Initial draft of a section on Abbreviations for FAQ

Did you miss VDN and QPR or did I? ;)

-E

OK, VDN : Vin Doux Naturel

QPR (Quality Price Ratio) probably should be with non-wine specific list.

Probably should add IGT, AOC, etc too

List of main VQPRDs (in addition to those already mentioned in this thread):

VQPRD Vin de Qualité Produit en Régions Déterminées

applied to the EU producing countries (some) this gives:

I DOC Denominazione di Origine Controllata (in Südtirol: Kontrollierte Ursprungsbezeichnung) DOCG Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (in Südtirol: Kontrollierte und garantierte Ursprungsbezeichnung) IGT Indicazione Geografica Tipica

F AOC Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée VdP Vin de Pays VdT Vin de Table VDN Vin Doux Naturel (Banyuls, Maury, Rivesaltes...)

E DO Denominación de Origen (in Catalan: DO Denominació d'Origen) DOCa Denominación de Origen Calificada (DOCa) (in Catalan: DOQ Denominació d'Origen Qualificada)

GR ΟΠΕ Ονομασία προελεύσεως ελεγχόμενη (like DOC) ΟΠΑΠ Ονομασία προελεύσεως ανωτέρας ποιότητος (like DOCG).

P DO Denominação de origem DOC Denominação de origem controlada IPR Indicação de proveniência regulamentada

SLO kakovostno vino ZGP - kakovostno vino z zaščitenih geografskim poreklom (Quality Wine with Certified and Controlled Geographic Origin) vrhunsko vino ZGP - vrhunsko vino z zaščitenih geografskim poreklom (Quality Wine)

L Marque nationale Appellation contrôlée AOC Appellation d'origine controlée

B AOC Appellation d'origine contrôlée (in Flanders: Gecontroleerde oorsprongsbenaming)

GB English vineyard quality wine psr Welsh vineyard quality wine psr

Non-VQPRD wines: VdT Vino da Tavola, Vin de Table

VLQPRD Vin de Liqueur de Qualité Produit en Régions Déterminées (liqueur wine) VMQPRD Vin Mousseux de Qualité Produit en Régions Déterminées (Sparkling) VPQPRD Vin Pétillant de Qualité Produit en Régions Déterminées (semi-sparkling) ...and corresponding translations, in italian VLQPRD for vino liquoroso di qualità prodotto in regione determinata, and VFQPRD for frizzante and VSQPRD for spumante

DaleW wrote:

Revision 1.1

What do those abbreviations mean?

Commonly used wine term abbreviations: AP Number. Amtliche Prufungs, official number given each quality wine in Germany BA: Beerenauslese (next to highest level of Pradikat, always botrytis affected) GKA/LGKA. Gold Kapsel Auslese and Long gold Kapsel (unregulated ways for producers to distinguish bottlings they think better, kind of "reserve" for Germany QbA : Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (quality wine, level below

QmP) QmP : Qualitätswein mit Prädikat (Pradikat levels are Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Eiswein or Trockenbeerenauslese) SGN: Sélection de Grains Nobles (similar to TBA, used in Alsace and the Loire) TBA: Trockenbeerenauslese (highest degree of ripeness in Qmp classification) VT :Vendange Tardive (late harvest)

A list of the EU VQPRD (Vin de Qualité Produit en Régions Déterminées)

Italy DOC Denominazione di Origine Controllata (in Südtirol: Kontrollierte Ursprungsbezeichnung) DOCG Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (in Südtirol: Kontrollierte und garantierte Ursprungsbezeichnung) IGT Indicazione Geografica Tipica

France AC or AOC Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée VdP Vin de Pays VdT Vin de Table VDN Vin Doux Naturel (Banyuls, Maury, Rivesaltes...)

Spain DO Denominación de Origen (in Catalan: DO Denominació d'Origen) DOCa Denominación de Origen Calificada (DOCa) (in Catalan: DOQ Denominació d'Origen Qualificada)

Portugal DO Denominação de origem DOC Denominação de origem controlada IPR Indicação de proveniência regulamentada

Non-VQPRD wine designations that one might reasonably use the abbreviation: VdT Vino da Tavola, Vin de Table

The US equivalent is AVA American Viticultural Area

The next group is types of wine/regions, a bit less standardized. I'd suggest writing out the entire word the first time, and then using abbreviation for brevity ("I like Cotes du Rhone wines. My favorite CdR

is....")

BdM Brunello di Montalcino CalCab California Cabernet CCR Chianti Classico Riserva CdB Côte de Beaune CdL Coteaux du Layon CdN Côte de Nuits CdP Châteauneuf du Pape CdR Côtes du Rhône NSG Nuits St. Georges QdC Quarts du Chaume RSV Romanee St Vivant VP Vintage Port

Same goes for grapes: CF Cabernet Franc Chard- Chardonnay CS Cabernet Sauvignon GV Grüner Veltliner PB Pinot Blanc PN Pinot Noir SB Sauvignon Blanc Zin Zinfandel

There are many producers or individual wines that are well-known enough

that many winelovers often use abbreviations (LLC is Leoville las Cases, VCC is Vieux Chateau Certan, ZH Zind-Humbrecht, CFE Cuvee Frederic Emile, many others) ,but in the interest of clarity again in those cases it's much better to write out first time. Exceptions would be the very few which are so well-known and so commonly abbreviated that the abbreviation is the norm: BV is Beaulieu Vineyards, DRC is Domaine Romanee Conti (so you can have DRC RSV). Of course any longer term can be abbreviated if in context (if one is writing a tasting note

on a Bonneau du Martray Corton Charlemagne, it is understood that if one then says BdM you are not saying Brunello!).

There are a few other terms that are used a lot on this group: QPR (Quality/Price Ratio) IMO In my opinion IMHO In My Humble Opinion YMMV Your mileage may vary BYO Bring Your Own (restaurants allowing people to bring own wine) SWMBO She Who Must Be Obeyed AUD Australian dollars USD US dollars CAD Canadian dollars BTW By the way

If you're confused, ask!

VDP

What do those abbreviations mean?

Commonly used wine term abbreviations: AP Number. Amtliche Prufungs, official number given each quality wine in Germany BA: Beerenauslese (next to highest level of Pradikat, always botrytis affected) GKA/LGKA. Gold Kapsel Auslese and Long gold Kapsel (unregulated ways for producers to distinguish bottlings they think better, kind of "reserve" for Germany QbA : Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (quality wine, level below

QmP) QmP : Qualitätswein mit Prädikat (Pradikat levels are Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Eiswein or Trockenbeerenauslese) SGN: Sélection de Grains Nobles (similar to TBA, used in Alsace and the Loire) TBA: Trockenbeerenauslese (highest degree of ripeness in Qmp classification) VT :Vendange Tardive (late harvest)

A list of the EU VQPRD (Vin de Qualité Produit en Régions Déterminées)

Italy DOC Denominazione di Origine Controllata (in Südtirol: Kontrollierte Ursprungsbezeichnung) DOCG Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (in Südtirol: Kontrollierte und garantierte Ursprungsbezeichnung) IGT Indicazione Geografica Tipica

France AC or AOC Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée VdP Vin de Pays VdT Vin de Table VDN Vin Doux Naturel (Banyuls, Maury, Rivesaltes...)

Spain DO Denominación de Origen (in Catalan: DO Denominació d'Origen) DOCa Denominación de Origen Calificada (DOCa) (in Catalan: DOQ Denominació d'Origen Qualificada)

Portugal DO Denominação de origem DOC Denominação de origem controlada IPR Indicação de proveniência regulamentada

Non-VQPRD wine designations that one might reasonably use the abbreviation: VdT Vino da Tavola, Vin de Table

The US equivalent is AVA American Viticultural Area

The next group is types of wine/regions, a bit less standardized. I'd suggest writing out the entire word the first time, and then using abbreviation for brevity ("I like Cotes du Rhone wines. My favorite CdR

is....")

BdM Brunello di Montalcino CalCab California Cabernet CCR Chianti Classico Riserva CdB Côte de Beaune CdL Coteaux du Layon CdN Côte de Nuits CdP Châteauneuf du Pape CdR Côtes du Rhône NSG Nuits St. Georges QdC Quarts du Chaume RSV Romanee St Vivant VP Vintage Port

Same goes for grapes: CF Cabernet Franc Chard- Chardonnay CS Cabernet Sauvignon GV Grüner Veltliner PB Pinot Blanc PN Pinot Noir SB Sauvignon Blanc Zin Zinfandel

There are many producers or individual wines that are well-known enough

that many winelovers often use abbreviations (LLC is Leoville las Cases, VCC is Vieux Chateau Certan, ZH Zind-Humbrecht, CFE Cuvee Frederic Emile, many others) ,but in the interest of clarity again in those cases it's much better to write out first time. Exceptions would be the very few which are so well-known and so commonly abbreviated that the abbreviation is the norm: BV is Beaulieu Vineyards, DRC is Domaine Romanee Conti (so you can have DRC RSV). Of course any longer term can be abbreviated if in context (if one is writing a tasting note

on a Bonneau du Martray Corton Charlemagne, it is understood that if one then says BdM you are not saying Brunello!).

There are a few other terms that are used a lot on this group: QPR (Quality/Price Ratio) IMO In my opinion IMHO In My Humble Opinion YMMV Your mileage may vary BYO Bring Your Own (restaurants allowing people to bring own wine) SWMBO She Who Must Be Obeyed AUD Australian dollars USD US dollars CAD Canadian dollars BTW By the way

If you're confused, ask!

Thanks for list, I included many, though thought in the interest of brevity I'd stick to ones most likely to be encountered (I remain in blissful ignorance re English wine, and most of us seldom encounter Slovenian wine, though we might encounter the oak).

Ah, but the oak is Slavonian not Slovenian...

I go to Slovenia for work every month or so and recent discovery was a wine made from the local Pinela grape, by Batic. Anyhow, the place is definitely a food country, not to be missed.

Drats, foiled again. Southeastern Europe is definitely my weakpoint (I think Franz Ferdinand is a band, you know)

Excellent list, Dale! My one comment concerns the abbreviation above. Firstly, I've seen CNdP and C9dP used in place of CdP. Also, Nils has used CdP in the past to refer to Cotes du Provence, thus introducing a bit of ambiguity with that term.

Mark Lipton

Wow, how did I do that? I generally try to say CNdP myself (I find the C9dP confusing for people- I know neuf can mean nine but here it means new). Will correct on next go through along with accents etc.

Hi Dale,

The AP actually stands for amtliche Pruefung - the "s" is just used to link the two parts (Pruefung + Nummer) in Pruefungsnummer.

Dave

thanks Dave will correct next go round

As an aside, I think it bears repeating that in most cases with at least the regional terms it's probably best to use the full term first. Besides your CdP example, there are plenty of alternative uses for some of these:

VT :Vieux Telegraph BdM Bonneau du Martray CCR Creedence Clearwater Revival CdL Coteaux du Loir (I'm having one tonight, the Domaine de Belliviere "Le Rouge Gorge") CdP besides Châteauneuf du Papes or Cotes de Provence, it could be Clos des Papes (CdP CdP!)

SO-Silver Oak or Oak Juice CV- Caymus Vineyards SC-Shramsberg Cellars

Recently on AFW had PQR or SO on a ...

VT :Vieux Telegraph BdM Bonneau du Martray CCR Creedence Clearwater Revival CdL Coteaux du Loir (I'm having one tonight, the Domaine de Belliviere "Le Rouge Gorge") CdP besides Châteauneuf du Papes or Cotes de Provence, it could be Clos des Papes (CdP CdP!)

Revision 1.2 What do those abbreviations mean?

Commonly used wine term abbreviations: AP Number. Amtliche Pruefung, official number given each quality wine in Germany BA: Beerenauslese (next to highest level of Pradikat, always botrytis affected) GKA/LGKA. Gold Kapsel Auslese and Long gold Kapsel (unregulated ways for producers to distinguish bottlings they think better, kind of "reserve" for Germany QbA : Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (quality wine, level below

QmP) QmP : Qualitätswein mit Prädikat (Pradikat levels are Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Eiswein or Trockenbeerenauslese) SGN: Sélection de Grains Nobles (similar to TBA, used in Alsace and the Loire) TBA: Trockenbeerenauslese (highest degree of ripeness in Qmp classification) VT :Vendange Tardive (late harvest)

A list of the EU VQPRD (Vin de Qualité Produit en Régions Déterminées)

Italy DOC Denominazione di Origine Controllata (in Südtirol: Kontrollierte Ursprungsbezeichnung) DOCG Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (in Südtirol: Kontrollierte und garantierte Ursprungsbezeichnung) IGT Indicazione Geografica Tipica

France AC or AOC Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée VdP Vin de Pays VdT Vin de Table VDN Vin Doux Naturel (Banyuls, Maury, Rivesaltes...)

Spain DO Denominación de Origen (in Catalan: DO Denominació d'Origen) DOCa Denominación de Origen Calificada (DOCa) (in Catalan: DOQ Denominació d'Origen Qualificada)

Portugal DO Denominação de origem DOC Denominação de origem controlada IPR Indicação de proveniência regulamentada

Non-VQPRD wine designations that one might reasonably use the abbreviation: VdT Vino da Tavola, Vin de Table

The US equivalent of a VQPRD is AVA -American Viticultural Area

The next group is types of wine/regions, a bit less standardized. I'd suggest writing out the entire word the first time, and then using abbreviation for brevity ("I like Côtes du Rhone wines. My favorite CdR is....")

BdM Brunello di Montalcino CalCab California Cabernet CCR Chianti Classico Riserva CdB Côte de Beaune CdL Coteaux du Layon CdN Côte de Nuits CNdP, C9dP, or CdP :Châteauneuf du Pape CdR Côtes du Rhône MdS Morellino di Scansano MSR Mosel-Saar-Ruwer NSG Nuits St. Georges QdC Quarts du Chaume RdD Ribera del Duero RSV Romanée St Vivant VNdM Vino Nobile di Montepulciano VP Vintage Port

Same goes for grapes: CF Cabernet Franc Chard- Chardonnay CS Cabernet Sauvignon Gewurz: Gewurztraminer/Gewürztraminer GV Grüner Veltliner PB Pinot Blanc PG Pinot Gris/Grigio PN Pinot Noir SB Sauvignon Blanc Zin Zinfandel

There are many producers or individual wines that are well-known enough

that many winelovers often use abbreviations (LLC is Leoville las Cases, VCC is Vieux Chateau Certan, ZH Zind-Humbrecht, CFE Cuvee Frederic Emile, many others) ,but in the interest of clarity again in those cases it's much better to write out first time. Exceptions would be the very few which are so well-known and so commonly abbreviated that the abbreviation is the norm: BV is Beaulieu Vineyards, DRC is Domaine Romanée Conti (so you can have DRC RSV). Of course any longer term can be abbreviated if in context (if one is writing a tasting note

on a Bonneau du Martray Corton Charlemagne, it is understood that if one then says BdM you are not saying Brunello, or if you're talking re Vieux Telegraphe and then say VT, you probably don't mean Vendage Tardive!). If one is writing of Willamette Valley (Oregon) Pinot Noir, I think it's clear then than WV doesn't mean West Virginia.

There are a few other terms that are used a lot on this group: AUD Australian dollars USD US dollars CAD Canadian dollars AFAIK As far as I know BTW By the way BYO Bring Your Own (restaurants allowing people to bring own wine) FWIW For what it's worth FYI For your information HTH Hope this helps IIRC If I recall correctly IMHO In my humble opinion IMNSHO In my not so humble opinion IMO In my opinion IOW In other words NG Newsgroup OTOH On the other hand QPR (Quality/Price Ratio) ROFL Rolling on the floor laughing SWMBO She Who Must Be Obeyed (more in the Rumpole sense than the Rider Haggard) YMMV Your mileage may vary

If you're confused, ask!

Commonly used wine term abbreviations: AP Number. Amtliche Pruefung, official number given each quality wine in Germany BA: Beerenauslese (next to highest level of Pradikat, always botrytis affected) GKA/LGKA. Gold Kapsel Auslese and Long gold Kapsel (unregulated ways for producers to distinguish bottlings they think better, kind of "reserve" for Germany QbA : Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (quality wine, level below

QmP) QmP : Qualitätswein mit Prädikat (Pradikat levels are Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Eiswein or Trockenbeerenauslese) SGN: Sélection de Grains Nobles (similar to TBA, used in Alsace and the Loire) TBA: Trockenbeerenauslese (highest degree of ripeness in Qmp classification) VT :Vendange Tardive (late harvest)

A list of the EU VQPRD (Vin de Qualité Produit en Régions Déterminées)

Italy DOC Denominazione di Origine Controllata (in Südtirol: Kontrollierte Ursprungsbezeichnung) DOCG Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (in Südtirol: Kontrollierte und garantierte Ursprungsbezeichnung) IGT Indicazione Geografica Tipica

France AC or AOC Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée VdP Vin de Pays VdT Vin de Table VDN Vin Doux Naturel (Banyuls, Maury, Rivesaltes...)

Spain DO Denominación de Origen (in Catalan: DO Denominació d'Origen) DOCa Denominación de Origen Calificada (DOCa) (in Catalan: DOQ Denominació d'Origen Qualificada)

Portugal DO Denominação de origem DOC Denominação de origem controlada IPR Indicação de proveniência regulamentada

Non-VQPRD wine designations that one might reasonably use the abbreviation: VdT Vino da Tavola, Vin de Table

The US equivalent of a VQPRD is AVA -American Viticultural Area

The next group is types of wine/regions, a bit less standardized. I'd suggest writing out the entire word the first time, and then using abbreviation for brevity ("I like Côtes du Rhone wines. My favorite CdR is....")

BdM Brunello di Montalcino CalCab California Cabernet CCR Chianti Classico Riserva CdB Côte de Beaune CdL Coteaux du Layon CdN Côte de Nuits CNdP, C9dP, or CdP :Châteauneuf du Pape CdR Côtes du Rhône MdS Morellino di Scansano MSR Mosel-Saar-Ruwer NSG Nuits St. Georges QdC Quarts du Chaume RdD Ribera del Duero RSV Romanée St Vivant VNdM Vino Nobile di Montepulciano VP Vintage Port

Same goes for grapes: CF Cabernet Franc Chard- Chardonnay CS Cabernet Sauvignon Gewurz: Gewurztraminer/Gewürztraminer GV Grüner Veltliner PB Pinot Blanc PG Pinot Gris/Grigio PN Pinot Noir SB Sauvignon Blanc Zin Zinfandel

There are many producers or individual wines that are well-known enough

that many winelovers often use abbreviations (LLC is Leoville las Cases, VCC is Vieux Chateau Certan, ZH Zind-Humbrecht, CFE Cuvee Frederic Emile, many others) ,but in the interest of clarity again in those cases it's much better to write out first time. Exceptions would be the very few which are so well-known and so commonly abbreviated that the abbreviation is the norm: BV is Beaulieu Vineyards, DRC is Domaine Romanée Conti (so you can have DRC RSV). Of course any longer term can be abbreviated if in context (if one is writing a tasting note

on a Bonneau du Martray Corton Charlemagne, it is understood that if one then says BdM you are not saying Brunello, or if you're talking re Vieux Telegraphe and then say VT, you probably don't mean Vendage Tardive!). If one is writing of Willamette Valley (Oregon) Pinot Noir, I think it's clear then than WV doesn't mean West Virginia.

There are a few other terms that are used a lot on this group: AUD Australian dollars USD US dollars CAD Canadian dollars AFAIK As far as I know BTW By the way BYO Bring Your Own (restaurants allowing people to bring own wine) FWIW For what it's worth FYI For your information HTH Hope this helps IIRC If I recall correctly IMHO In my humble opinion IMNSHO In my not so humble opinion IMO In my opinion IOW In other words NG Newsgroup OTOH On the other hand QPR (Quality/Price Ratio) ROFL Rolling on the floor laughing SWMBO She Who Must Be Obeyed (more in the Rumpole sense than the Rider Haggard) YMMV Your mileage may vary

If you're confused, ask! __________________________________________________________________

BOGOF Buy one, get one free This appears occasionally but I don't think you'd see this applied to DRC:-) Graham

What it means when the FAQ's are done we have time to talk about everything but wine. Everyone just goes to FAQ. :-(

And, to place it on the map, Slavonia is a landscape in northern Croatia, south of the Hungarian border.

M.