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- djshafran - 09-05-2000
What is the minimum percentage of cabernet sauvignon grape allowed for a wine to still be labeled "cabernet sauvignon"
- barnesy - 09-05-2000
It depends on the location of the winery.
I believe the national law, I may be inaccurate in the number, is 51% has to be cab sav to be labeled such. In Oregon, it has to be 90% to for the label to carry the name of cab sav. It varies from area to area.
- Innkeeper - 09-06-2000
California, where most American Cabernet Sauvignon is produced, requires 75% of the varietal on the label to be in the bottle. This is up from 50% twenty five years ago. Most reputable producers tell you somewhere on the bottle exactly what it inside. Some super snotty ones don't put anything except their and the wine's names on the bottle, and dare you to challege what's inside. IMHO cabernet sauvignon is better when blended with one or two additional grapes such as merlot, cabernet franc, or malbec. This is what they do in Bordeaux.
- winoweenie - 09-06-2000
djs, IK is tellin` you as it be 75% be the amount of a varietal thats` required in the bottle to name that wine. winoweenie
- Thomas - 09-09-2000
The 75% minimum requirement is a federal regulation for all domestic wines.