She also ordered them to change the brand’s name, lose the colors, and change the font on the label. Tags: wine labels Last week, a judge ruled in favor of Cristal champagne over the cava Cristalino. And it wasn’t a taste test. The makers of the two wines have been sparring in court for the past four years. MORE >>

Such is the case with a recent paper that shows wine labels to understate actual alcohol by at least 0.3 Funny, yes, but consumers can be forgiven for trusting what is on the label as being accurate. Take a look: “Splendide Mendax: False Label Claims about High and Rising Alcohol Content of Wine&# Working Paper #82, AAWE [ pdf ]. MORE >>

Unprecedented Coalition of International Wine Regions Joined By Notable Chefs in Effort to Protect Wine Place Names NEW YORK - October 19, 2011 - Leadership from 15 of the world's premier wine regions came together along with renowned chefs from around the globe to call on policymakers to heed growing consumer demand for wine truth-in-labeling. MORE >>

If there were a disgorgement date on the label, you would have a better clue. After the jump, check out Champagne writer Peter Liem, who is pro-disgorgement labeling, giving his reasons why they are important. ” Champagne wine labelsSee exchange below.) It’s a stick approach. Disgorgement dates are important. MORE >>

Which means I must be a masochist, because only a masochist would redesign his labels every year. It's not a good way to make money, to be sure, and everyone has their own opinions on wine labels (I should call them theories), and not all of them are kind. So at least for one more year we're releasing new wines with new labels. MORE >>