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Wines whose label does not indicate the name of the winery or the winemaker are referred to as “cleanskin” wine.
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Sweetness is particularly inconsistent, with some countries’ manufacturers always indicating it in standardized fashion in their language
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Some traditionally not mentioning it at all or referring to it informally and vaguely in a rear-label description.
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And yet other countries’ regulators requiring such information to be included (commonly on a secondary label).
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In certain cases of conflicting regulations, a wine may, for example, even be labelled “sweet”, but also “semi-sweet”.
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Most New World consumers, and increasingly Europeans, prefer to buy wine with varietal labels and/or with brand name labels.
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Wine classification systems differ by country. Wines can be classified by region and area only. For example, there are 151 châteaux in Bordeaux with “Figeac” and 22 estates in Burgundy with “Corton” on their labels. In Burgundy, there are 110 appellations in an area only one-fifth the size of Bordeaux. Complicating the system is the fact that it is common for villages to append the name of their most famous vineyard to that of the village. In Spain and Portugal, the authenticity of the wine is guaranteed by a seal on the label or a band over the cork under the capsule. This is promulgated by the growers’ association in each area. German wine labels are particularly noted for the detail that they can provide in determining quality and style of the wine. Almost every New World wine is labelled by grape variety and geographic origin. Semi-generic designations were once quite common in countries such as Australia and the USA, but the wine authorities in areas such as Champagne have not been afraid to bring lawsuits against the use of their names outside their region, and semi-generic names are falling out of use.