AOP

Appellation d’Origine Protégée, the French form of the EU Protected Designation of Origin category.

<h2>What it means in wine</h2> <p>AOP protects names linked to a defined place and product specification. It is the EU-aligned language behind many French wine origin names.</p> <h2>Why it matters</h2> <p>Because labels and consumer speech still often use AOC, cross-link AOP and AOC entries.</p>