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Temperature-Sensitive Wine Label

Wouldn't you like to know when that bottle of wine is just at its best temperature and ready to be served?

Well folks, technology is here to help at least some of us wine lovers.

Cantine Soloperto from Manduria Releases Novello Wine

The Cantine Soloperto from Manduria releases for the first time ever, a Novello wine, the 2004 Primitivo del Salento IGT. This is a first for thefamily of winemakers that has been in the business for over 40 years. The decision to produce a young wine that pairs well with most dishes was made thanks to the favorable weather that has allowed for exceptional high quality wine this harvest season.

A.I.C.E.V. – Second Annual 'The Best Label Composition'

Saturday, October 9, 2004 the Second Annual of the competition 'Il Più Bel Quadro di Etichette', or 'The Best Label Composition' took place. It was organized by A.I.C.E.V. (Associazione Italiana dei Collezionisti Etichette di Vino, or Italian Association of Wine Label Collectors) and hosted by Signora Pezzi in the wonderful environment of Fattoria Paradiso in Bertinoro, in the province of Forlì-Cesena,

Transparency in Wine Labeling

"Promote transparency in wine labeling, including producer's name, nutrition factors, and clear indication of territorial origins".

This is one of the goals included in the agreement of intent signed by Paolo Bedoni, President of Coldiretti, the Italian agricultural grower association. and the President of Città del Vino, or "Wine Cities", Floriano Zambon.

The "Castello Spagnolo Wine Award" awarded to the Primitivo di Manduria DOC "Patriarca" wine from the Cantine Soloperto

The distinctive metal-looking label of the 1997 Primitivo di Manduria Doc "Patriarca" wine from the Cantine Soloperto, won the first annual "Castello Spagnolo Wine Award", or "Spanish Castle Wine Award". The award is assigned to wines produced in the Apulia wine region and the jury includes mostly journalists. The label was chosen among the 400 entries presented by the various regional winemakers.

Bitter Aftertaste: An Italian winemaker is using the leader of Nazi Germany as a marketing tool

Gazing up at me from dozens of wine bottles on the station's shelves is Adolf Hitler, his right arm outstretched in the familiar Nazi salute. Alongside him is a bottle bearing a portrait of SS chief Heinrich Himmler, organizer of the mass murder of 6 million European Jews. Joseph Stalin and Benito Mussolini are there as well, staring out from hundreds of bottles of Merlot, Burgundy, Cabernet Sauvignon and the like ...

Alain Dominique Perrin and the Legal Drinking Bottles

Alain Dominique Perrin, owner of Château Lagrézette à Cahors, come up with an idea that makes it easy to comply with the European DUI limits: a line of wines sold in 25 cl mini bottles that serves two.

Whimsical Wine Monikers

A look at the brave new funny wine labels that gain space on the American retail shelves as well as a noteworthy chunk of market. The leading edge of the new name game is being played out in Australia, spurred by the success of [yellow tail] over the past couple of years. Other world wine producing areas however, are catching up.

Wine Label Glossary

As we said before, no two wine labels are alike. All labels however, have some elements in common that are required by the laws of various world governments.
Here you find a glossary of terms that are commonly found on Italian wine labels, organized in alphabetical order.

Mouton Rothschild Reveals the 2001 Artist's Label

In 1945, Baron Philippe de Rothschild conceived the original idea of crowning the Mouton label with a work of art created for this purpose by famous artists. The 2001 label by American artist Robert Wilson features a double print of Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, the owner of the estate.

How to Read Italian Wine Labels

In this article we want to provide a reading key for common information that is printed on an all Italian wine labels, hoping to be of help to the newcomer, who might not be familiar with the definitions used in enology, or to the non-Italian speaking consumer who purchase Italian wine abroad.

The Labels and the (EU) Law

New European Union rules for Wine Labels
In May 2002, the European Union passed a law that defines the new rules regulating the information provided on a wine label. Mostly, the law fine-tunes guidelines that were already in use.
An interesting detail for the consumer is that with the new law the producer may add custom information to either the main label or on additional labels and / or neck notes.
The article illustrates both mandatory and optional guidelines .