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Illustration of an example wine bottle labeled harvest year 2019 beside a date record whose bottling line is blank.

Wine Vintage Dates: Harvest Year, Bottling Date and Unknowns

A wine vintage date is the harvest year on a US label. Separate it from bottling, release and an unknown date, and leave a missing bottling date blank.

October 12, 2026Explainer →

Three US wine-label minimums: 75 percent for one grape variety, 75 or 85 percent for the place, and 85 or 95 percent for the vintage year.

Labels and Filling

The 75-85-95 Wine Label Rule: What Each Number Actually Measures

What the 75-85-95 wine label rule measures: US TTB minimums for a grape variety, a place name and a vintage year, with two hypothetical labels.

October 11, 2026Explainer →