DENOMINATION OF ORIGIN “EL BIERZO”
MINISTRY OF FOOD, FISHING AND AGRICULTURE

Regulations  of The Denomination of Origin “El Bierzo” and the Boards’s regulations

By Order 29128 dated 11th  November 1989, the Regulations of the Denomination of Origin “El Bierzo” are approved.

Order from the Ministry of Food, Fishing and Agriculture, dated 3rd June 1988, provisionally recognizes the Denomination of Origin for wines obtained in this region (province of Leon), and in accordance with what is prescribed therein, the Board of Denomination of Origin is provisionally established as resolution from the Head Office of  Food Policy Department dated 3rd October 2005.

The project of the regulations has been set up by the Board of Denomination of Origin, in collaboration with the Assisting Head Office of the National Institute of Denominations of Origin.  The general terms contained in Clause III of law 25/1970 (2nd December) and the rest of the applicable regulations, have been addapted to the particular conditions of production of the wines from the region.  One of the main rules refers to the EEC Legislation  (823/1987) of the Board, by which specific rules are established as to the quality of the wines produced in regions within the VCPRD classification.  Wines of Denomination of Origin are included in this category.

In view of the reports released by the General Technical Secretary’s Office of the Ministries of Economy, Housing, Food, Fishing and Agriculture, and applying the faculties conferred by the present legislation, the following is disposed:

I. The Denomination of Origin “El Bierzo” is recognized for wines complying in production, elaboration and marketing to what is disposed in the Rules and Regulations of the said Denomination and according to the present legislation.

II. The Rules and Regulations of the Denomination of Origin “El Bierzo” and its Board are approved.  The corresponding text is attached to the present Order.