How to Read a Wine Label?

There are basics that are required by federal law to be included on wine labels. There is additional information about the wine that may or may not be included. At LDV Winery we try to provide you information about how the wine was produced and what you might expect in flavors. We also like to provide some food pairing ideas. Here are key label basics.

Brand Name (LDV Winery) – name used to identify and market the wine and cannot mislead the consumer about the age, identity, origin, or other characteristics.
Alcohol Content per Volume (15.3% ALC/VOL) is the amount of alcohol plus/minus .5%.
Appellation of Origin (Cochise County) is the place where the dominant grapes were grown.
Vintage Date (2017) is the year grapes were harvested.
Varietal (Petite Sirah) is the name of the dominant grapes used in the wine. If the varietal name is used, at least 75% of that grape varietal must be in the wine.
Name and Address of the bottler or importer must appear.
Net contents/bottle size 750ML bottle.
Declaration of Sulfites is required for interstate commerce.
Government Health Warning is required with the exact wording, style, and font as shown without any deviations.