EU Protected Food Names Scheme - UK registered names
Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 - Application for Registration Article 17
Protected
Geographical Indication
National application No: 01018A - Gloucestershire Perry
1. Competent service of the Member State:
Name: United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tel: 020 7238 6687
Fax: 020 7328 5728
2. Applicant group:
a) Name: Bob Price
b) Address: C/o Food & Drink Federation, 8 Catherine Street, London WC2B 5JJ
Tel: 020 7836 2460
Fax: 020 7836 0580
c) Composition: producer/processor (12)
3. Name of product:
Gloucestershire Perry
4. Type of product (see list in Annex VI):
Perry Class 1.8
5. Specification - Summary of requirement under Article 4(2)):
a) Name:
Gloucestershire Perry
b) Description of Product:
A traditional perry prepared by fermentation of locally grown Perry pears with up to 25% cider apple juice, with a soft slightly floral flavour and pale colour with positive astringency softened by residual sweetness (Sorbitol)
c) Geographical area:
The County of Gloucestershire
d) Evidence of origin:
Perry pears and Cider apples have been produced in the local area for over 400 years and these are used in the production of Gloucestershire Perry.
e) Method of production:
Fruit is pressed to produce juice, sugar content and acidity is adjusted as required. The juice is fermented naturally or by the addition of the yeast for a period of up to 3 months. The perry is then racked off and matured for up to 6 months. The final product is filtered and/or clarified.
f) Link
The perry is produced in the County using traditional, local pears, and cider apples which give the perry its unique fruity flavour and aroma allied with a typical astringency and bitterness.
g) Inspection bodies:
Environmental Health and Trading Standards
Address: Brockington, 35 Hafod Road, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1SH
Tel: 01432 260500
h) Labelling:
PGI.
i) National requirements (if any):
EC No:
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