Label Literacy
How to Read a Wine Label Without Guessing
Read a wine label in three passes. First identify brand or producer, class or type, variety if stated, and origin. Next record vintage, alcohol, and volume.
Label Literacy
A wine label is part regulated disclosure, part design, and part tiny billboard with very good paper stock. These guides identify what a statement actually says, what rules may stand behind it, and which romantic inference remains entirely the reader's own luggage.