Chateau on the wine label is usually a prefix followed by the name of the winery, such as Chateau Lafite Rothschild, the famous Lafite winery.

On many French wine bottles, especially those in Bordeaux, the prefix Chteau can often be seen, which makes people sigh: baroque architecture, elegant manor, long history and legendary stories, etc. Inadvertently added a little mystery to this bottle of wine.

A winery marks Chteau on the wine label, which is usually only for buildings with vineyards and winemaking. Therefore, those wineries with the word Chteau may share factories with others, and there are no independent buildings at all, only the simplest garage shacks, and there may be classic castles as grand as Margaux.

How to choose red wine

When choosing red wine, look at the label of red wine, which will clearly indicate the address, factory name, shelf life, alcohol content, product type, raw materials and so on. Consumers should choose according to their own needs, carefully distinguish whether the label and appearance of the bottle are clear, and whether the information such as production date, variety and year is accurate.

When looking at the vintage of red wine, even if it is the same winery and the same brand, the annual red wine is different, depending on rainfall, temperature, light and so on. Looking at the date of red wine, the shelf life of red wine is generally ten years, but it is best to drink it within five years, because the longer it is kept, the worse it tastes.