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In Portugal, the labels’ content is regulated and supervised by wine committees. The information contained in the label varies according to the type of wine. However, some elements are common to all labels, since the labelling rules derive from European Union legislation.

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Denomination of Controlled Origin

Regional

Sparkling

Port


	Brand Commercial name for the wine.


	VQPRD or DOC Wine classification (Quality Wine Produced in a Specified Region / Denomination of Controlled Origin).


	Region Where the wine comes from.


	Type of wine Possible types are: white, rosé and red. Regarding sugar, the wine can be dry, semi-dry, semi-sweet or sweet.


	Bottler Who bottled the wine and where.


	Harvest date Year in which the grapes were harvested.


	Batch number Code used to identify the production number of a certain product packed under the same conditions.


	Bottle capacity Amount of wine in the bottle.


	Portugal The origin of the product. It has to be a product of Portugal.


	Alcohol content Litres of alcohol per 100 litres of wine.


	Ingredientes Presence of certain ingredients in wine, namely sulphites.