Legislation

Wine-sector legislation

A structured survey of core legal sources and entry points for the legal study of wine, labelling and geographical indications.

The organisation below privileges practical usefulness: first the European core, then national instruments and finally international standards with impact on the sector.

European Union

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. The structuring basis of the European wine framework.
Regulation (EU) 2021/2117. Reform affecting labelling and electronic information.
Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011. General consumer information framework with subsidiary relevance.
Regulation (EU) 2019/787. Spirits framework relevant to wine spirits.
Regulation (EU) No 251/2014. Aromatised wine products and their specific discipline.

Portugal

Portaria No. 26/2017. Central reference for wine labelling and presentation in Portugal.
Administrative guidance and sector practice. Operational reading of control, verification and market communication.
National implementation and enforcement framework. Interaction between competent authorities and practical application.

International

OIV — standards and resolutions. Technical and comparative reference for practices, methods and terminology.
International protection of geographical indications. International framing relevant to PDO/PGI and exports.
Third-country markets and exports. Combined reading with customs and local labelling rules.

Reading pathways

Each pathway below combines legal sources with thematic pages and editorial archive entries.

Start with the European core to understand categories and concepts.
Confirm the national adaptation when the operation takes place in Portugal.
Always cross legislation, archive and jurisprudence when the issue has a practical dimension.

Labelling and presentation

Combines Regulation (EU) 2021/2117, Portaria No. 26/2017 and the editorial archive.

PDO / PGI and name protection

Links sector rules, distinctive signs and jurisprudence.

Wine spirits and aromatised products

Connects wine, spirits and adjacent regulatory categories.

Investment, implementation and compliance

Combines public support sources, documentary control and contractual design.