Protection and Oversight (Inspection Plan)
With publication in the Gazzetta Ufficiale in November 2003 of the MIPAF decree
(October 28, 2003) and later confirmation of it in August 2006, the Chianti Classico
Wine Consortium was tasked with overseeing and inspecting all the producers (grape
growers, winemakers and bottlers) comprising the Chianti Classico production change,
whether consortium members or not.
And so the Chianti Classico DOCG Inspection Plan, set up through a system tracing the product from grape growing to bottling, took full effect in January 2004. Two kinds of supervision were devised for its implementation: documental and through sampling. The first checks are done on all wineries claiming Chianti Classico DOCG production, while the second are done at random to ascertain compliance with production regulations. Every stage of inspection—on the grapes, the wine and bottling—is followed up by a report on conformity or non-conformity; the latter can be grave (requiring immediate communication to the competent authorities) or slight (irregularities that can be resolved with additional original documents or corrective measures).
From the viewpoint of closer-knit and more effective control measures, an agreement was also stipulated with the Tuscan Regional Agency for Agricultural Produce (ARTEA), which provides computerized data on Chianti Classico wineries..
Grape grower oversight
And so the Chianti Classico DOCG Inspection Plan, set up through a system tracing the product from grape growing to bottling, took full effect in January 2004. Two kinds of supervision were devised for its implementation: documental and through sampling. The first checks are done on all wineries claiming Chianti Classico DOCG production, while the second are done at random to ascertain compliance with production regulations. Every stage of inspection—on the grapes, the wine and bottling—is followed up by a report on conformity or non-conformity; the latter can be grave (requiring immediate communication to the competent authorities) or slight (irregularities that can be resolved with additional original documents or corrective measures).
From the viewpoint of closer-knit and more effective control measures, an agreement was also stipulated with the Tuscan Regional Agency for Agricultural Produce (ARTEA), which provides computerized data on Chianti Classico wineries..
Grape grower oversight
- Checks on vineyard registration: documental inspection of new entries, cancellations and variations in the registry.
- Checks on output declarations: inspecting Chianti Classico DOCG grape production documents and accepting consignment by entering the data into the Chianti Classico Wine Consortium databank in its administration office; issuing a conformity report and grapes receipt.
- Vineyard inspections: done on site to verify conditions for vineyard registration and compliance with the growing methods set down in the production regulations.
- Checks on maximum yield: pre-harvest inspection of maximum yield per hectare through fertility surveys estimating the potential grape load compared to the maximum yield set by the production regulations.
- Checks on cellar load: documental checks; checking reports on stocked musts and wines, goods movements and all volumes of the same in order to issue the conformity report that certifies the product.
- Cellar checks: inspections and tests; verifying that the amounts stored tally with cellar registries, taking samples in the production and refinement stages to verify compliance with production regulations.
- Checks on batches bottled or to be bottled: inspection of all the documentation needed to justify wine quantities in order to issue the conformity report; obtaining said communication at least 24 hours prior to bottling start-up.
- Checks on bottled and packaged lots: inspections and tests; samplings taken of bottled Chianti Classico DOCG wines for chemical-physical and organoleptic tests to ensure that the packaged product meets the prerequisites of the qualification certificate issued by the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Trades; verification of correct denomination use (on bottles, closures, labels and packaging).
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