To database or not to database?
In my years of working at several wineries of different sizes, I have had the wonderful opportunity to design, set up and maintain a database tracking software system for several of them. This was a wonderful experience for many reasons, the main one being the...No, it’s not that kind of cola…….
You may have heard of the term “cola” used frequently in the wine industry around wine labels. Perhaps you thought, what does soda have anything to do with wine? Do soda drinkers also tend to be wine enthusiasts? Is is a descriptor term in some way? None...Vineyard Designation on A Wine Label
The next “non-required” item to cover on our list is the use of what are called vineyard designations on wine labels. This is when an actual existing vineyard site/property is named on a label, such as the Rosenblum example here. It lists Monte Rosso...Appellation of Origin
Napa Valley, North Coast, Sierra Foothills, Rockpile, Wild Horse Valley…….and the list goes on. What are all of these? As I referred to in my last blog post, they are all established AVAs. (American Viticultural Areas) The item I’m covering in this...Vintage: Next non-required label item
What vintage is that wine? This has long been another way of asking what year (or age) is the wine. Though this is also commonly seen on wine labels it is our second example of an item not required by the TTB to appear. However when wineries do choose to include it...Page 14 of 16