{"id":16549,"date":"2025-11-10T16:14:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T15:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.castelas.com\/protected-designation-of-origin-controlled-designation-of-origin\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T15:51:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:51:49","slug":"protected-designation-of-origin-controlled-designation-of-origin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.castelas.com\/en\/protected-designation-of-origin-controlled-designation-of-origin\/","title":{"rendered":"Protected Designation of Origin &amp; Controlled Designation of Origin"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16549\" class=\"elementor elementor-16549 elementor-11779\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ceff563 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7ceff563\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-005baa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-castella_core_section_title\" data-id=\"005baa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"castella_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-section-title qodef-section-title-334 qodef-alignment--center qodef--has-appear\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-m-title-holder\" style=\"align-items: center\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"qodef-m-title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tPDO and AOC\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-subtitle\" style=\"margin-top: 0px\">Protected Designation of Origin &amp; Controlled Designation of Origin<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b01c34a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b01c34a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a407c3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-castella_core_image_with_text\" data-id=\"9a407c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"castella_core_image_with_text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-image-with-text qodef-layout--text-below qodef-alignment--center qodef--has-appear\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-holder-inner\">\n        <div class=\"qodef-m-image-holder qodef-e\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.castelas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AOP-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.castelas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AOP-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.castelas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AOP-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <div class=\"qodef-m-content\">\n            \t<h4 class=\"qodef-m-title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tPDO\t\t\t<\/h4>\n            \t<p class=\"qodef-m-subtitle\" >The Protected Designation of Origin<\/p>\n            \t<div class=\"qodef-m-text\" ><p>The Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) is the European equivalent of the AOC. It protects the name of a product in all European Union countries. <\/p><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-620b726 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-castella_core_image_with_text\" data-id=\"620b726\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"castella_core_image_with_text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-image-with-text qodef-layout--text-below qodef-alignment--center qodef--has-appear\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-holder-inner\">\n        <div class=\"qodef-m-image-holder qodef-e\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-image\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.castelas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AOC-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.castelas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AOC-2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.castelas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AOC-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <div class=\"qodef-m-content\">\n            \t<h4 class=\"qodef-m-title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tAOC\t\t\t<\/h4>\n            \t<p class=\"qodef-m-subtitle\" >The Controlled Designation of Origin (AOC)<\/p>\n            \t<div class=\"qodef-m-text\" ><p>The Controlled Designation of Origin (AOC) refers to a product whose entire manufacturing process is carried out according to recognized expertise within a specific geographical area, which gives the product its characteristics.<\/p><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f50a57 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f50a57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8b0526 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8b0526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/raho0694.odns.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/varte_AOP.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-358ca7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"358ca7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The PDO Vall\u00e9e des Baux de Provence label on an olive oil bottle guarantees the following:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>a production area<\/li><li>olive varieties: main (Salonenque, B\u00e9ruguette, Grossane, and Verdale des Bouches-du-Rh\u00f4ne) and secondary (Picholine and various others)<\/li><li>a planting density between 150 and 416 trees per hectare<\/li><li>regular maintenance of the orchards<\/li><li>a yield not exceeding 6 tons\/Ha<\/li><li>harvesting of healthy, ripe olives<\/li><li>the processing plant or Mill must be located within the production area and use only mechanical processes for cold extraction of the oil<\/li><li>obtaining an approval certificate issued by the INAO after tasting by a jury and analysis of the sample.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17502e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17502e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a9e121 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a9e121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AOC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-141eb0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"141eb0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>At the end of the 19th century, during a period of intensifying global trade, a political will emerged to protect the reputation of French products with a collective sign: Appellation d&#8217;Origine Contr\u00f4l\u00e9e, or AOC for short.<\/strong><\/p><p>It was by a decree-law of 1935 concerning the defense of the wine market that the government created wines with controlled designation of origin and the body responsible for their definition, protection, and control.<br>The French policy for promoting agricultural products inspired the development of European regulations. The aim of these regulations is to harmonize regional labels: thus, the AOC has the PDO as its European equivalent. Since May 1, 2009, the PDO appears on all European products whose production, processing, and elaboration are carried out in a determined geographical area, according to recognized expertise and specific specifications.<br>To clarify the offer to consumers, since January 1, 2012, concerned products must only bear the PDO mention; only wines are authorized to bear the French controlled designation of origin (AOC).<br>The PDO mention is issued by a public institution: the National Institute of Designations of Origin (INAO) to guarantee an intimate link between the product and the terroir:  <\/p><ul><li>A circumscribed geographical origin with its own geological, agronomic, and climatic characteristics.<\/li><li>Production conditions that are the result of a culture and history, taking into account local and constant practices.<\/li><li>An analytical and organoleptic examination of the products organized under the responsibility of the INAO.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4f1dcc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e4f1dcc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90c9f26 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90c9f26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PDO<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f08781b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f08781b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On August 27, 1997, the French government recognized by decree the three AOCs, which have since become PDOs, for olive products from the Vall\u00e9e des Baux de Provence:<\/p><ul><li>Cracked Olives from the Vall\u00e9e des Baux de Provence<\/li><li>Black Olives from the Vall\u00e9e des Baux de Provence<\/li><li>Olive Oil from the Vall\u00e9e des Baux de Provence<\/li><\/ul><p>This was the culmination of work carried out by the Interprofessional Olive Growers&#8217; Syndicate of the Vall\u00e9e des Baux de Provence with the INAO to recognize the specific characteristics of olive productions, and to promote traditions and centuries-old expertise in olive growing.<br>The PDO extends over 1,700 hectares, northeast of the Bouches du Rh\u00f4ne, in the heart of the Alpilles mountain range. This limestone massif, with a maximum altitude of 498 meters, stretches for about thirty kilometers between Salon de Provence to the east and Arles to the west. The olive-growing soils are composed of limestone pebbles, allowing natural drainage, favorable to olive cultivation.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a34d7e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a34d7e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db3fe33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-castella_core_button\" data-id=\"db3fe33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"castella_core_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-button qodef-layout--filled qodef-html--link\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DecretAOChuile.pdf\" target=\"_self\"  >\n\t<span class=\"qodef-m-text\">Download the decree of August 27, 1997, relating to the controlled designation of origin &quot;Olive Oil from the Vall\u00e9e des Baux-de-Provence&quot;<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOULIN CASTELAS &#8211; 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