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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 aren't a connoisseur of wine it can be a small overwhelming at 1st glance. The majority of wine labels are fairly related though, containing information on the winery where the wine was made, the 'appellation' (the country or region where the grapes that went into the wine were grown), the variety (the kind of grapes the wine was made from) and the vintage (the year when the grapes were harvested}. The strength  / alcohol content of the wine is also displayed on the label.

Some additional info could appear based on the country in which the wine was bottled. As an example, wines bottled in the USA are required to have the name and address of the bottler displayed on the label, along with particular consumer warnings. There are also occasionally some facts on the ripeness of the grapes, and info about the winery that made the wine.