Designations of origin in Slovakia
Slovakia has 19 designations of origin protected in the EU: 10 wines (9 PDO and 1 PGI) and 9 cheeses (1 PDO and 8 PGI). This page lists them with their type, the year of protection and the legal text of each in the European Commission’s eAmbrosia register.
In brief
The oldest on the list is “Južnoslovenská / Južnoslovenské / Južnoslovenský” (protected since 2006); 7 designations share that year. 7 designations have been protected since 2010. For 19 of them the country’s interactive profile draws the production area on a map; PGI areas and some PDO areas are at the level of administrative units and may be larger than the real area.
PDO: closest link to the area (cheese: the whole process; wine: all the grapes). PGI: looser link (cheese: at least one stage; wine: at least 85% of the grapes).
Wines (10)
| Designation | Type | Protected since | Legal text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Južnoslovenská / Južnoslovenské / Južnoslovenský | PDO | 2006 | Legal text |
| Karpatská perla | PDO | 2011 | Legal text |
| Malokarpatská / Malokarpatské / Malokarpatský | PDO | 2006 | Legal text |
| Nitrianska / Nitrianske / Nitriansky | PDO | 2006 | Legal text |
| Skalický rubín | PDO | 2014 | Legal text |
| Slovenská / Slovenské / Slovenský | PGI | 2011 | Legal text |
| Stredoslovenská / Stredoslovenský / Stredoslovenské | PDO | 2006 | Legal text |
| TOKAJSKÉ VÍNO zo slovenskej oblasti | PDO | 2022 | – |
| Vinohradnícka oblasť Tokaj | PDO | 2006 | Legal text |
| Východoslovenská / Východoslovenský / Východoslovenské | PDO | 2006 | Legal text |
Cheeses (9)
| Designation | Type | Protected since | Legal text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klenovecký syrec | PGI | 2012 | Legal text |
| Liptovská bryndza | PDO | 2024 | – |
| Oravský korbáčik | PGI | 2009 | Legal text |
| Slovenská bryndza | PGI | 2007 | Legal text |
| Slovenská parenica | PGI | 2007 | Legal text |
| Slovenský oštiepok | PGI | 2006 | Legal text |
| Tekovský salámový syr | PGI | 2008 | Legal text |
| Zázrivské vojky | PGI | 2012 | Legal text |
| Zázrivský korbáčik | PGI | 2007 | Legal text |
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Source: European Commission, eAmbrosia (EU geographical indications register) · Licence: CC BY 4.0, © European Union · Register data as of 2026-11-02. Only what the register publishes; nothing is added. Methodology
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