Agriculture: Commission approves two new geographical indications from Lithuania and Spain

The Commission has approved the addition of two geographical indications: ‘Nijolės Šakočienės šakotis' from Lithuania as a protected geographical indication (PGI) and ‘Dehesa Peñalba' from Spain as a protected designation of origin (PDO). ‘Nijolės Šakočienės šakotis' is a festive bakery product in the shape of a tall, hollow-centred, truncated cone with spiky ‘branches' of various sizes which is made in a special oven by ladling layers of batter onto a slowly rotating spindle over a hot fire using a special wooden spoon. The entire process takes place at home using a traditional method. ‘Dehesa Peñalba' refer to the wines produced in the Spanish municipality of Villabáñez (Valladolid). Its location in a river basin has a unique soil. Together with the surrounding high plains and the presence of a pine forest, the area is shielded from adverse weather conditions, creating micro-climatic features. ‘Dehesa Peñalba' wines show a deep, sustained colour, highly aromatic with a predominance of ripe red and black fruits. ‘Nijolės Šakočienės šakotis' will be added to the list of existing 1,573 agricultural products and foodstuffs, while ‘Dehesa Peñalba' will be added to the list of existing 1,623 wines from the EU and from non-EU countries which are already protected. All protected geographical indications can be found in the eAmbrosia database. More information online on quality schemes and in our GIView portal.

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