Based on the ISO 26000 standard, the ‘Engagé RSE’ label is a multi-sector label issued by the Afnor Certification body following an assessment carried out in the field every 18 months. In all, 54 criteria are examined. The acronym RSE stands for ‘Responsabilité Sociale et Environnementale’…
‘Artists’ labels’ are wine labels illustrated by works of art, often a different one for each vintage.
Baron Philippe de Rothschild commissioned Cubist Jean Carlu to design the first ‘Chateau Bottled’ label for Chateau Mouton-Rothschild in 1924…
The term Anbaugebiet is used to designate one of the 13 wine regions in Germany. These areas are critical to German wine labeling and German wine laws…
The term “Vieilles Vignes” is French and literally means “Old Vines”. Therefore, you will most often find this term on the front label of some French wines made from old vines. However, there is no real legal definition of that term, which implies that from producer to producer, the threshold Read more…
A “Cru Bourgeois” is a type of Cru that is considered beneath the renowned and aristocratic “Cru Classés” of the Medoc region (Bordeaux, France).
Even though some of the top Cru Classés can show lower quality than the best Cru Bougeois, this category is known for having some of the best value for money in the Medoc.
Newcomers to the world of wine can sometimes be overwhelmed by the many acronyms flooding the industry. When it comes to French wines, you’ll often come across two acronyms: AOC and IGP. So what is the difference between the two. Both are part of the French appellation quality system, but Read more…
IGP is a French acronym meaning “Indication Geographique Protégée”. It has been translated under European law by the acronym PGI, meaning Protected Geographical Indication. It consists of a set of specifications a wine produced in a certain area has to respect in order to receive this label. It can be Read more…