Appellation d’Origine Protegee

This is the European Union’s new designation, meant to replace the old Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée for recognition across the member states. It was officially adopted in January 2016. As Bordeaux wine must be produced in the Bordeaux region of France, and Champagne must be produced in the Champagne region, some fig variety names fall under AOP protection (e.g. Figue de Sollies, which is often sold as Violette de Sollies to avoid conflict with AOP protection). AOP applies to the fig “fruit”, not to the variety of trees. Though not technically under AOP, other varieties outside of the European Union may also fall under protected status (e.g. Djebba has a protected variety name in Tunisia). See Protected/controlled designation of origin (PDO/AOC) for more details.