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Wine Labels Explained

What Do The Labels Mean?

There is a lot of data in the label of a bottle of wine, and if you are not a connoisseur of wine it can be a little overwhelming at first glance. The majority of wine labels are really similar though, containing info on the winery exactly where the wine was produced, the 'appellation' (the country or region where the grapes that went into the wine had been grown), the variety (the type of grapes the wine was produced from) and the vintage (the year when the grapes had been harvested}. The strength  / alcohol content material of the wine is also displayed on the label.

Some added details may appear depending on the country in which the wine was bottled. As an example, wines bottled in the USA are necessary to have the name and address of the bottler displayed on the label, along with certain consumer warnings. There are also sometimes some facts on the ripeness of the grapes, and info about the winery that developed the wine.