Sswp Other Labeling Terms

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What does Vintage refer to?

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Vintage with a date refers to the year in which the grapes were harvested

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What other meaning could Vintage have?

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On its own it can also mean the gathering of the grapes.

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What are the two terms on a French label that could mean Vintage?

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Millesime

Recolte

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What does the term Millesime mean? what country is the term from?

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Vintage, from France

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What does Recolte mean? what country is the term from?

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Vintage,from France

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What does Vendimia mean? What country?

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Vintage, from Spain

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What does Cosecha mean? What country?

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Vintage, from Spain

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What does ano mean? What country?

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Vintage, from Spain (ano plus the year)

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What does vendemmia mean? What country?

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Vintage, Italy

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What does annata mean? What country?

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Vintage, Italy (annata plus the year)

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When is an annata used?

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Well, there is a vintage every year, but the wine is not always sold under the year, particularly if it was a bad one. In this case the wine is usually blended with other years and sold as non-vintage (NV)

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What are the 3 french bottling terms?

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Mise en bouteille au chateau
Mise en bouteille au domaine or mis du domaine
Mise en bouteille dans nos caves

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What does "Mise en bouteille au chateau" mean?

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This means simply that the wine was bottled at the chateau named on the bottle. This is commonly used for Bordeaux wines and wines from other areas such as the Loire Valley which have Chateaux.

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When was the first "Mise en bouteille au chateau"?

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Chateau Lafite in 1793

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What does the term "Mise en bouteille au domaine" mean? Whats the other term that means the same?

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Used when the wine has been bottled on the estate or domaine. They are often used for quality Burgundy and Rhone wines and for wines of other areas that don't have large integral estates such as are found in Bordeaux. The estate may be made up of a number of vineyards in different communes but all under the same ownership.

"Mise du Domaine"

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Whats the other term that means the same as "Mise du Domaine"?

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Mise en bouteille au domaine

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What does the term "Mise en bouteille dans nos caves" mean?

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This means bottled in the cellars. The cellars are usually those of the "Negociant", who will be named.

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What does "Mise en bouteille par Xyz" mean?

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means bottled by the company or person Xyz...

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What is the german term for estated bottled? 2 of them

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Erzeugerabfullung
or
Gutsabfullung

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What are the Italian terms from estate bottled? 2 of them

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Messo in bottiglia nell'orignie
or
Imbottigliato all'origine

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What are the 2 terms in Spain for estate bottled?

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Embottelado
or
Engarrafado do Origen

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What is the term from estate bottled in Portugal?

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Engarrafado no Origem

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What is ordinary wine?

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Wine that is rarely bottled.

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What is the term for Ordinary wine in France?

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Vin Ordinaire

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What is the term for Ordinary wine in Italy?

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Vino ordinario

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What is the term for Ordinary wine in Spain?

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Vino Corriente

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What is the term for Dry in France?
The 2 terms for Medium sweet?
The two terms for Sweet?

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Dry- Sec
Medium - Demi-sec/demi-doux Moelleux
Sweet - Doux
Moelleaux (Loire)

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In Germany, what are the terms for:
Dry?
Medium?
Sweet?

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Dry - Trocken
Medium - Halbtrocken
Sweet - (none)

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In Italy, what are the terms for:
Dry?
Medium?
Sweet?

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Dry - Secco
Medium - Amabile / abboccato
Sweet - Dolce

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In Spain, what are the terms for:
Dry?
Medium?
Sweet?

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Dry - Seco
Medium - (none)
Sweet - Dulce

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In Portugal, What are the terms for:
Dry?
Medium?
Sweet?

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Dry - seco
Medium - (none)
Sweet - Adamado / doce

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In France, what are the term for
Red?
White?
Pink?

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Red - Rouge

White - Blanc

Pink - rose

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In Germany, what is the term for red?
White?
Pink?

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Red - Rotwein

White - Weiswein

Pink - Schillerwein, Weisherbst, Rotling

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In Italy, what is the term for:
Light red?
Red?
Dark red?

White?
Pink?

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Light red - Chiaretto
Red - Rosso
Dark red - Nero

White - Bianco
Pink - Rosato

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In Spain, What is the term for red?
White?
Pink?

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Red - Tinto

White - Blanco

Pink - Rosado

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In Portugal, what is the term for:
Light red?
Red?

White?
Pink?

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Light red - Clarete
Red - Tinto

White - Branco
Pink - Rosado