food product appellation framework Denominazione di origine controllata DOC Denominazione di origine controllata https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denominazione_di_origine_controllata http://www.langual.org/langual_thesaurus.asp?termid=Z0258 An Italian wine quality assurance label for food products and especially wines (an appellation), and for various formaggi. It is modelled after the French AOC. It was instituted in 1963 and overhauled in 1992 for compliance with the equivalent EU law on Protected Designation of Origin, which came into effect that year ."[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denominazione_di_origine_controllata]. controlled origin denomination