114 bottles of peninsular wine that a restaurant was selling as Menorcan wine were seized.
The inspection went to the establishment following a complaint from the Menorca Council and found that the bottles did not have the seal or the official control number of the PGI.
PalmThe Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Natural Environment, through the Agri-Food Control and Quality Service, reported this Monday the seizure of 114 bottles of wine from a restaurant in Menorca due to alleged labeling fraud. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Natural Environment, through its Agri-Food Control and Quality Service, responded to a complaint from the Menorca Council and found that the bottles did not bear the seal or the official control number of the PGI of Origin of the Peninsula, such as DO Rioja and DO Alella, which demonstrates that the wine was produced and bottled outside the island. "Only wines produced under the PGI Vino de la Tierra Isla de Menorca can mention Menorca on their labeling." Administrative measures. In the case of serious violations, fines range from €3,000 to €60,000.
