Abbreviation for the Spanish designation "Vino de Calidad Producido en una Región Determinada" (quality wine of specified regions); see under VQPRD.
Designation or abbreviation for "quality wine produced in specified regions". This is the EU-compliant designation for quality wine of controlled origin or PDO, but it rarely appears on labels in this form. The abbreviation...
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