Wine label

The wine label provides the consumer a basis of information for the purchase of wines dar. be labeled Each wine container with a volume of less than 60 liters shall.

Information

The labeling regulations for Wine provides detailed content and partially formal criteria ( such as font size ) the information on the label. Basically, the principle is that information only expressly permitted may be accommodated on the label; Here are some made ​​mandatory, others optional:

Mandatory requirements for disclosures

This must be easy to read in the same visual field on the label.

Optional end -to-use information

The important selectively use end information are:

• Vintage that is, the year in which the grapes were grown for the wine and also usually harvested. May also be specified on the label, if at least 85 % of the grapes were harvested this year.
• Grape variety Riesling, for example. You can specify the grape from which the wine was made at least 85 %. The specification of two varieties is also possible, then the wine must, however, 100% of these varieties exist.
• Taste specified There are the terms " dry ", " semi-dry ", " Lovely " or "Sweet " is allowed.
• Wine village and location, this describes the exact origin of the wine, for example, " Assmann Höllenberg ".
• Additional information, such as drinking or dining recommendations temperatures are permitted since 2007.

History

Forerunner of today's wine label, there were already about 6000 years ago the Sumerians, who provided their vessels with cylinder seals which contained information about the included wine. Among the Greeks and Romans, the cylinder seal was replaced by a small trailer, which was hung on the amphora, or the information was simply carved into the amphora. These pieces of paper were still in use in the Middle Ages. First wine labels as we know them today came only with the lithograph, which made it possible to produce at a reasonable cost, even small quantities of labels. The first known wine label image was for a 1822er FM Schloss Johannisberg wine cabinets used and turned the lock with the surrounding vineyards graphical form

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Graphic Institute W. Gerstung specialized in the printing of wine labels. The designers were hired directly from the printing, including figures such as Peter Behrens, Richard Throll and Ludwig Enders.