How to read a Côtes du Rhône label and spot a village wine
A short guide to the Côtes du Rhône entry-level wine and what the word village on the label tells you about quality.
2 October 2026 · 29 seconds
Transcript
Are you bewildered by wine terms and want to understand the wine label? We start with the Cote D'Oron. A bottle of the Cote D'Oron is sold every single second of the day across the world. This is the entry level wine. Look for the word village next to the Cote D'Iron. This tells you that it's better quality. It comes from one of the approved regions. There's only a £1.50 price difference going from the Cote D'Iron to the Cote D'Iron village, which is full premium quality.
Transcribed automatically from the speech, so a name may be misheard.
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