The National Intellectual Property Office (Onapi) has authorized select rum producers to use the prestigious Rum Denomination of Origin label on their produce. The announcement comes after eight years of local disputes over who could use the prestigious label.
Denomination of Origin is the protected designation of origin (PDO), known worldwide as a distinctive sign of a geographical nature used to distinguish those agri-food products that owe their quality exclusively or primarily to the place where they are produced and made. Other examples of Denomination of Origin are Champagne, Pisco and Tequila.
Different countries have different rules and regulations when it comes to rum. In the Dominican Republic, to qualify for the Denomination of Origin distinction, rum producers must harvest the sugar cane, ferment, distill, and age the alcohol in oak barrels for a minimum of...
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