>> snipped-for-privacy@nospam.com says...
>> >
>> >Howdy:
>> >
>> >I just got a case of Glen Ellen Cabernet. As I pulled the 750 ml bottles
>> >out of the box I noticed someting unusual about the labels. Looking >closer
>> >I noted that there was one label upon another. I pulled off the topmost
>> >label, Cabernet 2001, to find a label for Merlot 2002 underneath! >> >
>> >After a bit of detective work I found the number for customer service at
>> >Wine Group Inc. handling issues concerning Glen Ellen (whom they bought
>> >out). Customer service person in a recording said to leave a detailed
>> >message and that she would get back to me in a couple of days. >> >
>> >Anyone have comments on the practice of putting a label for Cabernet over >a
>> >label for Merlot... besides backdating the vintage a year?
>> >
>> >Sincerely,
>> >Tom
>>
>> My first thought would be that it was a mistake on the bottling line. >While
>> I've never seen such, I imagine that it could happen. OTOH, I'd guess that
>> 2001 Cab might bring a tad more at retail. Have you contacted your >retailer?
>> Have you tasted a bottle to try and ascertain what grape it contains?
>> Admittedly, from a producer such as Glen Ellen, a 3 yo Cab MIGHT taste a >bit
>> like a 2 yo Merlot. Good luck, and let us know what the distributor/new >owner
>> says about the labels.
>>
>> Hunt
>
>Thank you for your comments.
>
>Yes, it might be a bottling mistake. When I took the bottles out of the box
>the first thing I noticed was the odd label. They were wrinkled (not flat
>on the bottle), cocked from the vertical, and it wasn't the regular label
>design (larger size) that I had been familar with. The label at the rear
>showed the same characteristics. As I was going through the bottles I
>noticed part of one label underneath another. That's when I pulled off the
>topmost label and saw the one underneath. The topmost label is composed of
>paper that seems to be thicker, has an adhesive backing (similar to a
>Post-it), and is about 1/4" to 3/8" larger all around; the same applies to
>the one at the rear. If my memory serves correctly, this larger label might
>be the same one that is currently being put on the 1.5 L bottles. At first
>glance, judging by the crude placement and alignment of the label, one might
>even suppose that the label was put on by hand. All bottles in the case are
>similarly configrured.
>
>I suspect I will return the case, then again, it would be a novelty to serve
>the wine with the label peeled back to expose the one underneath! >
>Sincerely,
>Tom
>
So, what happened?