The document discusses wine labels from several countries and the information typically provided. It provides examples of labels from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, India and others. Key information on labels usually includes the name of the wine, vintage year, grape variety, region/vineyard, producer details, alcohol content and volume. Certifications and quality classifications may also be displayed depending on the country's wine laws.
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Reading a wine label
1. Reading A Wine Label Presented By Debashish Dasgupta Denomnacion di Origine da Controllata
2. What to Read in a Label A wine label may have as much as 23 information All information may not be given in a particular bottle Information to be given depends on the wine producing laws of the country
3. Information to look for: Name of the wine. Country of origin. Colour. Year the grapes were harvested. The region where the grapes were grown & crushed. The kind of wine. Percentage of alcohol. Cont’d………
4. Liquid ounce in bottle. Official & government guarantee. Place where wine is bottled. Trademarks. Shipper’s name. Importer’s name. Distributor’s name Grape variety. Information to look for: Cont’d………
5. Information to look for: Classification of certificates. Ingredients added to grape juice (if any). Place where wine is bottled. Advertising messages, illustrations, claims Product quality. Marks/signatures describing quality. Sugar contents of grapes/wine Corporate name of the wine producer. Sulphide content.
7. Information on Wine from a Label – An Example Name of the wine Grape variety Location of Vineyard Name of Vineyard Information on where grapes grown, wine produced & bottled Address of the producer Alcohol Content Content in bottle Place where matured Certification vine grown in the vineyard of the producer
16. Reading the Label Trademark Name of the Ch â teau Appellation Indicating specialty /Quality Information where bottled Colour Geographical Location Vintage Year Vintage Year
18. Shipper Year when establishment was founded Type of Wine Location Vintage year Alcohol Content District where produced Volume Sweetness Country of origin Quality Name of producer
19. Name Trademark Location Country Located The year the Establishment Founded Shipper Quality Sweetness Alcohol Content Seal of Autheticity Country of Produce Name & Address of the Shipper Volume Authentication Method of Production
20. Name Shipper’s Trademark Name of the Shipper Year establishment founded Sugar content Geographical location Country located Country of produce Name of the producer Autheticity Name & address of the shipper
23. [1] Name of the Producer- Winzer Bacchus [2] Vinatge Year [3] Grapes [4] Quality wine [5] Sweetness [6] Village & vineyard [7] Vine region [8] Bottled by co-operative [9] Deutscherwein Appellation [10] Quality control number
24. Producer name & Address Vintage Year Village & vineyard Wine Quality Grapes Bottling Deutscherwein Appellation . Deutscherwein Quality Control No.
25. FRONT REVERSE Trademark Producer Vintage year Vineyard Village Grape Variety Wine Quality Quantity Alcohol Percentage Deutscherwein Appellation . Quality control No. Bottling Country of Produce Address of Producer
29. Name of the wine from Valpolicella region Veneto DOCG Italian appellation Quality – advertising the region for being a historical region Vintage year . Name of the shipper. Geographical location Contents of wine Alcohol content Country of produce Labeling an Italian Wine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
34. Vineyard Trademark Name of Wine Level of Ageing Vintage year Grape Variety DO region Bottle content Alcohol % Bottling Info Producer’s Address Village Country of Produce
35. DOCa region, (Spanish Appellation) Trademark Country of Produce Name of Vineyard Bottling, proprietorship & address of the producer Authentication of appellation Alcohol content Volume Vintage year Maturation
36. Shipper Country of Produce Trademark Taste Type of Sherry Type of Wine DOC/Growing region Volume Alcohol %
37. Name of the Blender DO Region/ Geographical Location Country of Origin Type of Sherry Details of production & bottling Period of Maturation Volume Alcohol % by Volume Type of Wine Name of the Winery Name of the Shipper
39. Colour Geographical Location & thus the Name of the Wine Portuguese Appellation Country of Produce Name & address of the Shipper Alcohol % by Volume Volume
40. Trademark & Name of the Shipper Country of Produce Vintage Year Quality of Wine Date Bottled & Address of Shipper Importers Name & Address
42. Name of the Vineyard Type of Wine Type of Port Inormation on Bottling Name & Address of the Vintner Alcohol % by Volume Country of produce Volume in Bottle
43. Guarantee by the vintner on vinification, ageing and maturation of the wine
46. Name of the vineyard Name of the grape & hence Name of the Wine Souvenir Collection Vintage Year Location of Vineyard Business Partner Country of Produce Alcohol % per Volume Volume Contents
47. Name of the Vineyard & hence Name of the Wine Vintage Year Name of the Grape Packaging Information Vineyard Location Country of produce Alcohol % by Volume Volume Content
48. Name of the wine derived for the purpose it’s used Bottling & Packaging Information Production Norms Alcohol % by Volume Volume Name & Address of the Wine Maker