Source: Michael Doyle, CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 5/5/11
Ready for a wine quiz? Look at a label and define these terms: Barrel fermented. Bottle aged. Old vine. Vineyard. Reserve. Surprise: There's no correct answer. That might change.
Evocative but ill-defined terms have proliferated on labels as wineries seek to distinguish themselves from the competition.
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