniques, saving from extinction autochthonous breeds and ancient varieties of fruit and vegetables. The Presidia directly involve producers, offer help to improve the quality of the products, and promote exchanges between different Countries, looking for new markets (both local and international).

• Further information on Slow Food Presidia
• SLOW FOOD Presidium products in the database of the Parks' local products

Famous statement in USA is that "Rome was not built in a day"  Our web site is under construction building out each of the major sectors of Authentic Italian Foods & Wines.  Many of our members will be contributing content which will be of high value to our consumers, and trade partners.

I am working 24-7 on establishing our first group of member companies and organizations.

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Authentic Designations

Quality Labels of Italy