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1. The product specification shall enable interested parties to verify the relevant conditions of production relating to the designation of origin or geographical indication. The product specification shall comprise:

(a) the name to be protected;

(b) the categories of grapevine products;

(c) the type of geographical indication, being a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication;

(d) a description of the wine or wines:

(i) in respect of a designation of origin, the principal analytical and organoleptic characteristics;

(ii) in respect of a geographical indication, the principal analytical characteristics as well as an evaluation or indication of its organoleptic characteristics;

(e) where applicable, the specific oenological practices used to make the wine or wines, as well as the relevant restrictions on making them;

(f) the definition of the geographical area delimited with regard to the link referred to in point (i) of this paragraph;

(g) the maximum yields per hectare;

(h) an indication of the wine grape variety or varieties the wine or wines are obtained from;

(i) the details on the link referred to in Article 93(1), point (a)(i), or, as the case may be, point (b)(i):

(i) as regards a protected designation of origin, the link between the quality or characteristics of the product and the geographical environment referred to in Article 93(1), point (a)(i); the details concerning the human factors of that geographical environment may, where relevant, be limited to a description of the soil, plant material and landscape management, cultivation practices or any other relevant human contribution to the maintenance of the natural factors of the geographical environment referred to in that point;

(ii) as regards a protected geographical indication, the link between a specific quality, the reputation or other characteristic of the product and the geographical origin referred to in Article 93(1), point (b)(i);

(j) other applicable requirements where provided for by Member States or, if applicable, by a recognised producer group, provided that such requirements are objective, non-discriminatory and compatible with Union and national law.

2. The product specification may contain sustainable practices in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council ().

3. Where the wine or wines may be partially de-alcoholised, the product specification shall also contain a description of the partially de-alcoholised wine or wines in accordance with paragraph 1, point (d), mutatis mutandis, and, where applicable, the specific oenological practices used to make the partially de-alcoholised wine or wines, as well as the relevant restrictions on making them.