wine of origin, noun phrase
Also with initial capitals. An official designation which appears on some wine-bottle labels, indicating that the wine has been certified as originating from a recognized region or estate and (often) as being of a certain cultivar and vintage; usually attributive, used especially to designate the official seal attached to bottles of such wine, or the (legislation which introduced the) system of certification; also absolutely, a wine so certified.
1972 Govt Gaz. Vol.84 No.3569, 2I, Dirk Cornelis Hermanus Uys, Minister of Agriculture.., hereby..authorize the sale in or export from the Republic of any wine specified in..the..Schedule opposite the name of any..area..under the name of that area.., subject to the following conditions, namely — (i) if such name is used in conjunction with either the expression ‘wine of origin’ or..‘wine of origin superior’, any such expression is shown in the same type and size of print as such name..(iii)..application was made to the..Board for a..certificate to the effect that..such wine..has been produced from vines in the area concerned..and such a certificate has been issued.
1988 D. Hughes et al. Complete Bk of S. Afr. Wine 113The Wine of Origin Seal is the aspect of the Wine of Origin legislation most familiar to the ‘wine buyer in the street’...Its purpose is to provide a guarantee of those aspects of the wine related to the Origin concept. These are the area of Origin, the vintage year, the cultivar, and whether or not the farm concerned has Estate status.
Also with initial capitals.An official designation which appears on some wine-bottle labels, indicating that the wine has been certified as originating from a recognized region or estate and (often) as being of a certain cultivar and vintage; usually attributive, used especially to designate the official seal attached to bottles of such wine, or the (legislation which introduced the) system of certification; also absolutely, a wine so certified.
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