Terms and conditions of the PDO protected designation of origin “TERRA ALTA” .

Object
The object of this set of conditions is the set of rules, characteristics and specifications that must govern the processed, aged and packaged products that are protected by the Protected Designation of Origin “Terra Alta”, from now on DOPTA . This regulation is determined by the competent controlling authority of the DOPTA.

Definitions
Lot. Homogeneous volume of wine product defined by a certain quality at least in terms of: category and type of product, physicochemical and organoleptic characteristics, designation of harvest, designation of the variety(s) and terms relating to production and/or aging. It has a unique destination and identification in terms of traceability management.

match  Homogeneous volume of wine product defined by a certain quality at least in terms of: category and type of product, physicochemical and organoleptic characteristics, designation of harvest, designation of the variety(s) and terms relating to production and/or aging. It can have one or more destinations in terms of traceability management, i.e. it can originate from more than one batch.

qualification  Control of the physicochemical and organoleptic characteristics that characterize the protected products of a batch or lot of product which involves the accreditation of compliance with the other requirements described in this specification.

Recommended varieties . The recommended or traditional Vitis vinífera varieties are, in general for DOPTA, those that develop a better adaptation and viticultural aptitude in the traditional viticultural sites of the production area, which are the plains and the coasts.

Authorized varieties.  The authorized Vitis vinífera varieties are, in general for the DOPTA, those that develop different levels of adaptation throughout the wine-growing sites, especially in the so-called terraces, all of which complement the wine-making vocation of the production area.

Harvest wine  The wines that are marketed during the wine campaign from which they come, that is to say, within the period between August 1 and July 31.

Development of the specifications

1. Protected name
TERRA ALTA or Terra Alta
This name is reserved for wine products that meet the requirements established by these conditions. The protection extends to the name of the denomination of origin and the name of the region, the name of the municipal terms and their aggregates and all the places that make up the geographical area.

2. Description of products
DOPTA protects the types of wine products described below.

2.1. Categories and types of products

2.1.1. Wines
Made from the grape varieties classified in section 6 of this specification.
a)  White wine
b)  Rosé wine
c)  Red wine

2.1.2. Spirit wines
The production of the traditional spirit wines described below is governed by particular rules, and specifically because quality wine alcohol with a volumetric alcoholic strength of more than 95% vol is added during their production. and equal to or less than 96% vol.

a) White mistela.  Made from the white grape varieties classified in section 6 and with a probable natural volumetric alcoholic strength equal to or greater than 14% vol, by adding wine alcohol to the must and proceeding to stirring the mixture until to obtain a minimum acquired volumetric alcoholic strength of 15% vol. and a residual sugar content equal to or greater than 140 grams per liter. In the event that the white mistela is made by macerating the destemmed and/or trampled white grapes with wine alcohol and stirring the mixture, once the maceration is finished, it is pressed to obtain a minimum acquired volumetric alcoholic strength of 15% vol. and maximum of 20% vol. and a residual sugar content equal to or greater than 140 grams per liter.

b) Mistela black.  Produced from the red grape varieties classified in section 6 and with a probable natural volumetric alcoholic strength equal to or greater than 14% vol., by macerating the de-stemmed and/or crushed red grapes with wine alcohol and the removal of the mixture Once the maceration is finished, it is pressed until a minimum volumetric alcoholic strength of 15% vol is obtained. and maximum of 20% vol. and a residual sugar content equal to or greater than 140 grams per liter.

c) Natural sweet wine.  Made from the grape varieties Garnatxa blanca, Garnatxa negra, Garnatxa peluda, Macabeu, Moscatel d’Alexandria, Moscatel de gra petit and/or Pedro Ximènez, and with a probable natural volumetric alcoholic strength equal to or greater than 14% vol. , through the partial fermentation of the must until reaching a minimum volumetric alcoholic strength of 14%vol.

Fermentation is stopped by the addition of wine alcohol until reaching a minimum acquired volumetric alcoholic strength of 15% vol. and maximum of 20% vol. and a residual sugar content equal to or greater than 20 grams per liter.

d) Rancid wine.  Elaborated from white or red wines obtained from the white varieties Garnatxa blanca and/or Macabeu, or from the black varieties Garnatxa negra and/or Garnatxa peluda and with a probable natural volumetric alcoholic strength equal to or greater than 14% vol. The production of rancid wine entails a markedly oxidative aging of the wine in the sun and calm in glass or wooden containers, characterized by sudden changes in temperature in the presence of air, and an aging of at least 1 year in wooden containers of oak During production, wine alcohol can be added, if necessary, to achieve an acquired volumetric alcoholic strength between 15% vol. and 20% vol.

e) Garnacha wine.  Produced from the grape varieties Garnatxa blanca or Garnatxa negra, and/or Garnatxa peluda, with a probable natural volumetric alcoholic strength equal to or higher than 14% vol.
After separating the rapa and chafats, the paste ferments until it acquires a minimum natural volumetric alcoholic strength of 14% vol. It is then bled, pressed, filtered and topped with wine alcohol to reach a minimum of 15% vol. and an acquired volumetric alcoholic strength of 20% vol.
It is aged in oak barrels.

2.1.3. Quality sparkling wine Wine
obtained from the varieties classified in section 6, with a minimum natural volumetric degree of 11%, made according to the traditional method with second fermentation in the bottle, which in certain conditions gives off carbon dioxide with a minimum pressure of 3.5 bar.

2.1.4. Vi d’agulla
Wine obtained from the varieties classified in section 6, with a minimum natural volumetric alcoholic strength of 11%, produced according to its procedure, which in certain conditions gives off carbon dioxide in solution with an overpressure of no less than 1 bar nor higher than 2.5 bar.

2.2. Terms related to the elaboration and aging of the wines
The characteristics of the wines related to the terms related to the elaboration and aging are described below:

– Novel . Harvest wine packaged and/or bottled before December 1 of the year in which the grapes were harvested.

– Young.  Harvest wine packaged and/or bottled during the campaign and/or from December 1 of the year in which the grapes were harvested.

– Fermented in boot  / Fermented in boot from. Wine that has partially or fully undergone the alcoholic fermentation process in wooden vats with a maximum capacity of 600 liters.

– Boot  Wine that has undergone an aging process in wooden containers with a maximum capacity of 600 liters for a certain period of time, which must be expressed in months and years.

– Oak.  Wine that has undergone an aging process in oak containers with a maximum capacity of 600 liters for a specified period of time, which must be expressed in months and years.

– Parenting  The aging process will last 24 months for red wines and 18 months for whites. This process will last a minimum of 6 months in oak barrels with a maximum capacity of 330 liters. In Ranci wine, the aging process will last 48 months, of which a minimum of 36 months must be in oak containers.

– Reserve  The aging process will last 36 months for red wines and 24 months for whites. In red wines, this process will have a minimum permanence of 12 months in an oak barrel with a maximum capacity of 330 liters and an aging in bottle of 24 months.
In white wines, this process will have a minimum permanence of 6 months in an oak barrel with a maximum capacity of 330 liters and an aging in bottle of 18 months.

– Great Reserve . The aging process will last 60 months for red wines and 48 months for whites. In red wines, this process will have a minimum permanence of 24 months in oak barrels with a maximum capacity of 330 liters and an aging in bottle of 36 months. In white wines, this process will have a minimum permanence of 6 months in oak barrels with a maximum capacity of 330 liters and an aging in bottle of 42 months.

2.3.  Physicochemical characteristics
The physicochemical characteristics to be controlled in the qualification and verification of protected products include the following basic determinations for each of the categories of protected types:

– Wine:  acquired volumetric alcoholic strength, total volumetric alcoholic strength, total sugars, total acidity, volatile acidity and total sulfur dioxide.

– Spirit wine : acquired volumetric alcoholic strength, total volumetric alcoholic strength, total sugars, total acidity, volatile acidity, total sulfur dioxide.

– Sparkling wine and still wine:  acquired volumetric alcoholic strength, total volumetric alcoholic strength, total sugars, total acidity, volatile acidity, total sulfur dioxide, overpressure (carbon dioxide).
The required values ​​within the scope of the DOPTA are detailed below for each of the parameters. The values ​​for the rest of the physicochemical parameters that characterize the wine products must comply with the applicable legal provisions.
The interpretation of the results of the laboratory’s physicochemical analysis will be done obeying the values ​​allowed for each parameter, but taking into account the reproducibility of each analysis according to the community regulations and other current legislation.

2.3.1. Acquired volumetric alcoholic strength (expressed in % by volume)
White wine: between 12.5 and 15, with the exception of those obtained exclusively from the Parellada variety where the minimum
will be 11.

Rosé wine: between 12 and 15
Red wine: between 12.5 and 15
Spirit wines: between 15 and 20
Sparkling wine: between 11 and 12.5
Pint wine: between 11 and 12.5

2.3.2. Total acidity (expressed in grams per liter of tartaric acid)

Vins:  equal to or greater than 4.5

Liqueur vins:  equal to or greater than 3, except vi Ranci

Sparkling wine and pint wine:  equal to or greater than 5

2.3.3. Volatile acidity (expressed in grams per liter of acetic acid)
Harvest wines will have an actual volatile acidity of less than 0.6 grams per liter, expressed as acetic acid, for white and rosé wines, and less than 0.8 grams per liter for red wines. The rest of the wines cannot exceed the figure of 0.8 grams per liter of real volatile acidity. In red wines, this limit can be exceeded by 0.06 grams per liter for each degree of alcohol that exceeds 11 degrees and year of aging, with a maximum of 1.2 grams per liter.

2.3.4. Minimum overpressure of carbon dioxide (expressed in Bars)
Sparkling wine: equal to or greater than 3.5
Still wine: between 1.5 and 2.5

2.3.5. Total sugars (expressed in grams per liter)
Wines (grams per liter of glucose and fructose), depending on the indicated sugar content:

– Dry:  lower than or equal to 4. If the total acidity expressed in tartaric acid is not lower by more than 2 grams per liter with respect to sugars, the maximum will be 9.

– Semi-dry:  lower than or equal to 12. If the total acidity expressed in tartaric acid is not lower by more than 10 grams per liter with respect to sugars, the maximum will be 18.

– Semi-sweet:  between the previous limit and up to a maximum of 45.

– Sweet:  equal to or greater than 45
Mistela blanca and Mistela negra (grams per liter of glucose and fructose): equal to or greater than 140 Natural sweet wine (grams per liter of glucose and fructose): equal to or greater than 20 Rancid wine (grams per liter of glucose and fructose): less than or equal to 5 Sparkling wine (grams per liter of glucose, fructose and sucrose), depending on the indicated sugar content:

– Brut Nature:  less than 3
– Extra Brut:  between 0 and 6
– Brut:  less than or equal to 12
– Extra dry:  between 12 and 17
– Dry:  between 17 and 32
– Semi-dry  : between 32 and 50
– Sweet:  greater than 50

2.4. Organoleptic characteristics
In the control corresponding to the qualification and verification of the organoleptic characteristics, the quality of the item and/or batch of wine will be taken into consideration in relation to: –
the type of wine;
– the term relating to the preparation and/or aging, if applicable;
– the harvest;
– the designation of the grape variety; and
– the physicochemical characteristics.
The sensory characteristics required for products protected by DOPTA, especially in terms of color, aroma and flavor, are as follows:

– Visual phase.  In all categories and types: limpid appearance, fair coloring (relating to the
color shade and its nuances) and absence of other defects. In particular, or white wines made exclusively with the white Grenache variety will present a yellow color with nuances ranging from gray to gold.
or stale wines will have an old gold color.

–  Olfactory phase . In all categories and types: absence of defects, frank aroma. In particular, either the white wines made exclusively with the white Grenache variety stand out for presenting a complex type of aroma, rich in aromatic sensations, or in all types of protected liqueur wines the integration of alcohol in the olfactory phase will be
valued , or in the white mistela, black mistela and natural sweet wine types, will highlight the varietal and/or primary character of the ripe and/or overripe grapes.

– Gustatory phase . In all categories and types: entry and frank evolution, gustatory and tactile balance, body, absence of defects and gustatory persistence. In particular, either white wines are characterized by a salty taste sensation, more or less intense, which also contributes to the persistence of the wine in the taste phase, or white wines made exclusively with the white Grenache variety stand out especially for their body and persistence, or in all types of protected liqueur wines, the integration of alcohol in the taste phase will be assessed. For the White Mistela, Black Mistela and Natural Sweet Wine types, the degree of sweetness conferred by the residual sugars will be assessed.

– Global assessment.  In white wines made exclusively with the white Grenache variety, the level of sensory quality obtained in the control will be at least at the “Very good” level.

3. Specific oenological practices and restrictions in production

3.1. Harvest
The harvest will be carried out with the greatest attention, and will exclusively be dedicated to the production of protected wines from healthy grapes with the degree of maturity necessary to obtain wines with a natural volumetric alcoholic strength that is specified in the section 3.2.

3.2. Minimum natural volumetric alcoholic strength of the grape
The probable natural volumetric alcoholic strength of the grape suitable for the production of protected wines will be equal to or greater than 11% vol., with the exception of the Parellada variety which must be equal to or greater than 10% vol. For the production of all types of liqueur wines, the likely natural volumetric alcoholic strength of the grape will be equal to or greater than 14% vol.

3.3. Production methods
The transformation of grapes into must and must into wine, as well as storage, aging and other processes up to packaging and labelling, will be carried out separately from other products that are not correspond to the aforementioned condition, and in facilities registered in the DOPTA records.

4. Demarcation of the geographical area
The DOPTA production and processing area is located in the south of Catalonia, between the Ebre River and the border with Aragonese lands and includes the 12 municipalities of the Terra Alta region: Arnes, Batea , Bot, Caseres, Corbera d’Ebre, La Fatarella, Gandesa, Horta de Sant Joan, El Pinell de Brai, La Pobla de Massaluca, Prat de Comte and Vilalba dels Arcs.

5. Maximum yields

5.1. Maximum production allowed
The suitability of the grapes for the production of the products described in this specification is determined by a maximum production allowed per hectare of 10,000 kilograms for white varieties and 8,000 kilograms for black varieties. In attention to the transformation performance provided for in section 5.2, the maximum production allowed per resulting hectare is 70 and 56 Hectoliters per hectare for whites and blacks, respectively.

5.2. Yield of transformation of grapes into wine
The production of all protected types in terms of the yield of transformation of grapes may not exceed 70 liters of wine for every 100 kilograms of grapes.

6. Wine varieties
The production of the products described in this document will be made exclusively with the Vitis vinifera varieties related in the following sections.

* However, for historical reasons and given that the activities referred to below have been carried out corresponding to a general evolution of the market and without interruptions prior to the public recognition of the Denomination of Origin “Terra High”, is exceptionally authorized to Unió Corporació Alimentària SCCL so that in its facilities located outside the geographical area located in the municipality of Vilallonga del Camp (Tarragona) it can carry out the aging and bottling of the protected wines.

6.1. Recommended grape varieties (traditional)
– Whites: White Grenache, Macabeu and Parellada.
– Blacks: Black Grenache, Hairy Grenache and Samsó (synonyms: Mazuela, Carignan)

6.2. Authorized grape varieties
– Whites:  Chardonnay, Chenin blanc, Moscatel de gras gros (synonym: Moscatel d’Alexandria), Moscatel petit gras (synonym: Moscatel de Frontignan), Pedro Ximènez and Sauvignon blanc.
– Reds:  Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache Tintorera, Merlot, Syrah and Hare’s Eye.

7. Link with the geographical region

7.1. Factors naturals

7.1.1. Latitude, longitude and altitude
The geographical coordinates in which the geographical area defined by the DOPTA is located frame the natural factors in the context of Mediterranean and southern viticulture. The altitude above sea level ranges from 250 to 1000 meters. However, everywhere in the geographical area the vineyard plantations are located at altitudes between 350 and 550 meters, approximately.

7.1.2. The landscape
The area maintains all the characteristic features of an inland territory close to the Mediterranean Sea: pre-coastal limestone mountain ranges (the Ports d’Horta, the Pândols and Cavalls mountain ranges), small rivers (the Algars and the Canaletes), several mountains of conglomerate rock (Puig Cavaller, Santa Barbarà, Les Roques d’en Benet), forests of oak and white pine and, above all, agricultural soils colored by the three typical Mediterranean crops par excellence: almonds, vines and olives. With a greater degree of detail and from an agronomic perspective, three landscape units of agricultural interest are distinguished where the vineyard is present: the Plana, the Altiplà and the Valls. Because of its characteristics, this landscape is subject to important erosive dynamics.

7.1.3. The viticultural soils
The slope and the depth are the most determining factors in the diversity of the viticultural soils of the DOPTA. The degree of slope, which is very important, delimits three types of farming sites: coastal areas (with slopes equal to or greater than 10%), plains (with slopes of less than 10%) and terraces (with very little or no the slope). The depth, closely linked to the slope, is quite variable and makes it possible to differentiate a minimum of 8 representative edaphic profiles according to the USDA classification (Xericlitic Torriorthent, Xeric Torriorthent, Typical Xerorthent, Typical Xerofluvent, Calxerolic Xerochrept, Fluventic Xerochrept, Xeric Haplocalcid and Xeric Petrochalcid). The deepest soils are found in terrace-type sites, while on the coasts and plains, the depth is much more variable. More generally, the viticultural soils in the area have a predominance of loamy, medium or moderately coarse textures (loamy, loamy-clay, loamy-sandy and loamy-silty); they have an average water retention capacity, limited in some cases by the depth and the presence of coarse elements; they are poor in organic matter and rich in calcium carbonate and active limestone. Despite all this, the fertility of the Terra Alta wine-growing soils ranges from low to moderate. Among all the profiles, the ones known locally as “Honeycomb” stand out, very balanced in terms of all the properties described above and with a lower limestone content.

7.1.4. Climatology
The climate of the geographical area is of the Dry Mediterranean type and is reflected in the following climate characterization
(data referred to Batea / Horta de Sant Joan are indicated):
Average annual temperature:  14.6 / 14.6 ºC
Month with the lowest average temperature:  January (5.4 / 6.8 ºC). It should be noted that the winters
are cold and indicate a certain continentality outside the vegetative period of the vine.
Month with the highest average temperature:  July (23.8 / 23.9 ºC)
Average temperature in September:  19.8 / 19.8 º C
Rain:  485 / 592 mm Month
with the most precipitation:  May (83 / 107 mm)
Dominant winds.  On the one hand, the Cerç, dry wind with a north-west component, which dominates during the period September – June. On the other hand and during the period June – August the dominant wind is the locally known Garbinada, a set of marinas – winds from the sea towards the land – with a South and South-East component, which should not be confused with the so-called Garbí (Southwest component wind).

7.2. Cultural (human) factors

7.2.1. History
DOPTA was provisionally recognized in 1972. Along with Alella, Conca de Barberà, Empordà, Penedès, Priorat and Tarragona, it is one of the seven historical denominations of origin in Catalonia. An almost millennial winemaking tradition (the Order of the Temple through the Customs of Orta, from 1296 and the Customs of Miravet, from 1319, already recorded the cultivation of the vine and the production of wine in the region), municipalities with their own viticultural life and identity, the family heritage of vineyards and wineries (often associated with cooperatives), passion, humility and effort in work, are the remarkable features that outline the know-how of the producers and processors of the DOPTA Possibly and, despite the importance and quality of red wines, the most obvious evidence of this culture is to be found in white wine. During the first half of the 19th century, the famous writer Joan Perucho, and even Pablo Picasso, knew that Terra Alta wines were distinguished between virgin or brisats (wines obtained by the fermentation of whole white grapes that have been trampled), all two white And in the words of Jaume Ciurana, these wines became “proverbial” in the imagination of Catalan society. The strong link between the name of each municipality and the wine production in origin is also quite remarkable. In fact, throughout history, wines called “Gandesa” or “Batea”, especially white, but also red, had become popular. More recently, in the mid-1990s, the professionalization of the wine sector in the region and the progressive incorporation of excellence in this culture makes DOPTA a distinctive brand in constant evolution and improvement.

7.2.2. Viticulture
The terrace is the most common unit in farming sites and is a consequence of the interaction of farming with the varied topography that the land presents, arranging it on different slopes and orientations, often between dry stone walls (the margins ) or banks with vegetal cover-, both contributing to avoid the loss of arable land due to erosion, so the viticultural activity contributes decisively to the preservation of the landscape. The traditional sites of cultivation are the plains and the coasts, while cultivation on terraces – often established by human intervention through embankment – is relatively modern. The cultivation of the vine in the Terra Alta is not subject to specific or exclusive practices, but the viticulture of the area tries to adapt to the natural factors of the area by using rootstocks with a good index of resistance to limestone, moderate or low planting densities (the most common planting frame is 2.80 x 1.20 meters), trunk height rarely higher than 60 centimeters, short pruning systems, a management of the vegetation that tends to collect the vegetation to avoid excessive water losses or even avoid excessive insolation of the grapes. Viticulture in the area is also characterized by a limited use of synthetic pesticides, because in general the resulting viticultural microclimate is not favorable for the development of the main pests that affect the crop, such as Mildew or grape rot. Despite the fact that the average production per hectare is around 65 metric quintals per hectare, the first DOPTA regulation, which dates from 1982, established the maximum permitted production yield for white varieties and 70 and 60 Hectoliters per hectare black; currently they are adjusted to 70 and 56 Hl/Ha., respectively.

*Source: Average of the indicators recorded in the stations of the Agrometeorògica de Catalunya in the stations located in Batea and Horta de Sant Joan during the period between 2000 and 2009 (www.meteo.cat).

7.2.3. The grape varieties
It is through the Grenaches that one of the differentiating features of the area becomes more evident: the predominance of traditional varieties. A historical witness dated to 1647 that records a plantation of Vernatxa, possibly white, by Mossén Onofre Català in the municipality of Gandesa stands out here. White Grenache, Black Grenache and Hairy Grenache are the predominant and older grape varieties. In fact, the area is the world’s wine region with the highest concentration of the white Grenache variety. These, together with Macabeu, Parellada and Samsó add up to three quarters of the cultivated area. It should be noted that agronomically, all Grenaches and Samsó are perfectly adapted to traditional farming sites. The classification of these as “Recommended” evidences the promotion of these plantations by the Regulatory Council. As for the rest of the classified grape varieties, in general, the characteristics of the terroir mean that they are of medium and late ripening period, which allow the development of the characteristic viticulture
of the production area in non-traditional locations. Also remarkable is the existence of old plantations of the black grape variety called “Morenillo” which is in the process of recognition and classification.

7.2.4. Oenology
In the oenological field it is important to highlight a know-how based on tradition and authenticity without renouncing the use of the most modern production techniques. In this sense, it is prohibited to artificially increase the natural volumetric alcoholic strength, as well as the use of pieces of oak wood in all that wine that alludes to the elaboration and/or aging in wooden containers. It is also worth noting the film maceration in the production of contemporary whites, a legacy of the production of brisats, at the same time as a way to enhance the aromatic expression of white wines. Last but not least is the existing know-how when making various liqueur wines, developed as a result of the potential offered by natural factors to obtain very ripe or overripe vintages and therefore, with great aptitude for making sweet wines and liqueur wines, both dry and sweet. The tradition in the production of red wines is more recent, being from the 90s when the production of red wines began to be important.

7.3. Protected products
The connection of the area with the quality and uniqueness of the products detailed in section 2 is concrete in a fundamental and exclusive way with the aspects that are described below.
For wines, liqueur wines and sparkling wine:
– The nature of the natural factors is evident in the volumetric alcoholic strength acquired, this being significantly higher than wine products from other areas.
– The nature of the cultivated soils and the moderate productions provide the wines with a concentration of aromas and flavors.

– The Mediterranean and southern nature of the geographical area determines the aging capacity of all protected products. Only exceptional harvests, with very good or excellent ratings, allow the production of wines that allow aging for more than 5 years.
– The predominance of traditional grape varieties in the varietal composition of the products.
For white wines:
– The concentration of aromas and flavors is particularly appreciable in protected white wines with a particular salty flavor in the taste and a remarkable persistence in the taste, a consequence of the calcareous nature of the cultivated soils.
– The great tradition existing in the cultivation of the white Grenache variety, and the existence of a specific know-how in the elaboration of whites, with techniques such as, for example, film maceration, together with the Mediterranean character of the production area makes the single-varietal white Grenache white wines a product of great oenological value and of a very unique quality. This is the case of wines identified with the “Terra Alta Garnatxa Blanca” guarantee label.
For sweet wines and liqueur wines Mistela blanca, Mistela negra and Vi dolce natural:
– The character of the natural factors allows to obtain vintages very rich in sugars destined to obtain these wines, so that the resulting products have a high content in residual sugars of natural origin.
– The great viticultural vocation of the production area for obtaining these wines and production techniques, which in the case of liqueur wines, are quite specific, provide all these wines with a high oenological value and a singularity very remarkable

8. Applicable requirements

8.1. PDO registrations
Economic agents who wish to participate in all or part of their production, in the preparation and/or packaging of a product protected by the PDO must declare this to the authority of competent control who will proceed with its registration in the relevant register(s).

8.1.1. Register of Winegrowers
In the Register of Winegrowers, all natural or legal persons holding vineyard plots located in the geographical area described in section 4 and planted with the grape varieties classified in the section must be registered 6.

8.1.2. Register of Cellars
In the Register of Cellars, natural or legal persons who wish to produce, store, age and/or package protected wines must be registered in the corresponding section.
All the industries that want to register in any of the sections of the Registry of Cellars must be located within the geographical demarcation described in section 4 of this document. Registration in these registers does not exempt interested persons from the obligation to register in the registers that are generally established in current regulations, and in particular in the Register of agri-food industries of Catalonia and that of bottlers and packers, in your case, and in the Health Registry.
a.  Production wineries. The industries in which it has been decided to vinify grapes or must from protected vineyards to obtain wines eligible for the DOPTA must be registered.
b.  Storage cellars. Industries that do not have their own production plant and/or that are dedicated to the storage of wines that can qualify for the DOPTA must be registered.
c.  Aging cellars. Industries that are dedicated to the raising or aging of wines that can opt for the DOPTA must be registered.
d.  Packaging and/or bottling wineries. Industries must be registered with the bottler number of their property, which are dedicated to the activity of packaging and/or bottling and sell wines protected by the DOPTA.

8.2. Traditional terms
It recognizes the use of the following traditional terms in the presentation and labeling of products protected by the DOPTA:
– Denomination of Origin (replacing Protected Denomination of Origin for presentation and labeling purposes).
– Aging
– Reserve
– Grand Reserve
– Stale

8.3. Presentation and labeling of the products
Before putting the labels and counter-labels into circulation, they must be authorized by the competent authority for the purposes established in this specification, in accordance with the general regulations. Labels that for any reason could cause confusion for the final recipient will be refused approval. The use of a previously granted label may also be revoked, when the circumstances of the owner firm have changed, through a prior hearing of the agent concerned.

8.3.1. Mandatory mentions in the labeling
Mandatory mentions must be presented in clear, legible, indelible characters so that they stand out well on the background on which they are printed and so that they can be clearly distinguished from the set of other inscribed indications and drawings Mandatory mentions, unless otherwise indicated, must be grouped in the same visual field.

1st  Mention regarding the origin. The name of the specific region (HIGHLAND) and the traditional term (Denomination of Origin) will be indicated in clear and indelible characters as follows:
HIGHLAND
Denomination of Origin
The height at which this mention will be reproduced is specified in the following table:
Mentions Bottle
TERRA ALTA (a) a ≤ 4 mm
Designation of Origin (b) Half the height of a (Ex. If a = 4, b = 2)

Outside the visual field of the mandatory mentions, the name TERRA ALTA must always be accompanied by the traditional term “Denomination of Origin” or “DO”.

2nd  The year of the harvest if the wine comes from 85% or more of the grapes harvested in the year that is expected to be included in the designation.

3rd  Designation of the grape variety. Attention will be paid to the following:
– The name of a variety if the wine comes from 85% or more of this variety; it is the case of varietal wines.
– The name of two or more varieties, as long as the said wine comes entirely from the indicated varieties and always in descending order of their percentage in the blend and in characters of the same size. If there are more than three varieties they may be mentioned outside the visual field of the mandatory mentions.

4th  Name of the municipality or postal code to complete the address of the bottler or shipper, and in the case of Sparkling Wine, of the producer or seller.

5a  Acquired volumetric alcoholic strength expressed in units or half units of its percentage by volume, followed by the abbreviation % vol.

6th  Registration number in the Register of bottlers and packers of the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and Natural Environment of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

7th  Lot number, which may be outside the visual field of the mandatory mentions.

8.3.2. Optional mentions in the labelling

1st  Terms relating to the preparation and/or aging. As appropriate, the following designations may be used: Novel, Young, Bota, Oak, Fermented in bota, Criança, Reserva and Gran reserva. In the case of the terms Boot and Roure, the labeling must complete the information relating to the duration of the period in months.

2nd  Trade name or brand. If you want to indicate the company name by means of a commercial name, you must also place it in the visual field of the mandatory mentions and register it, in your favor and beforehand, at the Spanish Patents and Trademarks office. This registration will be communicated to the Register of bottlers and packers of the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and Natural Environment of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

3rd  For the designation of the products with the name of the winegrower or of the property, the wine must come from vines grown by the same winegrower or be registered on the property and be produced solely and exclusively of their productions and ownership, respectively.

8.3.3. DOPTA guarantee badges
In order to record the status of a protected product and guarantee the traceability of protected products that are shipped for consumption, the presentation and labeling of protected wines will be completed with a numbered guarantee badge issued by the competent control authority that must be placed when the protected products are labeled in the same cellar in accordance with the rules dictated by the competent control authority, and always in a way that does not allow a second use.

8.4. Packaging and/or bottling
The packaging and/or bottling of the protected wines will preferably be carried out in glass bottles and their closure will be carried out in such a way as to guarantee the quality of the packaged product, preferably using natural cork stoppers. The competent control authority will previously approve the rest of the packaging elements that ensure the quality and prestige of the wines.

9. Checks

9.1. Certification entity
The competent control authority entrusts the verification of compliance with the parameters established in this Terms and Conditions of the Protected Designation of Origin “Terra Alta” to: Consorci d’Inspecció i Control
C
/ Mare Ràfols no. 3, 1ª A
08720 Vilafranca del Penedès (Barcelona, ​​Spain)
Telephone: (34) 93 817 56 55
Fax: (34) 93 817 56 55
Email: gerencia@consorciinspecciocontrol.cat
Website: www.consorciinspecciocontrol.cat

9.2. Tasks related to the check

9.2.1. Scope of the checks
In order to verify compliance with each of the conditions described in this specification, the checks will be carried out on the operator’s facilities and on the products protected by the DOPTA, including all phases of the process of production (making, storage and aging), packaging and labelling.
The operator must be able to provide documentary evidence of compliance with the characteristics detailed and required in this Terms and Conditions.

9.2.2. Methodology
The checks will be carried out according to the certification procedure for products protected by the DOPTA which will be available to the operators. This certification procedure includes the following phases:
1.  Audit planning. This phase begins at the request of the operator and involves evaluation by the certification body.
2.  Carrying out the audit. In this phase, the auditing team will verify compliance with the specifications, take product samples, and assess compliance with each requirement. Finally, the certification body will issue an audit report, which will include, where appropriate, the deviations detected during the certification process. In the event that this happens, a report of non-conformity will be issued for each of them and the operator will be informed of the deadline for communicating the corrective actions for each of the non-conformities.
3.  Grant of the certificate. Once the audit report has been reviewed, and if applicable, the corrective actions proposed for each of the non-conformities, the certification body will proceed with the granting and/or maintenance of the certification, the temporary suspension of the certification or the definitive suspension of the certification, in accordance with the document on the treatment of deviations detected during the certification process.
Following the certification procedure, the following checks will be carried out:
– General information of the operator: company name, contact person and facilities. In a systematic way:
o Certificate of registration of the operator and the facilities in the records of the DOPTA.
o Certificate of Registration of the operator and the facilities in the registers of agricultural industries and, if applicable, in the register of packers and in the CAE.
– Products covered by the certification. In a systematic way:
o List of products detailing: the trade name, the DOP, the type of wine, the terms relating to the production and/or aging that characterize them, the designation of the variety/if the volume of annual production.
– Qualified products. Systematically:
o List of product lots that have been subject to qualification control.
– Vineyard plots. By sampling:
o List of holders and vineyard plots, from which grape production comes.
– Operator facilities. Systematic verification of compliance with the requirements set out in the specification regarding production, storage, aging and/or packaging facilities.
– Control of the products, with the checking of records and documents that provide evidence of compliance with the specifications. By sampling:
o Ratio of grape weights.
o Supporting documents certifying product movements.
o Compliance with specific campaign regulations determined by the competent control authority.
o Separation of processes and coexistence of products.
o Performances of transformation.
o Batch qualification, including:
ƒ Bulletin issued by an official laboratory, preferably that of the Catalan Institute of Vine and Wine, or accredited in the EN 17025 Standard that includes the analytical parameters described in section 2 of this fold
ƒ Organoleptic report issued by the DOPTA Tasting Committee, which includes the visual appearance, aroma and taste of the product.
o Labeling and designation of products in the winery.
o Elaboration methods and oenological practices.
o Terms relating to the preparation and aging.
or capacity
o Extraction of samples of packaged and labeled products. – Presentation and labeling of products:
Systematically:
o Authorization of labels by the competent control authority.
o General labeling regulations applicable to wine products. By sampling:
o Packaging elements.
o Use of the numbered guarantee badge on packaging and correspondence with the item and/or qualified lot.

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ORDER ARP/148/2005, of April 7, by which the Regulation of the Designation of Origin Terra Alta is approved.

The Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and the Catalan Institute of Vine and Wine have in recent years promoted the development of their own policies in the wine sector that have allowed a substantial improvement in both the exploitation and cultivation of the vineyard as well as in the preparation, aging and marketing of the wine produced in Catalonia.

The regulatory and economic framework of viticulture has been profoundly modified in recent years, both by the liberalization of commercial exchanges and agreements of the World Trade Organization and by the community rules emanating from the common agricultural policy.

Faced with these circumstances and in order to establish its own regulations that would allow the establishment of an effective framework in the wine sector of Catalonia, Law 15/2002, of June 27, on wine management was promulgated, which has been developed by Decree 474/2004, of December 28.

On the other hand, the circumstances of the market have made it advisable in recent years for the sector to equip itself with useful instruments to face the challenges of economic liberalization, which serve for the production of quality wines, produced in certain areas and that contribute to the development of the sector.

The Denomination of Origin Terra Alta was created by the Order of May 28, 1982, and its regulations have been modified by different orders, specifically those of May 16, 1984, January 24, 1985, 22 July 1985, and July 11, 1995. This Denomination of Origin has boosted the wines produced in this county, at the same time that it has served to improve the development of a county where the importance of the wine sector is significant.

The first additional provision of Law 15/2002, of June 27, established that the different regulatory councils had to adapt their regulations to this Law within one year from its entry into force, made that the Denomination of Origin Regulatory Council made when taking the agreement and sending the proposed Regulation to the Catalan Institute of Vine and Wine (INCAVI).

The Order contains three annexes, the first of which is dedicated to the Regulation of the Denomination of Origin and contains the production requirements of the wines covered by it, the permitted production methods, the mentions of the wines, traceability and the qualification of wines, the characteristics, the mandatory records that the Regulatory Council must have, the rights and obligations of registrants, the operation and organization of the Regulatory Council, and the financing system.

Annex 2 indicates the municipal terms or geographical areas where wines can be obtained that are susceptible to the Denomination of Origin Terra Alta and, finally, Annex 3 details the varieties of Vitis vinifera authorized or recommended for obtaining these wines.

Given the report of the INCAVI Advisory Commission;

In accordance with the opinion of the Legal Advisory Committee, and in use of the powers that have been conferred on me,

I order:

Single item

The Regulation of the Denomination of Origin Terra Alta is approved, the text of which appears in the annex to this Order.

Derogatory provision

The following provisions are repealed:

Order of 28 May 1982, by which the Terra Alta Designation of Origin and its Regulatory Council are regulated (DOGC no. 238, of 7.7.1982).

Order of 16 May 1984, amending the Order of 28 May 1982, which approved the Regulation of the Denomination of Origin Terra Alta (DOGC no. 443, of 15.6.1984).

Order of 24 January 1985, amending the Order of 16 May 1984, which modified the Regulation of the Denomination of Origin Terra Alta (DOGC no. 509, of 1.2.1985).

Order of 22 July 1985, amending the Regulation of the Terra Alta Designation of Origin and its Regulatory Council, approved by Order of 22 May 1982 (DOGC no. 581, of 28.8.1985).

Order of 11 July 1995, amending the Regulation of the Terra Alta Designation of Origin and its Regulatory Council (DOGC no. 2079, of 24.7.1995).

Barcelona, ​​April 7, 2005

Antoni Siurana and Zaragoza

Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries

Annex 1

Regulation of the Denomination of Origin Terra Alta

Chapter 1

General provisions

Article 1

Legal regime

In accordance with the provisions of Law 15/2002, of June 27, on wine regulation, and the rest of the community and state regulations, wines that have the characteristics defined in this Regulation and that they comply with the production, elaboration, rearing, designation and marketing, all the requirements required in this Regulation and in the rest of the legislation in force.

Article 2

Protection of the Denomination of Origin

2.1   The name of the Terra Alta Denomination of Origin is reserved for wines that meet the requirements and conditions established by these Regulations.

2.2   The name of the Terra Alta Denomination of Origin is a public domain asset, and cannot be subject to alienation or encumbrance.

2.3   The name of the Terra Alta Denomination of Origin may be used, and its use may not be denied to natural or legal persons who are registered in the records of the Regulatory Council and who request it and comply with the established by this Regulation, with the exception that the temporary or permanent loss of their use is imposed as a penalty.

2.4   The use in other wines of the names, brands, terms, expressions and signs that, due to their phonetic or graphic similarity with the protected ones, may lead to confusion with those that are the subject of this Regulation is prohibited that are preceded by the terms “type”, “style”, “vine”, “bottled in”, “with cellar in” and other similar expressions.

2.5   The protection granted extends to the name of the Denomination of Origin and the names of the region, the municipal terms and their aggregates and all the areas that make up the production and aging area.

Article 3

Competence in the defense of the protection of the Denomination of Origin

The defense of the Denomination of Origin, the application of its Regulations, the monitoring of its compliance, as well as the promotion and control of the quality of protected wines, are entrusted to the Regulatory Council of the Denomination of Origin, in the ‘Catalan Institute of Vine and Wine (INCAVI), in the Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries; and other competent administrations, in relation to their defense in the rest of the State and in the international arena.

Chapter 2

production

Article 4

Production areas

4.1   The production area of ​​the wines covered by the Terra Alta Denomination of Origin is made up of the vineyard plots registered in the Catalan Wine Registry located in the municipal terms or geographical areas indicated in Annex 2 of this provision, that the Regulatory Council considers suitable for the production of grapes of the varieties indicated in annex 3 of this provision, with the quality necessary to produce wines with the specific characteristics of those protected by the Denomination.

4.2   The qualification of the vineyard plots for the purposes of their inclusion in the production area will be carried out by the Regulatory Council, they must be referenced in the Catalan Wine Registry and in the manner determined by the Catalan Institute of Vine and the wine Equally, the appropriate correspondences will be established between the Wine Registry of Catalonia, the Register of winegrowers of the Denomination of Origin Catalonia and the cadastre, with the correct location of the parcels through the Geographical Information System (SIGPAC) . Plots with additional requirements must expressly state this condition so that it is taken into account when allowing or not to be included in the production area and to indicate the limitations to which they are subject.

4.3   If the holder of the plot of vineyard disagrees with the resolution of the Regulatory Council, he may appeal to the Catalan Institute of Vine and Wine which will resolve, with the prior report of the technical bodies he deems necessary.

4.4   The inclusion of new municipalities, which are not included in annex 2, within the production area of ​​the Terra Alta Denomination of Origin will require the approval of the full Regulatory Council, which will raise it to the Catalan Institute of Vinya i el Vi, which will resolve with the necessary technical reports.

Article 5

Varieties of Vitis vinifera

5.1   The production of the protected wines will be made exclusively with grapes of the varieties of Vitis vinifera related in annex 3 of this provision.

5.2   The Regulatory Council may encourage plantings of the recommended varieties, and may set surface limits for new plantings with other authorized varieties based on the production needs of the Denomination of Origin.

5.3   The Regulatory Council will propose to the Catalan Institute of Vine and Wine the trial of the new varieties of Vitis vinifera that, based on the experimental plots, microvinifications, physicochemical and organoleptic analyzes of the wines obtained, verify that the grapes produce quality must suitable for the production of protected wines. The Catalan Institute of Vine and Wine will resolve the experiments and authorize, if necessary, the inclusion of the new varieties in the Regulations of the Regulatory Council for the Designation of Origin Terra Alta.

Article 6

Cultivation practices

6.1   Cultivation practices will be the traditional ones that tend to achieve the best qualities. All cultural work will respect the physiological balance of the plant, will be respectful of the environment and will apply agronomic knowledge that tends to obtain grapes in optimal conditions for vinification.

6.2   The formation of the vine and its management must be what is considered optimal to obtain the maximum quality and aromatic richness of the wines.

6.3   The Regulatory Council will study and experiment with the application of new cultural practices, treatments or farming techniques that constitute an advance in viticultural techniques and are proven to favorably affect the quality of the grapes and the wine produced. This experimentation will be reported to the Catalan Institute of Vine and Wine so that, if necessary, it can be approved.

6.4   The practice of irrigation, which must be authorized by the Regulatory Council, may be carried out solely for the purpose of improving the quality of the grapes in circumstances where the water regime of the plots and the ecological conditions of the vineyard do not allow the optimal quality level to be reached and it will be necessary to ensure that the productions and yields obtained are in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation.

Article 7

vintage

The harvest will be carried out with the greatest care, and will exclusively be dedicated to the production of protected wines from healthy grapes with the degree of maturity necessary to obtain wines with a natural volumetric alcoholic strength equal to or greater than 11% vol., with the exception of the Vitis vinifera Parellada variety, which will have a natural volumetric alcoholic strength equal to or greater than 10% vol.

Article 8

Admitted production

8.1   The maximum production allowed per hectare will be 100 metric quintals for white varieties and 80 metric quintals for black varieties.

8.2   The Regulatory Council may modify, in accordance with current legislation, the previous limits, according to the qualitative parameters required of a VQPRD, by 25% or less, in certain campaigns and for certain areas, plots or polygons, to own initiative or at the request of the winegrowers concerned carried out prior to the harvest, with the necessary prior advice and checks.

8.3   The grapes that come from plots whose yield is higher than the authorized limit, may not be used in the production of wines protected by this Designation of Origin. The Regulatory Council will adopt the necessary control measures to ensure compliance with this precept.

Article 9

New plantings and replantings

9.1   For the registration of new plantings and replanting of vines located in the production area that wish to be covered by the Terra Alta Denomination of Origin, the report of the Regulatory Council will be mandatory, which will determine the possibility of registration in the corresponding register .

9.2   The registration in the Register of winegrowers of the holders of vineyard plots of new mixed plantations that in practice do not allow an absolute separation in the harvest of the different varieties will not be accepted.

Chapter 3

Methods of obtaining and elaboration

Article 10

Obtaining methods

10.1   The techniques used in the harvest, the transport and handling of the grapes, the pressing of the must, the control of the fermentation, the oenological practices throughout the vinification process and the aging of the wine, will tend to obtain products of the highest quality and typicality, and the characteristics of the types of wine protected by the Terra Alta Denomination of Origin will be maintained.

10.2   The transformation of grapes into must and must into wine suitable for being qualified with the Terra Alta Denomination of Origin, as well as storage and the rest of the processes until bottling and labeling, will be carried out separately of other products that do not correspond to the aforementioned condition, and in facilities registered in the Registry of Cellars provided for in article 20 of this Regulation.

Article 11

Preparation methods

11.1   In the production of must, traditional practices applied with modern technology aimed at improving the quality of the wines will be followed.

Adequate pressures will be applied for the extraction of the must or wine and its separation from the breeze, so that its yield does not exceed 70 liters of must or wine for every 100 kg of harvest.

The Regulatory Council may modify, in accordance with current legislation, the limit of liters of must or wine per 100 kg of harvest, with a maximum margin of 4 percentage points, in certain campaigns and for certain areas, on its own initiative or request of the interested producers, as long as it is done before the harvest.

11.2   In the preparation of the different types of protected VQPRD wines, both white, black and rosé, the varieties of Vitis vinifera related in annex 3 must be used. The fractions of must obtained by inadequate pressures may not be in no case be intended for the production of protected wines. The volumetric alcoholic strengths acquired by these wines are detailed in article 19.1.

11.3   The following types of wine may be produced in the Terra Alta Denomination of Origin:

11.3.1  Terra Alta stale wine:  traditional liqueur wine made from the Garnacha blanca and Macabeu or Garnacha black varieties, which must have a sugar content of no less than 14º Baumé and must be in perfect health condition. The production of the wine involves oxidative aging in the sun and in the sun, and a minimum of one year in oak containers. Rancid wines, to be marketed with the denomination of aging, must have four years of aging, of which a minimum of three must be in oak containers. During the preparation, you can add, if necessary, quality wine alcohol to achieve a graduation between 15% vol and 20% vol. The characteristic color of the wine is old gold.

11.3.2 Mistela blanca Terra Alta:  the preparation of the traditional liqueur wine called mistela blanca will be made from all varieties of white grapes and in its preparation the must is separated from the grape and then the wine is filtered, with a minimum natural volumetric alcoholic strength of 14% vol, to then add wine alcohol and proceed to stir it once a day for a week until obtaining a minimum acquired volumetric alcoholic strength of 15% vol and between 8, 5 and 10º Baume.

11.3.3 Terra Alta black mistela:  the preparation of the traditional liqueur wine called mistela negra will be made from the authorized black varieties, which must have a volumetric alcoholic strength of 14º Baumé. The harvested grapes, with the previous separation of the rapa, are macerated with a mixture of wine alcohol, and aerated twice a day for fifteen days to leave the yeasts inactive. Once the maceration is finished, the solids are separated with a press until an acquired volumetric alcoholic strength equal to or greater than 15% vol and between 8.5 and 10º Baumé is reached.

11.3.4 Grenache Terra Alta wine : traditional liqueur wine made from overripe grapes. After separating the rapa and chafats, the paste ferments until it acquires a minimum natural volumetric alcoholic strength of 14% vol. It is then bled, pressed, filtered and topped with wine alcohol until reaching a minimum of 15% vol and an acquired volumetric alcoholic strength and a maximum of 20% vol. It is aged in oak barrels.

11.3.5 Natural sweet wine from Terra Alta:  traditional liqueur wine that comes from musts with a high sugar content, greater than 250 g/l, partially fermented. Its natural volumetric alcoholic strength is at least 14% vol and an acquired volumetric alcoholic strength of minimum 15% vol and maximum 20% vol.

11.3.6 Quality sparkling wine produced in a specific region in Terra Alta described below, which must, in any case, comply with letter k) of Annex VI of EC Regulation 1493 /1999: wine obtained from the authorized varieties, with a minimum natural volumetric degree of 11%, made according to the traditional method with second fermentation in the bottle, which in certain conditions gives off carbon dioxide with a minimum overpressure of 3, 5 bar.

11.3.7 Terra Alta needle wine:  the wine obtained from the authorized varieties, with a minimum natural volumetric alcoholic strength of 11%, produced according to its procedure, which under certain conditions gives off carbon dioxide in solution with an overpressure of no less than at 1 bar or higher than 2.5 bar.

Chapter 4

Parenting and mentions

Article 12

Production or aging area

12.1   The production or aging area of ​​Terra Alta Designation of Origin wines coincides with the municipal terms or geographical areas that make up the production area related to annex 2 of this provision.

12.2   Only wines of the Terra Alta Denomination of Origin suitable for this purpose may be aged.

Article 13

mentions

13.1   The use in the presentation of the wines of the mentions of aging, reserve and great reserve, will be carried out in accordance with the provisions of this article.

13.2   To be able to use the term aging, the aging process will be as follows:

For red wines it will last two calendar years. This process will have a minimum permanence in oak barrels of six months.

For white and rosé wines, the duration of this process will not be less than eighteen months, at least, with a minimum stay in oak barrels of six months.

13.3   In order to record the reserve term, the aging process will be as follows:

For red wines, the duration of this process will not be less than thirty-six months, with a minimum stay in oak barrels of twelve months and aging in bottles for twenty-four months.

For white and rosé wines, the duration of this process will not be less than twenty-four months, at least, with a minimum permanence in oak barrels of six months and aging in bottles for eighteen months.

13.4   For the use of the term large reserve, the aging process will be as follows:

For red wines, it will need to be aged in oak barrels for at least twenty-four months, and aging in bottles for at least thirty-six months.

For white and rosé wines, the duration of this process will be at least forty-eight months, with an aging in oak wood of at least six months and an aging in bottle of forty-two months.

13.5   In all the aging processes described in sections 13.2, 13.3 and 13.4 the oak wood boots will have a capacity less than or equal to 330 litres.

Article 14

labeling

In addition to the mentions referred to in annexes VII and VIII of Regulation EC 1493/1999 and the rest of current regulations, the designation of the wines of the Terra Alta Denomination of Origin will be completed with the following data:

a)  The name of the municipality of the bottler or of the shipper or the postal code.

b)  The name of a variety if the wine comes from 85% or more of this variety.

c)  The name of up to three varieties as long as the mentioned wine comes entirely from the indicated varieties and always in descending order of their percentage in the blend.

d)  If there are more than three varieties they may be mentioned outside the visual angle of the mandatory mentions, always in decreasing order of their percentage in the blend.

e)  The year of the harvest, if the wine comes from 85% or more of the grapes harvested in the year that is expected to be included in the designation.

f)  For the designation of wines with the name of the winegrower/or of the property, the wine must come from vines cultivated by the same winegrower/or registered on the property and produced only and exclusively of their productions and property, respectively.

Article 15

We short story in we jove

15.1   The wines designated with the mention of new wine can only be marketed with the indication of the year of harvest on the label, and will be bottled during the campaign and/or from November 11 of the year in that the grapes have been harvested, as agreed by the Regulatory Council.

15.2   The wines designated with the mention young wine can only be marketed with the indication on the label of the year of the harvest, they will be bottled during the year of the campaign and/or from December 1 the year in which the wine was harvested, as agreed by the Regulatory Council.

Article 16

Indications

16.1  Es podrà utilitzar l’expressió fermentat en bóta sempre que la fermentació del vi hagi estat feta en recipients de fusta amb capacitat màxima de 600 litres.

16.2  Es podrà utilitzar la indicació bóta sempre que s’indiqui a les informacions relatives al vi en qüestió, el període de temps en mesos i anys, el tipus de recipient de fusta en que ha estat, on la capacitat màxima haurà de ser de 600 litres.

16.3  Es podrà utilitzar la indicació roure sempre que s’indiqui a les informacions relatives al vi en qüestió, el període de temps en mesos o anys, que ha estat en recipients de fusta de roure, on la capacitat màxima haurà de ser de 600 litres.

Capítol 5

Traçabilitat i qualificació dels vins

Article 17

Procés de qualificació

17.1  Les persones, tant físiques com jurídiques, inscrites a la Secció d’elaboració del Registre de cellers de la Denominació d’Origen Terra Alta que desitgin l’obtenció de la qualificació i la certificació del vi i alhora garantir la traçabilitat del producte vitivinícola, han de presentar davant el Consell Regulador una sol·licitud d’admissió per cada lot o partida homogènia de vi, segons el model normalitzat facilitat pel Consell Regulador, al qual s’adjuntarà una còpia de tots els comprovants i els justificants dels moviments de raïm, mostos i vins. Per als raïms, una còpia de la declaració de producció i el justificant de la compravenda que figura com a annex 3 del model oficial establert per la Comunitat Europea. Per als mostos o els vins, el model administratiu d’acompanyament segons el model establert per la Comunitat Europea.

17.2  El procés de qualificació implica la verificació de la conformitat dels vins presentats amb les condicions de producció i elaboració i les característiques específiques que s’estableixen en aquest Reglament, així com la superació dels exàmens analítics i organolèptics reglamentaris.

17.3  Per a l’execució dels exàmens analítics i organolèptics citats, s’extrauran quatre mostres de cada lot o partida homogènia de vi objecte de la sol·licitud d’admissió.

17.4  El Consell Regulador establirà un comitè de tast per a la qualificació de vins, format per cinc experts i un delegat del president que actuarà com a coordinador. El Comitè té com a comesa informar sobre la qualitat dels vins, tant en la fase d’elaboració com en la fase de comercialització, i podrà comptar amb els assessoraments tècnics que estimi necessaris, prèviament autoritzats pel Consell Regulador.

17.5  Per a la qualificació del vi, el Comitè de tast s’ajustarà a les normes establertes per l’Institut Català de la Vinya i el Vi i a la resta de la normativa legal d’aplicació.

17.6   The Regulatory Council will control the stocks of qualified wines in the cellars, and will account for qualified wine shipments, subsequent disqualifications when they occur, and the entries and exits from the cellars of the protected wines.

Article 18

Disqualification process

18.1   The batch of wine qualified by the Terra Alta Denomination of Origin that, for any reason, presents defects, sensitive alterations or that in its production the precepts of this Regulation or the elaboration precepts indicated by the current legislation, will be disqualified by the Regulatory Council, which will entail the loss of the right to use the Terra Alta Denomination of Origin.

Any product obtained by mixing with another previously disqualified product will also be disqualified.

18.2   The disqualification of wines may be carried out by the Regulatory Council at any stage of production, elaboration or ageing, bottling and marketing. From the initiation of the disqualification file, they must remain in separate containers and duly marked under the control of the Regulatory Council.

Chapter 6

Characteristics of VQPRD wines

Article 19

Wine characteristics

19.1   VQPRD wines, VLQPRD traditional quality liqueur wines and VAQPRD quality pint wines, produced and bottled, protected by the Terra Alta Denomination of Origin, will respond to the following acquired volumetric alcoholic strength and types:

Type of wine: white.

Acquired volumetric alcoholic strength: minimum 12.5% ​​vol and maximum 15% vol, with the exception of white wines obtained exclusively from the parellada vinifera where the minimum will be 11% vol.

Type of wine: rosé.

Acquired volumetric alcoholic strength: minimum 12% vol and maximum 15% vol.

Type of vi: black.

Acquired volumetric alcoholic strength: minimum 12.5% ​​vol and maximum 15% vol.

Type of wine: ranci wine from Terra Alta.

Acquired volumetric alcoholic strength: minimum 15% vol and maximum 20% vol.

Type of wine: white mistela from Terra Alta.

Acquired volumetric alcoholic strength: minimum 15% vol and maximum 20% vol.

Type of wine: mistela black from Terra Alta.

Acquired volumetric alcoholic strength minimum 15% vol and maximum 20% vol.

Type of wine: natural sweet wine from Terra Alta.

Acquired volumetric alcoholic strength: minimum 15% vol and maximum 20% vol.

Type of wine: sparkling wine from Terra Alta (VEQPRD).

Acquired volumetric alcoholic strength: minimum 11% vol and maximum 12.5% ​​vol.

Type of wine: needle wine.

Acquired volumetric alcoholic strength: minimum 11% vol and maximum 12.5% ​​vol.

19.2   Campaign wines will have a real volatile acidity of less than 0.6 g/l, expressed in acetic acid, for white and rosé wines, and less than 0.8 g/l for red wines. Aged wines cannot exceed the figure of 0.80 g/l of real volatile acidity. In red wines, this limit can be exceeded by 0.06 g/l for each degree of alcohol that exceeds 11 degrees and year of aging, with a maximum of 1.2 g/l.

19.3   The wines must present the analytical and organoleptic qualities provided for in this Regulation, especially with regard to color, aroma and flavor. Wines that, in the opinion of the Regulatory Council, have not acquired these characteristics cannot be protected by the Terra Alta Denomination of Origin, and will be disqualified as established in article 18 of these Regulations.

19.4   The organoleptic and physicochemical analyzes will conform to the provisions of the Community regulations, as well as the provisions of the other applicable rules, and will be mandatory for the qualification of the wines. These analyzes will be performed on homogeneous batches before bottling.

Chapter 7

Registrations and registrations

Article 20

Typology and registration procedure in the registers

20.1   The Regulatory Council will keep the following records:

a)  Register of winegrowers.

b)  Register of wineries, which will have the following sections:

b.1)  Production wineries.

b.2)  Storage cellars.

b.3)  Aging wineries.

b.4)  Bottling and packaging wineries.

20.2   Registration requests will be addressed to the Regulatory Council and will be accompanied by the data, documents and proofs that in each case are required by the provisions and rules in force, on the forms provided by the Regulatory Council, which will verify all the data and will communicate it to the interested person, who will have a period of thirty days to provide or amend the deficiencies detected. Once this period has passed without providing the required documentation, the Regulatory Council will reject the request.

20.3   The Regulatory Council will refuse registrations that do not comply with the precepts of the Regulation or the agreements adopted by the Regulatory Council on additional technical conditions that must be met by vineyards and wineries.

20.4   Registration in these registers does not exempt the interested parties from the obligation to register in the registers that are generally established in current regulations, and in particular in the Register of agri-food industries of Catalonia and that of bottlers and packers, in your case, and in the Health Registry.

Article 21

Register of winegrowers

21.1   All holders of vineyard plots located in the production area described in Annex 2 and registered in the Catalan Wine Registry must be registered in the Wine Growers Register, whose grapes may be destined for the production of protected wines.

21.2  A la inscripció figurarà el nom de la persona propietària i, en tot cas, de la persona masovera, parcera, arrendatària, censatària o qualsevol altra persona titular de domini útil; el nom de la vinya, l’indret i el terme municipal en què està situada la parcel·la de vinya, la superfície de producció, les dades del Registre vitivinícola de Catalunya, del polígon i de les parcel·les, la varietat o les varietats de la vinya i tantes dades com calguin per a la seva classificació i localització.

21.3  A la instància d’inscripció s’adjuntarà un plànol del Registre vitivinícola de Catalunya, de les parcel·les i l’autorització de plantació expedida pel Departament d’Agricultura, Ramaderia i Pesca.

21.4  Serà condició imprescindible per procedir a la inscripció al registre del Consell Regulador que la vinya estigui inscrita prèviament al Registre vitivinícola de Catalunya.

21.5  Quan es produeixi una baixa voluntària, hauran de transcórrer cinc anys naturals abans que la vinya en qüestió pugui tornar a inscriure-s’hi, llevat de canvi de titularitat.

21.6  Es produirà la baixa al Registre de viticultors per inactivitat o abandonament de les parcel·les de les quals sigui titular l’inscrit, durant cinc anys consecutius o per qualsevol dels supòsits que determina l’article 10.1 del Decret 264/2003, de 21 d’octubre, pel qual es regula el Registre vitivinícola de Catalunya.

21.7  Per tal de poder exercir un perfecte control de procedència de raïms, el Consell Regulador facilitarà a les persones físiques o jurídiques inscrites al Registre de viticultors un document que acrediti la superfície de les parcel·les de vinya inscrites amb detall de les varietats i la producció màxima per a cada campanya. El Consell Regulador establirà el sistema de control i registre del lliurament de raïm als cellers elaboradors inscrits per tal d’acreditar l’origen de la partida de raïm corresponent.

Article 22

Registre de cellers. Secció d’elaboradors

22.1  A la Secció d’elaboració del Registre de cellers s’inscriuran els cellers situats a la zona de producció en què s’hagi decidit vinificar únicament raïm o most procedent de vinyes inscrites, els vins produïts de les quals puguin optar a la Denominació d’Origen Terra Alta i compleixin els requisits recollits en aquesta norma.

22.2  A la inscripció figurarà el nom de la persona física o jurídica, el seu representant legal, el domicili, el municipi i la zona d’emplaçament, les característiques, el nombre i la capacitat de tots i cadascun dels envasos i la maquinària, el sistema d’elaboració i les dades que calguin per a la perfecta identificació i catalogació del celler. Qualsevol modificació de les dades que figuren al Registre s’haurà de notificar al Consell Regulador.

A convenient scale plan showing all construction and installation details will be attached. If the processing company is not the owner of the premises, this circumstance will be recorded and the owner’s name will be indicated.

22.3   The wineries must be registered in the Register of agri-food industries, the Health Register and others that are generally established by current regulations.

22.4   Once the request has been made, the winery must be inspected by the technical staff designated by the Regulatory Council, in order to check its characteristics and whether or not it meets the minimum technical conditions required for the correct production of wines suitable for obtaining VQPRD.

22.5   Any winery registered in the Winery Registration Section for inactivity for three consecutive years will be deregistered.

Article 23

Registry of wineries. Storage section

23.1   In the Storage Section of the Winery Register, wineries located in the production area that do not have their own production plant, that are dedicated to the storage of wines protected by the Denomination of ‘Origin. The registration will include the data referred to in article 22.2.

23.2   Proceed as indicated in article 22.4 in order to check that the cellar meets the minimum conditions for the correct conservation and storage of wines.

23.3   Any winery registered in the Storage Section of the Registry of Wineries will be deregistered for inactivity for three consecutive years.

Article 24

Registry of wineries. Parenting section

24.1   Cellars located in the production area dedicated to the aging or aging of wines with Denomination of Origin must be entered in the Aging Section of the Winery Register. The registration will include, in addition to the data referred to in article 22.2, all the specifics of these types of cellars and wine aging.

24.2   The registered premises and cellars intended for aging must be free of vibrations, with a constant and cool temperature throughout the year, and with hygrometric status and adequate ventilation, in addition to the other requirements that INCAVI may consider necessary for a correct wine aging process.

24.3   The appropriate inspection indicated in article 22.4 will also be carried out.

24.4   Any winery registered in the Aging Section of the Registry of Wineries will be deregistered for inactivity for three consecutive years.

Article 25

Registry of wineries. Bottling and packaging section

25.1   In the Bottling and Packaging Section of the Winery Register, all those who are located in the production area and, with their own bottler number, must be registered in the activity of bottled or packaged and sell wines duly labeled and protected by the Denomination of Origin.

25.2   The registration will include, in addition to the data referred to in article 22.2, the specific data of these types of wineries, such as facilities and machinery and the registration in the registers of bottlers and packers of the Department of Agriculture , Livestock and Fishing.

25.3   The appropriate inspection indicated in article 22.4 will also be carried out.

25.4   Any winery registered in the Bottling and Packaging Section of the Registry of Wineries will be deregistered for inactivity for three consecutive years.

Article 26

Modifications and renewals in the Register

26.1   For the registrations in the corresponding registers to be valid, it will be essential to comply at all times with the requirements imposed by this chapter, and they must notify the Regulatory Council of any variation that affects the data provided in the registration, when it occurs. Consequently, the Regulatory Council may suspend or revoke registrations, with a hearing from the interested party, when their holders do not comply with the prescription.

26.2   The Regulatory Council or, as the case may be, the competent administration, may carry out periodic inspections to verify the effectiveness of all the provisions of the previous paragraph.

26.3   The Regulatory Council or, as the case may be, the competent administration, may at any time request the transmission of information from natural or legal persons registered in its registers, for the purposes of verifying the validity and veracity of the data that they appear there

26.4   All registrations in the different registers will be renewed within the term and in the manner determined by the Regulatory Council.

26.5   The owner of a winery who wants to modify or install a new production or bottling plant, will request this from the Regulatory Council before starting the modification or installation for the purposes of the corresponding authorization.

Chapter 8

Rights and obligations

Article 27

Registration requirements

27.1   Only natural or legal persons who have registered their vineyards or wineries in the registers indicated in article 20 may produce grapes or must intended for the production of fortified wines or produce and breed wines that must be protected by the Denomination of ‘Origin Terra Alta.

27.2  Només pot aplicar-se la Denominació d’Origen Terra Alta als vins que procedeixen de cellers inscrits als registres corresponents que hagin estat produïts i elaborats d’acord amb les normes exigides en aquest Reglament i que compleixin les característiques analítiques i organolèptiques que han de caracteritzar-los.

27.3  El dret a l’ús de la Denominació d’Origen en publicitat, documentació, etiquetes i embalatges és exclusiu de les firmes inscrites al registre corresponent.

Article 28

Dret a la inscripció

Tota persona física o jurídica titular de vinyes i/o cellers que ho sol·liciti i compleixi els requisits de caràcter general que estableix el Reglament de la Denominació, excepte en els supòsits de sanció, té el dret de ser inscrita als registres del Consell Regulador corresponents i el dret d’ús de la Denominació d’Origen, un cop s’hagi produït la inscripció al registre corresponent. Aquesta inscripció requereix l’aprovació prèvia i expressa del Consell Rector de la Denominació d’Origen Terra Alta.

Article 29

Excepcions i prohibicions

29.1  Als cellers inscrits als diferents registres de la Denominació d’Origen Terra Alta no es podrà realitzar l’elaboració, l’emmagatzematge o la manipulació del raïm, els mostos o els vins obtinguts de superfícies vitícoles situades fora de la zona de producció de la Denominació d’Origen. No obstant això, el Consell Regulador podrà autoritzar amb els documents d’acompanyament pertinents, als cellers inscrits als registres de la Denominació d’Origen Terra Alta, la recepció de raïms, mostos i vins aptes per ser qualificats com a Denominació d’Origen Catalunya, així com l’elaboració, la criança, l’emmagatzematge i l’embotellat de productes vitícoles que procedeixin de la zona de producció i de les varietats admeses per la Denominació d’Origen Catalunya, sempre que aquestes operacions es realitzin de manera separada de les referides als vins de la Denominació d’Origen Terra Alta i que es garanteixi el control d’aquests processos i la separació en dipòsits independents entre cada un dels vins i quedi perfectament identificat de manera indeleble la seva identificació com a Denominació d’Origen Catalunya, el seu volum nominal i la seva indicació geogràfica corresponent. Aquesta identificació es realitzarà tant al celler, com als registres reglamentaris, sens perjudici de normes més restrictives que imposin la regulació d’altres VQPRD amb les quals hi hagi superposició de la zona de producció i per a instal·lacions amb més d’una inscripció.

29.2  No obstant això, en els cellers inscrits i per als envasos d’un volum nominal de 600 litres o menys, omplerts amb el mateix producte i emmagatzemats juntament en el mateix lot, podrà substituir-se el marcatge dels envasos pel del lot en la seva totalitat, sempre que aquest lot estigui clarament identificat i separat dels altres.

29.3   The wineries registered in the Production Section of the Wineries Register and with the prior authorization of the Regulatory Council may issue wines suitable for being qualified, to companies that in the production of their products, in accordance with the Community regulations or of the member state, can use quality wines produced in a specific VQPRD region.

Article 30

Harvest declarations

30.1   In order to be able to control the production, the elaboration and the stocks, as well as the qualities, the types and everything necessary to be able to accredit the origin and the quality of the wines, the natural and legal persons who own the vineyards and wineries will be required to submit the following declarations:

a)  All the firms registered in the Register of winegrowers will submit a copy of the harvest declaration to the offices of the Regulatory Council, before December 20 of each year.

b)  All the firms registered in the Section for preparing the Registry of Cellars will submit to the Regulatory Council, before December 20 of each year, a copy of the production declaration.

c)  All firms registered in any of the storage, processing, aging, and bottlers and packers sections of the Registry of Cellars will present quarterly and within thirty days a form, which will be provided to them by the Council Regulator, with the declaration of entry and exit of products and consignments made during the quarter, in which the provenance of the wines purchased and the stocks it has at the last day of the quarter will be indicated.

d)  All firms registered in any of the storage, processing, aging, and bottlers and packers sections of the Registry of Cellars, will present a copy of the stock declaration before September 10 of each year .

e)  All the firms registered in the Section of bottlers of the Registry of Cellars will present to the Regulatory Council, before January 31 of each year, the stocks of counter-labels or guarantee seals numbered and dated December 31 of each year, which have not been used.

30.2   The declarations referred to in paragraph 1 of this article have only statistical effects, so they cannot be provided or published only in numerical form, and without any reference of an individual nature.

Chapter 9

Presentation and labelling

Article 31

Presentation of the labels of the bottled wines

31.1   The name of the Terra Alta Denomination of Origin must appear on the labels of bottled wines, in the same visual field as the mandatory mentions and prominently. The maximum height of the characters used to indicate Terra Alta will be 4 mm and half that for Denomination of Origin, and they will be expressed in accordance with the measures approved in matters of collective branding.

31.2   Likewise, the labels must state:

31.2.1  The name of the municipality or postal code referred to in the data relating to the bottler or shipper.

31.2.2  The volumetric alcoholic strength acquired expressed in units or half units of its percentage by volume, followed by the abbreviation % vol.

31.2.3  The registration number in the Register of bottlers and packers of the Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.

31.2.4  If you want to indicate the name or company name by means of a commercial name, you must place it in the same visual field and register it, in your favor and beforehand, at the Spanish Patents and Trademarks office. This registration will be communicated to the Register of bottlers and packers of the Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.

31.2.5  The lot number may be located outside the visual field where the mandatory mentions appear.

31.3   Before putting the labels and counter-labels into circulation, they must be authorized by the Regulatory Council for the purposes established by this Regulation, in accordance with the general regulations and the conditions established by the Regulatory Council in this matter. Labels that for any reason could cause confusion for the final recipient will be refused approval. The use of a previously granted label may also be revoked, when the circumstances of the owning firm have changed, through a prior hearing of the firm concerned.

31.4   Whatever the type of container in which the wines are shipped for consumption, they will be provided with guarantee seals, labels or numbered counter-labels issued by the Regulatory Council or any other control system it establishes, as well as the corresponding number lot, they must be placed when the wines stored in the same cellar are labeled in accordance with the rules dictated by the Regulatory Council, and always in such a way that they do not allow a second use.

31.5   The Regulatory Council will control, by means of a log book, all the entries of the established control system and note all the exits, the remainder, the numbering and the destination cellar.

31.6  Per als vins de criança, reserva i gran reserva, el Consell Regulador podrà lliurar un distintiu on es faci constar la qualitat corresponent, i autoritzarà que així consti a les etiquetes. Així mateix, podrà autoritzar la indicació de l’anyada a les etiquetes quan aquesta indicació estigui degudament justificada.

31.7  El Consell Regulador adoptarà i registrarà un emblema com a símbol de la Denominació d’Origen. Aquest emblema serà obligatori exhibir-lo a l’exterior dels cellers inscrits, en un lloc destacat. Així mateix el Consell Regulador podrà fer obligatori que a l’exterior dels cellers inscrits i en un lloc destacat, figuri una placa que al·ludeixi a aquesta condició.

Article 32

Documents d’acompanyament

32.1  D’acord amb la normativa reguladora els envasos que continguin vins de la Denominació d’Origen Terra Alta hauran d’estar en tot moment identificats, tant al celler com als llibres de registre.

32.2  En tots els transports de vins emparats per la Denominació d’Origen Terra Alta, és obligatori portar el document d’acompanyament que acrediti la condició de la Denominació d’Origen Terra Alta, així com els cellers d’origen i de destinació.

32.3  L’expedició dels productes als quals es refereix l’apartat anterior l’haurà d’autoritzar el Consell Regulador amb anterioritat a la seva execució.

32.4  Tant els registres com els documents d’acompanyament esmentats als paràgrafs anteriors, han de complir les condicions que estableixi la normativa de la Generalitat en aquesta matèria.

Article 33

Embotellament

33.1  L’embotellament de vins emparats per la Denominació d’Origen Terra Alta haurà de ser realitzat als cellers embotelladors inscrits al Consell Regulador.

33.2  Els vins emparats per la Denominació d’Origen únicament podran circular entre els cellers inscrits i ser expedits per aquests cellers en els tipus d’envasos que no en perjudiquin la qualitat i hauran de ser aprovats prèviament pel Consell Regulador.

33.3  Els envasos hauran de ser preferentment ampolles de vidre i el seu tancament es realitzarà de manera que es garanteixi la qualitat del producte envasat, utilitzant preferentment taps de suro natural. El Consell Regulador aprovarà prèviament la resta d’elements d’envasat que assegurin la qualitat i el prestigi dels vins.

Article 34

Certificat d’origen

A requeriment dels cellers inscrits, el Consell Regulador expedirà un certificat d’origen en el model oficial aprovat per l’INCAVI que avali l’expedició de vins emparats.

Capítol 10

Consell Regulador

Article 35

Règim jurídic

35.1   The Terra Alta Denomination of Origin Regulatory Council is a public law corporation with its own legal personality which is entrusted with the management of the Denomination of Origin. The Regulatory Council has full legal capacity and to act for the development of its functions.

35.2   The internal structure and operation of the Regulatory Council is governed by democratic principles.

35.3   The Regulatory Council is made up of natural persons or representatives of legal persons registered in the registers of the Denomination of Origin

35.4   The Regulatory Council is generally subject to private law, except for actions involving the exercise of public powers or functions, which are subject to administrative law.

35.5   In any case, the actions of the Regulatory Council in matters of inspection and control, management of the records of the Denomination of Origin, sanctioning procedure, electoral regime, as well as the patrimonial responsibility that derives from its actions are considered subject to administrative law subject to administrative law.

Article 36

Scope of competences

The scope of competence of the Regulatory Council in terms of production areas, products and persons or entities is as follows:

a)  With regard to the territorial scope, the respective production, storage, ageing, bottling and processing areas.

b)  With regard to products, those protected by the Denomination.

c)  With regard to natural or legal persons, those registered in the various registers.

Article 37

Powers of the Regulatory Council

37.1   The Regulatory Council has the power to monitor, control and authorize the movement of grapes, musts and wines protected by the Denomination of Origin and produced in its geographical area, which are made, marketed or stored in registered wineries, and will notify the INCAVI the authorizations of this movement and any incident that occurs, and will send you copies of the acts or reports that, if applicable, occur.

3 7.2   The Regulatory Council will monitor and at the same time take the measures it deems appropriate regarding any human activity that may be carried out within the production or bordering area, which may affect or alter the natural heritage and, therefore, the correct vegetative development of the vineyards to the detriment of the quality of wines. And, in addition, it alters the ecological and landscape balance of the environment, directly and negatively affecting the prestige of the Denomination of Origin.

Article 38

Resource regime

Appeals can be brought before the president of INCAVI against all acts and resolutions of the Regulatory Council subject to administrative law, within the time limits and with the requirements established by the administrative procedure laws.

Article 39

Purposes of the Regulatory Council

The main purpose of the Regulatory Council is the application of this Regulation and to ensure its compliance, so it will exercise the functions entrusted to it by the legal system, as well as the defense, guarantee and promotion of the Denomination of origin

Article 40

Governing bodies of the Regulatory Council

The bodies that make up the Regulatory Council are the president, the Steering Committee, and the secretary, and anyone else that the Commission may create in the future.

Article 41

Steering Committee

41.1   The Steering Committee is made up of twelve members with voice and vote, one of whom will be the president of the Regulatory Council.

Members with voice and vote, who will be elected by free, direct and secret universal suffrage from among those registered in the corresponding registers, will be distributed as follows:

a)  Six members representing the wine sector, owners of vineyards registered in the Register of winegrowers of the Regulatory Council, whose distribution will be made between members of cooperatives or agrarian transformation societies and non-members, in proportion to the volume of participation in the production of protected wines during the four wine campaigns prior to the call for elections.

b)  Six members representing the wine sector, owners of wineries registered in the respective wineries registers of the Regulatory Council.

c)  The meetings of the Regulatory Council will be attended by two representatives of the Catalan Institute of Vine and Wine, with special knowledge in viticulture and oenology, with a voice but without a vote.

d)  A secretary, with voice and without vote.

41.2   The president of the Regulatory Council will be elected from among the members entitled to vote in the first ballot by absolute majority and by simple majority in the second ballot.

41.3   For each of the members of the Steering Committee, an alternate will be appointed who belongs to the same sector as the member to replace, elected in the same way as the incumbent.

41.4   The positions of members will be renewed every four years and may be re-elected.

41.5   In the event of the termination of a member for any reason, the elected substitute will become part of the Steering Committee.

41.6   The term for the immediate possession of members will be a maximum of one month counted from the date of their appointment.

41.7   The member will be dismissed when, during the period of validity of his position, he is sanctioned for a serious or very serious infraction in the matters regulated by Law 15/2002, of June 27, on wine management. Likewise, it will cause dismissal for unjustified absence from three consecutive sessions or ten alternate sessions, or for losing its connection with the sector that elected it.

41.8   In the event of termination, resignation or suspension of all members of the Steering Committee, a Management Committee will be appointed, made up of three members, appointed by the director of INCAVI, which will have the same functions as the Steering Committee for as long as it lasts his appointment.

Article 42

Double registration

The same person, natural or legal, registered in several Regulating Council registers may not have double representation in the Council, one in the wine sector and another in the wine sector.

Article 43

President/a

43.1   Corresponds to the president:

a)  Exercise the legal representation of the Regulatory Council and exercise the presidency of its bodies. This representation may be expressly delegated to another member of the Council in the cases established by internal regulations.

b)  Comply with and enforce legal and regulatory provisions.

c)  Administer the revenues and flows of the Regulatory Council. Extraordinary payments will require the prior approval of the Plenary.

d)  Prepare the settlement of the budget and draw up the annual budget of the Regulatory Council.

e)  Convene and chair the sessions of the Council, establish the agenda, submit to its decision the matters within its jurisdiction and execute the agreements adopted.

f)  Organize the Council’s internal regime.

g)  Hire, suspend or renew the staff of the Regulatory Council in compliance with the prescriptions derived from this body, with the prior approval of the Plenary of the Regulatory Council.

h)  Organize and direct the services.

i)  Propose the secretary to the Steering Committee.

j)  Inform the Catalan Institute of Vine and Wine of incidents that occur in production and in the market.

k)  Send to the Catalan Institute of Vine and Wine the agreements that the Council adopts for its general compliance, by virtue of the powers that this Regulation confers on it, and those that, due to their importance, are believed to have to be known by the said Institute.

l)  Initiate sanctioning proceedings of the Regulatory Council’s competence, and appoint the instructor.

m) To be the liaison body with the Catalan Institute of Vine and Wine and with the Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.

n)  The other functions that the Regulatory Council agrees or are entrusted to it in the area of ​​its competence.

43.2   The term of office of the president will be four years and he/she may be re-elected.

43.3   The president will cease to exist at the end of his term of office, at his own request once his resignation has been accepted or by revocation of the Plenum of the Regulatory Council approved by the absolute majority of its members. The resignation of the president must be communicated to the Catalan Institute of Vine and Wine.

43.4   In the event of the termination or death of the president, the Regulatory Council will elect the new president from among its members with the right to vote, within one month.

43.5   The sessions of the Regulatory Council where a new president will be elected will be chaired by the oldest member.

Article 44

secretary

44.1   The Council will have a secretary, appointed by the Steering Committee at the proposal of the president, to whom he will depend directly, who will have the following specific functions:

a)  Prepare the work of the Steering Committee and execute its agreements.

b)  Attend the sessions with a voice but without a vote, follow the calls, extend the minutes and keep the Council’s books and documents. The secretary of the Regulatory Council will be the person in charge of drawing up the minutes, the minutes books, and matters relating to the internal regime of the Regulatory Council.

c)  The functions assigned by the president related to the preparation of the Council’s competence matters.

Article 45

Steering Committee functions

45.1   The functions of the Steering Committee are:

a)  Ensure the prestige and promotion of the Denomination of Origin, and promote quality wines and their promotion in domestic and foreign markets.

b)  Manage the records of winegrowers and wineries and carry out the control of inputs and outputs of raw materials and products of the registered production, storage, ageing, bottling and labeling facilities.

c)  Qualify or disqualify, as appropriate, the origin of the grapes, musts and wines that choose to use the Denomination of Origin and issue, if applicable, the corresponding certification.

d)  Issuing the certificates of origin, the guarantee seals and the control of lots, with the authorization of the labels and counter-labels of the protected wines included.

e)  Approve and control the use of labels usable in protected wines, through the technical services, exclusively in the aspects that affect the Denomination of Origin, and ensure the traceability of wine products.

f)  Control the production, origin, preparation and marketing of the products protected by the Denomination of Origin.

g)  Know the alleged violations of the operators registered in the Denomination of Origin records in the sanctioning procedures when the competence does not belong to the Regulatory Council.

h)  Compile the forecast harvest statistics, production, processing, commercialization of the protected products and any other information that is required of them, and communicate all the information to the Catalan Institute of Vine and Wine so that it becomes aware of it.

i)  Create and keep up-to-date the electoral registers of winegrowers and wineries.

j)  Report, with a mandatory nature, on the authorization of the certification and control authority, in the event that this function is entrusted to an external private entity.

k)  Exercise the inspection faculty and sanctioning authority in accordance with the provisions of Law 15/2002, of June 27, on wine management, and the regulations that develop it.

l)  Ensure the sustainable development of the production area.

m)  Prepare and approve the annual income and expenditure budgets and set the quotas and approve the liquidation of the previous year’s budget.

n)  Participate in public or private companies, commercial companies and associations or foundations whose purpose is related to the defense, control, research, development, marketing, promotion and dissemination of products protected by the Denomination of Origin.

o)  Qualify the vintage or harvest.

Article 46

Internal functioning

46.1   The Steering Committee will hold an ordinary session at least once a quarter.

46.2   The Commission will meet when called by the president, either on its own initiative or at the request of half of the members, who will contribute the topics to be included in the agenda. It will be mandatory in this case that the session takes place within a maximum period of fifteen days.

46.3   The sessions of the Steering Committee will be convened seven working days in advance and the agenda for the meeting must be attached to the summons, in which no more matters than those previously indicated can be discussed. In case of necessity, when the urgency of the matter so requires, at the request of the president, the members will be summoned by any means that is agreed upon and recorded, with at least twenty-four hours in advance . In any case, without the need for a call, the Steering Committee will be validly constituted when all its members are present and if they so agree unanimously.

46.4   For the inclusion in the agenda of a certain matter, it will be necessary that at least a quarter of the members with the right to vote request it at least eight days in advance.

46.5   When a holder cannot attend, he will notify the Steering Committee and his deputy to replace him.

46.6   The decisions of the Steering Committee will be adopted by a majority of the members present, and for them to be valid more than half of the members of the Committee must be present. The president will have a casting vote.

46.7   To solve procedural issues, or in cases deemed necessary, commissions may be set up, which will be made up of the president and members of the wine-growing sector and the wine-growing sector on an equal footing and, if necessary, by Council staff Regulator appointed by the Plenary of the Governing Board. In the session in which the constitution of the commissions is agreed, the specific functions they must perform will also be agreed. All resolution proposals agreed by the commissions will be communicated to the Plenary Council, for approval, if necessary, at the first meeting it calls.

Article 47

Regulatory Council Staff

47.1   The Regulatory Council may have a manager, when so agreed by an absolute majority of its governing body that will appoint him. In this case, he will assume the functions established in sections a) and) of article 43.1, with the possibility of attending the sessions of the governing body with a voice, but without the right to vote.

47.2   For the fulfillment of its purposes, the Regulatory Council will have the necessary staff, in accordance with the templates approved by the Plenary of the Council, which will be provided in the items of its budget.

For the technical functions entrusted to it, the Council will have the necessary technical services, the management of which will fall to competent technicians.

Article 48

Obligations of the Regulatory Council

48.1   The obligations of the Regulatory Council are those determined by article 33.2 of Decree 474/2004, of 28 December.

48.2   The Regulatory Council must adopt the necessary mechanisms to guarantee the origin of the products and their production, preparation, aging and marketing processes. The costs of the Regulatory Council’s control will be borne by the applicant.

48.3   The function of certification and control authority will be exercised in any of the ways determined by Law 15/2002, of June 27, and Decree 474/2004, of December 28, and will require the approval of the Commission Rector

48.4   The Terra Alta Denomination of Origin Regulatory Council will provide INCAVI, the Delegated Intervention of the Department of Economy and Finance or the private entity that it designates, all the information that is required within the deadlines established by in order to annually audit the economic and financial management, as well as the technical and management of the Regulatory Council.

Article 49

inspection

49.1   For the inspection services it will have inspectors, who will be qualified by the Catalan Institute of Vine and Wine and will have the functions determined in article 58.3 of Decree 474/2004, of December 28, on the issues next:

a)  The registered vineyards located in the production area.

b)  Registered wineries located in the production and aging area.

c)  Grapes and wines from the production and aging area

d)  Wines produced in wineries registered in the Denomination of Origin Terra Alta.

e)  Bottled and marketed wines covered by the Terra Alta Denomination of Origin.

f)  The coincidence between the formal declarations and the reality of the operators of the sector, in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation.

g)  The reality of the information on the protected products.

h)  The movement and stocks of grapes, musts and wines that choose to be protected by the Terra Alta Denomination of Origin.

i)  Any other function entrusted to him by the legislation in force or by the competent administrative bodies.

49.2   The Regulatory Council’s inspection functions must be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Law 15/2002, of June 27, Decree 474/2004, of December 28, and the rest of regulations on inspection of the Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.

49.3   The staff working for the Regulatory Council, including the supervisors, must be self-employed.

49.4   The Terra Alta Denomination of Origin Regulatory Council will provide INCAVI, the Delegated Intervention of the Department of Economy and Finance or the private entity that it designates, all the information that is required within the terms established by in order to annually audit the economic and financial management, as well as the technical and management of the Regulatory Council.

Article 50

Collaboration with other regulatory councils

The Terra Alta Denomination of Origin Regulatory Council will establish the appropriate mechanisms for collaboration with the rest of the wine regulatory councils, whose production area coincides fully or partially with the territorial scope of the Denomination of Origin in effects of compliance with all that the corresponding regulations provide.

Article 51

financing

51.1   The financing of the Regulatory Council’s obligations will be carried out with the following resources:

a) Quotes:

a.1)  Plantation quota.

Qpl = Hapl x PmedHa x Cha + Kgprod x Pmedkg x Ckg

Qpl: planting fee.

Hapl: planted hectares.

PmedHa: average land price.

Cha: plantation coefficient.

Kgprod: kg produced.

PmedKg: average price of the grapes produced.

Ckg: coefficient on the kg produced.

The maximum planting coefficient to be applied is 1%.

a.2)  Quota of wine produced.

Qvprod = Itsprod x Pmedvidoll x Cviprod

Qvprod: share of total wine produced.

Itsprod: liters of wine produced.

Pmedvidoll: average price of wine sold by the barrel.

Cviprod: coefficient of wine produced.

The maximum planting coefficient to be applied is 1%.

a.3)  Bottled wine quota.

Qvemb = Itsemb x Pmedviembl x Cviemb

Qvemb: share of total bottled wine.

Itsemb: liters of bottled wine.

Pmedviembl: average price of wine sold in bottles.

Cviemb: coefficient of bottled wine.

The maximum bottled wine coefficient to be applied is 1%.

b)  For the certification of the Denomination of Origin Terra Alta, the visa of invoices and for the sale of established bottled products control systems, the fee will be set annually by the Steering Committee of the Regulatory Council in accordance with the system established control.

Those responsible for paying these fees are:

From a.1) , the owners of the registered plantations.

From a.2) , the owners of registered wineries that ship wine to the market.

From a.3) ib) , the owners of registered wineries that request certificates or the purchasers of seals, counter-labels or established control systems (generally it will be the seal or the labels).

51.1.2  The subsidies, legacies and donations they receive.

51.1.3  The goods that constitute its heritage and the products and their sale.

51.1.4  The amount of the corresponding penalties.

51.2   The settlement of the quotas will be carried out by the Regulatory Council and the interested parties will be notified in the manner agreed by the Regulatory Council. The control of economic and financial management corresponds to the Delegated Intervention of the Department of Economy and Finance and the Catalan Institute of Vine and Wine.

51.3   Non-payment of the previously mentioned fees within one year will result in the cancellation of the Denomination of Origin, with the prior instruction of a file.

51.4   The Regulatory Council will ensure that, under no circumstances, double taxation can take place.

Chapter 11

Violations, penalties and procedures

Article 52

Legal regime

All the actions that need to be carried out in the matter of disciplinary proceedings will conform to the rules of this Regulation, to those of Law 15/2002, of June 27, on wine regulation; to Decree 474/2004, of December 28; to those of Law 30/1992, on the legal regime of public administrations and the common administrative procedure, and to those of Decree 287/1993, of the Generalitat of Catalonia, on the sanctioning procedure in the areas of competence of the Generalitat.

Article 53

Inspection acts

53.1   The inspection reports will be drawn up in triplicate and will be signed by the overseer, the owner or the representative of the estate, the cellar or the warehouse, or the person in charge of the custody of the merchandise, in whose possession a copy will remain of the minutes Both signatories can record all the data or statements they consider appropriate for the estimation of the facts that are reflected, as well as all the incidents that occur at the time of the inspection or the recording of the minutes. If the person interested in the inspection refuses to sign the minutes, the inspector will record this and try to obtain the signature of an agent of the authority or witnesses.

53.2   If the inspector deems it appropriate, or the owner of the goods or a representative, samples will be taken of the product subject to inspection. Each sample will be taken, at least in quintuplicate and in sufficient quantity to be able to examine and analyze it, it will be sealed and labeled and one will remain in the possession of the owner or representative.

53.3   When the inspector who raises the record deems it necessary, he can arrange for the goods to be retained until the instructor of the file makes the most appropriate decision. This retention will have a maximum duration of fifteen days, and may be extended for a period that will not exceed forty-five days, if the instructor ratifies the retention.

Retained goods will be considered goods in storage and cannot, therefore, be moved, handled, offered for sale or sold. If it is deemed appropriate, they can be sealed.

53.4   The Regulatory Council may request the reports it deems necessary to clarify or complete what is stated in the minutes drawn up by the supervisors, as due diligence prior to the possible initiation of the file.

Article 54

Violations

They will be infractions that, in the area of ​​wines subject to this Regulation, are determined by Law 15/2002, of June 27, on wine-growing and the rules that develop it.

Article 55

skills

The competence to initiate, instruct and sanction is determined by Law 15/2002, of June 27, and rules that develop it.

Article 56

Responsibility

56.1   The firm or company name appearing on the label is responsible for infringements regarding packaged products. If there is more than one firm, by name or by any indication that allows their correct identification, they must be jointly and severally liable for the infringements. In addition, manufacturers or packers who do not appear on the label are jointly and severally liable for the infringements, if their complicity is proven.

56.2   The packers or traders who have the product or who market it are responsible for infringements in bulk products, packaged products without a label or products with a label where there is no signature or company name.

56.3   The owners of the holdings are responsible for infringements relating to plantings or replantings.

56.4   The administrative responsibility for the infractions established by this provision applies, if applicable, regardless of the civil or criminal liability required in each specific case.

Article 57

Instructor and secretary of the sanctioning procedure

In the proceedings of a sanctioning nature initiated by the Regulatory Council, the two technicians appointed by the Catalan Institute of Vine and Wine as members of the Regulatory Council must act as instructor and secretary.

Article 58

Improper use

In cases where the infringement affects the improper use of the Denomination of Origin, and that this implies a false provenance, the Regulatory Council, without prejudice to the relevant administrative actions and sanctions, may go to court and exercise the actions civil and criminal recognized in the legislation on industrial property.

Annex 2

Production area

Harness

Bat

Bot

homemade

Corbera d’Ebre

The Fatarella

Gandesa

Horta de Sant Joan

The Pinell of Brai

The Town of Massaluca

Prat de Comte

Vilalba dels Arcs

As set out in section D.3 of Annex VI of Regulation EC 1493/1999, of the Council, of 17 May, which establishes the common organization of the wine market, De Muller is authorized, SA, so that in its cellar in Reus it can produce and bottle wines suitable for VQPRD Terra Alta, and Unió Agraria Cooperativa so that in its cellar in Vilallonga del Camp it can age and bottle wines suitable for VQPRD Terra Alta, since the commercial activity of both wineries has been carried out corresponding to a general evolution of the market, and without interruptions prior to September 1, 1970. The authorization will remain subject to the provisions of this Regulation and other general rules in force at all times, and the costs corresponding to the control carried out by the Regulatory Council will be borne by you.

Annex 3

Authorized and recommended varieties

Recommended white varieties:

White Grenache

Maccabee

Paired

Recommended red varieties:

Grenache Black

Hairy Grenache

Samsó, mazuela or carignan

Authorized white varieties:

Sauvignon blanc

Muscat small grain or Frontignan.

Muscat of coarse grain or of Alexandria.

Chenin blanc

Peter Jimenez

Chardonnay

Authorized black varieties:

Rabbit eye

Cabernet franc

Cabernet Sauvignon

Merlot

Garnacha dyer

Syrah

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Spanish regulations

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European regulations

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