české · Vinous

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české in Czechia

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01 · What the law says

The rules

Limits on grapes, yields, ripeness and ageing that every wine labelled české must meet.

11 wines in the rules, all colours.
Wine	Max yield t/ha	Must weight min.	Wine min. % alc.	Actual alc. min. %	Ageing min. months	In wood min. months
české zemské víno bílé	14	14 °NM	–	–	–	–
české zemské víno růžové	14	14 °NM	–	–	–	–
české zemské víno červené	14	14 °NM	–	–	–	–
české zemské víno rezerva bílé	14	14 °NM	–	–	24	6
české zemské víno rezerva růžové	14	14 °NM	–	–	24	6
české zemské víno rezerva červené	14	14 °NM	–	–	24	12
české likérové víno	14	–	17	15	–	–
české šumivé víno	14	–	–	–	–	–
české perlivé víno	14	–	9	7	–	–
české perlivé víno dosycené oxidem uhličitým	14	–	9	7	–	–
české částečně zkvašený hroznový mošt (burčák)	14	–	–	1	–	–

From the official production rules (national product specification, via the EU register). Hover a figure to see the clause it comes from. A dash means the rules set no figure, or it is not captured yet.

In the vineyard and cellar: rules for every wine

Cellar

Where the wine must be made

Within the production zone

02 · Where the numbers come from

Sources

eAmbrosia, the EU register of geographical indications (wine) · European Commission · Commission reuse policy
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, Article 93 (definitions of designation of origin and geographical indication) and Articles 92-123 · European Union · EU law
Product specification: české (CHZO_ceske_SPECIFIKACE_final.pdf) · National authority, as filed in the EU register (eAmbrosia) · Official document

Still to check (3)

Boundary not captured yet (PGIs are not in the Eurac boundary data).
From the specification: Zemské víno (regional wine) of Bohemia (Čechy), also as liqueur wine, sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine (with or without added CO2) and partially fermented grape must ('burčák', grapes wholly from the region). The analytical tables give 'rozmezí hodnot v této kategorii' (range of values in this category) with '4,5 a více' and '6 a více' (apparently actual and total alcohol, % vol) and white 13.0–40.0, red 15.0–45.0, rosé 14.0–37.0 g/l sugar-free extract; volatile acidity 'do 30' (red 'do 35'); the columns are garbled and the figures read as ranges, so they are not recorded. The 14 °NM must weight is written 'for quality wine' inside the zemské víno section. 'Rezerva' (still wines only): at least 24 months in wood then bottle, of which 12 months in wood for red and 6 for white or rosé. 'Mladé víno' must be sold to consumers by the end of the harvest year; 'archivní víno' released at least 3 years after the harvest year; 'premium' needs at least 30 % botrytised grapes. Sparkling wine needs 3 bar; semi-sparkling 2.5 bar. 100 % of grapes from the region and production in it; a named subregion needs 85 % of grapes from it. Varieties: any in the State Variety Book plus Bílý Portugal, Damascenka, Mladen, Modrý Janek and other decree-listed varieties.
National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.