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Wine Labels Explained

What Do The Labels Mean?

There is a lot of information in the label of a bottle of wine, and if you aren't a connoisseur of wine it can be a little overwhelming at initial glance. The majority of wine labels are quite similar though, containing data on the winery where the wine was created, the 'appellation' (the country or region where the grapes that went into the wine were grown), the assortment (the kind of grapes the wine was created 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 extra details might seem based 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 specific consumer warnings. There are also occasionally some facts on the ripeness of the grapes, and details about the winery that developed the wine.