Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

, the ''appellation d'origine protégée'' (, ; abbr. AOP ) is a

geographical indication A geographical indication (GI) is a name or sign used on products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin (e.g., a town or region). The use of a geographical indication, as an indication of the product's source, is inten ...

(see also

Appellation An appellation is a legally defined and protected geographical indication used to identify where the ingredients of a food or beverage originated, most often used for the origin of wine grapes. Restrictions other than geographical boundaries, s ...

) protecting the origin and the quality of traditional food products other than wines (wines have another label called ''appellation d'origine contrôlée'', AOC, 'controlled designation of origin'). In the past, the ''

appellation d'origine contrôlée In France, the ''appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (, ; abbr. AOC ) is a label that identifies an agricultural product whose stages of production and processing are carried out in a defined geographical area – the ''terroir'' – and using ...

'' certification was used for both wines and other food products. In 2013, to match the system of the European Union, the ''appellation d'origine contrôlée'' was replaced by the ''appellation d'origine protégée'' for agricultural products other than wine.

Geographical indications and traditional specialities in Switzerland

The ''appellation d'origine protégée'' (AOP, protected designation of origin) certifies that "everything, from the raw material to the processing and the final product, comes from one clearly defined region of origin". The ''indication géographique protégée'' (IGP, protected geographical indication) certifies that products were "either manufactured, processed or prepared at their place of origin". The ''appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC, controlled designation of origin) certifies wines.

Products

Appellation d'origine protégée (AOP)

* Abricotine / Eau-de-vie d’abricot du Valais * Berner Alpkäse / Berner Hobelkäse * Boutefas * Cardon épineux genevois * Cuchaule * Damassine * Eau-de-vie de poire du Valais] * Huile de noix vaudoise * Jambon de la Borne * Munder Safran * Pain de seigle valaisan * Poire à Botzi * Rheintaler Ribel * Zuger / Rigi Kirsch ;Cheeses * Berner Alpkäse/Berner Hobelkäse * Emmentaler * L'Etivaz * Formaggio d'alpe ticinese * Glarner Alpkäse * Gruyère * Raclette du Valais / Walliser Raclette * Sbrinz * Tête de Moine, Fromage de Bellelay *

Vacherin Fribourgeois Vacherin Fribourgeois (, ''Vacherin of Fribourg'') a Swiss semi-hard cheese made from thermisation, thermised milk. It is produced under Swiss appellation d'origine contrôlée, AOC in the canton of Fribourg, where Gruyère (cheese), Gruyère als ...

Vacherin Mont d'Or Vacherin Mont d'Or (), or simply Vacherin (), is a cow's milk (French ''vache'', "cow") cheese. Two main types of French or Swiss Vacherin cheeses exist. One type of Vacherin cheese is called mont d'Or, or Vacherin du Haut-Doubs, from France,' ...

* Werdenberger Sauerkäse, Liechtensteiner Sauerkäse und Bloderkäse

AOP candidates

* Jambon de la borne * Grappa Ticino

Indication géographique protégée (IGP)

* Appenzeller Mostbröckli * Appenzeller Siedwurst * Appenzeller Pantli * Berner Zungenwurst * Bündnerfleisch * Glarner Kalberwurst * Longeole * Saucisse d'Ajoie * Saucisson neuchâtelois et Saucisse neuchâteloise * Saucisson vaudois * Saucisse aux choux vaudoise * St. Galler Bratwurst * Walliser Rohschinken * Walliser Trockenfleisch * Walliser Trockenspeck * Zuger Kirschtorte

IGP candidates

* Absinthe de Val-de-Travers

Notes and references

Bibliography

* Stéphane Boisseaux and Dominique Barjolle, ''La bataille des AOC en Suisse. Les appellations d'origine contrôlées et les nouveaux terroirs'', collection « Le savoir suisse »,

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