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"Regular" vs "Reserve" No. 1

"Regular" vs "Reserve" No. 1

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Fredric Koeppel
Dec 28, 2007
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Two weeks ago I posted a piece to BTYH about the lack of official regulation of such terms as "reserve," "private reserve," "special selection" and so on, label distinctions that imply that a wine is better than its "regular" stablemate from the same winery but are seldom specific as to the details. Consumers need more information than merely the word "…

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