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24 August 2025

 
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Understanding the wine label - doesn't have to be intimidating!



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Since you cannot always taste a wine before buying it, knowing how to read its label is the key to an informed purchase. Understanding a wine label is simple once you've learned the following basics!

 
  1. The name of the brand -- usually the same as the winery that produces the wine.
     
  2. Art or logo representing the proprietary wine name.
     
  3. Proprietary name of wine.
     
  4. The name of the wine-growing region, district, or village to which the wine is entitled according to how it was produced.
     
  5. Classification of the wine -- usually government controlled.
     
  6. The vintage or year in which the grapes were harvested. One-hundred percent of the wine must be from the year on the label.
     
  7. Weight and alcohol by volume.
     
  8. Bottler information.

 

 

  



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