The Consortium for the Protection of CDO wines Colli Piacentini, a non-profit association, was established in 1986 on the initiative of 19 producers, under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce of Piacenza. Its role is two-fold: on one hand, following a government authorisation granted in February 1992 by the Ministry of Agriculture (now called Ministry of Agricultural Policies), it protects, control and supervises the production of CDO wines; on the other hand, it undertakes to promote the DOC Colli Piacentini wines in different ways Colli Piacentini.
Every year the Consortium carries out checks on member estates, it watches over the enforcement of DOC regulations, and it controls the quality of products and the use of trademarks, making sure that …
