| There are a lot of wines available in the market. | | | | highest quality wines have labels that have the |
| To know more about any of these varieties, | | | | words "grown, produced and bottled by" followed |
| brands and classes of wine, you should read the | | | | by the name of the winery. |
| wine label. | | | | The wine label should also include what kind of |
| A wine label offers the first clues about a certain | | | | wine is in the bottle. This is done by checking the |
| wine. People usually do not have a chance to | | | | name of the grape variety that appears on the |
| taste the wine before buying it, so the wine label | | | | label. It would mean that the wine is mainly made |
| will provide answers to many questions about the | | | | from that kind of grape. If two or more grape |
| wine. It will tell people what variety of grapes it is | | | | varieties are present in the label, that wine is a |
| made from, what vintage it is or what winery | | | | blend of those grapes. Old World wines usually do |
| produced it. | | | | not list wine varieties. What is contained in their |
| However, much like a book, one should not judge | | | | labels is their appellation of origin. |
| the quality of the wine by an eye-catching label. | | | | The vintage date is also an important element of |
| True, the graphics, pictures and attractive text of | | | | the wine label. It tells the person what year the |
| some labels can be deceiving and indeed seem to | | | | grapes used to make the wine is harvested. No |
| give the bottle a personality. Therefore, it is best | | | | vintage means that the wine is from mixed |
| to read the contents of the label rather than | | | | vintages. |
| choose the wines according to the looks of the | | | | The wine label should also include the wine's alcohol |
| bottle or label. | | | | content. This is stated as a percentage by |
| In many parts of the world, wineries must submit | | | | volume. The higher the percentage of alcohol, the |
| their labels to a government agency. This is to | | | | stronger the wine is. |
| ensure that the wine meets important legal | | | | Lastly, the wine label should indicate how much |
| requirements. | | | | wine is in the bottle. This quantity is given in |
| The wine label should contain some basic but | | | | milliliters. Usually, a standard bottle has 750 ml of |
| essential information. First, the label should state | | | | wine in it. A magnum, on the other hand, has |
| the company that makes the wine. That's | | | | 1,500 ml. |
| because the quality of the wine largely depends | | | | Read the label of a wine bottle to get more |
| on the reputation of the winery making it. The | | | | information about the wine. |