DOCG

abbreviation for

1. Denominazione di Origine Controllata Garantita: used of wines

Word History and Origins

Origin of DOCG¹

Italian, literally: name of origin guaranteed controlled

Example Sentences

Fill glass three-quarters of the way with Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore DOCG.

From Fox News

But while the French president heaped plaudits on his country’s wine industry, my mind turned back to a year ago, when the vineyards of the northwestern Italian region of Piedmont—including Barbaresco DOCG, the Langhe and the villages of Barolo and Monforte d’Alba—were also deemed to have the special cultural or physical significance worthy of this honor.

From Wall Street Journal

When the Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG Consortium in Italy decided its appellation needed its own wine glass to distinguish their wines from Prosecco DOC wines, it reached out to Georg Riedel, 10th-generation company head and glassmaker of Riedel.

From Forbes

Today, Collalto, who is part of a long and important lineage of Venetian history, “900 years taking care of the territory: warriors, diplomats, religious, farmers, architects,” she says, opens the doors of Castello di San Salvatore to the public during the annual Vino in Villa festival in May to showcase the most recent harvest of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG, Italy’s sparkling white wine best known by its elegant and brilliant bubbles.

From Forbes

Borgoluce, part of Collalto’s estate that produces Prosecco Superiore DOCG, is among 61 producers offering generous pours this perfect Sunday afternoon.

From Forbes