DOCG, stands for Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita, a legal category established in italy in 1963 for its highest-quality wines, at the same time as its doc was created as an Italian version of the French appellation contrĆ“lĆ©e system. The express purpose of this category was to identify and reward the finest Italian wines, which were to be āguaranteedā (the G), and not merely ācontrolledā. The āguaranteeā consists of a laboratory analysis of, among other aspects, the wineās minimum extract, and a panel tasting.
