Let me give you a practical example first. This is the Chateau Margaux in 1982. The photo may be at the bottom, just take a look.

The following is the classification of some information. First of all, it is necessary to classify the wine in order to analyze the wine more comprehensively and systematically: 1. Winery or distillery. In France, it is common to start with Chateau or Domaine. In the New World, it mostly refers to a winery or company, or a registered trademark.

2． country of origin. That is the wine producing area. Most of the old world has strict legal regulations and systems, such as France using AOC and Italy using DOC. The origin of Champagne (AOC) appears with the word Champagne. New World generally directly indicates the place of origin and sub-origin, and some also indicate the vineyard where it was produced, such as California, Founder’s Estate, etc. 3. Vintage: The year the grapes were harvested. For Champagne, non-vintage NV Champagne is often the representative of a certain Champagne brand style. 4. Grape variety: refers to the grape variety used in wine making. Most New World wines have varieties on their labels; the Old World's origin system implicitly defines grape varieties in the place of origin information. Except for France's Alsace and Germany, wine labels basically do not list varieties. 5. Bottling information: Indicate where or by whom the wine was bottled. Generally there are wineries, wineries, wholesalers bottling, etc. For Champagne, there are merchant associations (NM, the vast majority), growers (RM), cooperatives (CM), etc. 6. Sugar information: Champagne and sparkling wine are generally marked with this information, indicating the sugar content of the wine. Including Extra? Brut (dry), Brut (dry), Extra? Dry (semi-dry), Sec (slightly sweet), Demi-Sec (semi-sweet), Doux (sweet). 7． ?Other information. Other basic information marked according to the legal requirements of each country, including alcohol content, capacity, country of production, etc. 8． Maturity. This information will appear on the labels of German QMP wines. ***There are 6 levels: Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese (BA), Trockenbeerenauslesen (TBA) and Eiswein. The maturity of the first 5 levels increases in sequence. (Because the original poster only wants French, so I’m just passing by.) Then I’ll add some terminology to you. This has been sorted out by me over a long period of time and is relatively common.

Blanc: white wine.

Chateau: Castle winery.

Cave?cooperative: Cooperative winery.

Cru: Vineyard Grand? Cru: The finest special vineyard.

Grand?Cru?Class means "high-end product"

Demi?sec: semi-dry wine, containing some slight sugar.

Doux: sweet wine.

Domaine: independent winery.

Mis?En?Bouteille: Bottling.

It is best to install wine in the winery, which is called "original wine from the winery"

Negociant: wine intermediary.

The wine merchant will sign a contract with the wine grower, and then decide whether they want the original wine

or separately blend it and bottle it for sale.

Proprietaire?recoltant: A grape grower who produces his own grapes and makes wine.

Premier?cru: A vineyard that is inferior to the Grand Cru vineyard but better than the general grade.

Rouge: red wine.

Rose: Rose red wine.

Sec: Dry wine, no sugar.

VIN: wine.

V.D.Q.S.: Fine designated wine.

Vin?de?Pays: wine from the region.

It is a wine that is limited to the grape origin. The restrictions are less than those stipulated by A.O.C. The price is also more reasonable.

Vin?de?Table: ordinary table wine.

Wine that is not subject to regulations can be blended with wine from any origin. Reducing costs through blending and brewing is a characteristic of this wine. Whether it tastes delicious or not depends entirely on the skill of the producer, and there is no hierarchy.

APPELLATION. . . CONTROLEE

The quality label of AOC wine. Usually the place name = the place of origin is added between APPELLATION and CONTROLEE (the name of the place recognized as the origin of AOC wine). For example, the examples I gave APPELLATION? MARGAUX? CONTROLEE respectively represent the AOC wine of "Margaux Village".

MIS?EN?BOUTEILLE

It means "bottling". BOUTEILLE is followed by the name of the winery, wine merchant or company, original producer, wine cellar, etc. Wine bottled at the winery is of the best quality and is called "winehouse original wine".

NEGOCIANT

Wine intermediaries, also known as "wine merchants". Wine merchants once contracted with wine growers to purchase wine, and then sold the original wine or separately blended and bottled it. The English name for "wine merchant" is Shipper.

GRAND?CRU?CLASSE

Grading of excellent vineyards. The Medoc region, Greve region, Sauternes region, Basac region, and Saint-D'Amilion region in Bordeaux produce wines with the name of the chateau, and the recognized outstanding vineyards have been labeled GRAND?CRU?CLASSE