Look at the back of your next bottle and you might spot a small black-and-white square tucked between the alcohol percentage and the producer’s address. We already handed restaurant menus over to QR codes, so it’s tempting to roll your eyes at one more. But the wine bottle QR code…
Put a gorgeous vineyard on a label, sprinkle in a few green leaves, add a line about nature, and the bottle suddenly looks like Mother Nature personally signed off on it. You haven’t tasted the wine, you haven’t met the winemaker, and yet you already feel environmentally responsible. That’s clever…
Have you ever read the back of a wine bottle and thought, did a poet write this or did someone just really need a job? “Velvety tannins with a lingering finish of dark plum and forest floor.” Forest floor. Someone held a glass of wine, took a sip, and thought,…
You are standing in a wine shop, staring at a wall of Italian bottles. Beautiful names. Beautiful labels. And then suddenly, confusion. One bottle says DOCG. Another says DOC. Another says IGT. You pick one up and think: “Am I supposed to know what these letters mean?” If Italian wine…
Now we’ve got the grips with the common features of wine labels, we’ll take a close look at two examples, using the information they offer to help us predict how the wines will taste. (If you missed part one of our guide, click here) Note: we’ve created these labels for demonstrative…
This two-part guide is your handy manual to reading wine labels from anywhere in the world. We’ll show you how to use the information presented on the bottle to predict how a wine will taste. Wordy wine labels can seem very confusing, but there’s a code to crack. Wine label…
When it comes to wine bottles, does size and shape really matter? Different bottle sizes doesn’t mean better wine quality, although smaller bottles are believed to hasten the ageing process while larger bottles not only looks better, they could also change the taste of wine. This ability to change its…
When it comes to wine, the rule of thumb is the older the vintage, the better the wine is supposed to taste. However, this is a widespread misconception and a wine’s age is not always an indicator that the wine will actually be good. This list highlights some of the oldest…
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