Slovak wine following terms: Víno bez zemepisného označenia - "Wine without geographic indication" is replacing former category of Stolové víno - Table wine. Minimum level of sugar content is 13 °NM. Víno s chráneným zemepisným označením - "Wine with protected geographic indication" - produced from grapes registered in the List of registered varieties, grown, produced and bottled in one of the Slovak wine regions, maximum yield per hectare wasn't exceeded, minimum level of sugar content was 13 °NM and it fulfills the requirements of established product specification. It can be indicated with traditional term regionálne víno if the grapes reached 15 °NM,
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