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Denominación de Origen Calificada

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Denominación de Origen Calificada or DOCa (Catalan: Denominació d'Origen Qualificada or DOQ) is a Spanish appellation system reflecting a proven track record of consistent quality.

It is currently used only with two appellations: Priorato and Rioja.

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edit Selection criteria

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edit Appellation systems

Appellation systems used in the world, by order of theorical quality level:

United States

American Viticultural Area (official)

State Appellation (official)

County Appellation (official)

France

AOC (official)

(AO)VDQS (official)

Vin de Pays (official)

Vin de Table

Vin de Cépage

Italy

DOC (official)

DOCG (official)

IGT (official)

Vino Tipico

Vino de Tavola

Vino de Tavola con Indicazione Géografica

Spain

DO (official)

DO de Pago (official)

VCPRD (official)

DOCa / DOQ (official)

VdlT (official)

Vino de Mesa

Portugal

DOC (official)

IPR (official)

Vinho Regional (official)

Vinho de Mesa

Germany

QmP (official)

QbA (official)

Landwein (official)

Tafelwein

Australia

Geographical Indication (official)

South Africa

Wine of Origin (official)