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WINE 101 - How to read a label?

Read a label on a bottle is the first step in the quest to find the best wine. However, it is sometimes hard to understand all the words written on it, especially if they come from France. In fact, informations displayed on labels differ from a region to another… Tricky! But that’s fine, I will explain how to decipher labels, and you will be able to find the greatest bottles!

First, the general informations. You will find after the specificities of each region.


FRONT LABEL


1. REGION (Area)

First, you will have to identify the region where