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Wine Labels Explained

What Do The Labels Mean?

There is a lot of info 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 fairly comparable even though, containing data on the winery where the wine was produced, the 'appellation' (the country or region exactly where the grapes that went into the wine were grown), the selection (the sort of grapes the wine was produced from) and the vintage (the year when the grapes were harvested}. The strength  / alcohol content material of the wine is also displayed on the label.

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