What Are Wine Condition Codes?
posted by Karen Orlandi on April 19, 2008 in Wine IQ
Have you ever seen odd letters in the wine description, either on our website or another's? Most likely those are condition codes, which are conveniently (mostly) universal for US and Europe. So, if you want the inside scoop on what they mean, here you go:
Category Code Description
Bottle Conditions BSL Bin Soiled Label Bottle Conditions FL Faded Label Bottle Conditions GS Glue Stained Label Bottle Conditions LL Loose Label Bottle Conditions NIL Nicked Label Bottle Conditions NOL No Label Bottle Conditions SCL Scuffed Label Bottle Conditions SL Stained Label Bottle Conditions TAL Tattered Label Bottle Conditions TL Torn Label Bottle Conditions WAS Water Stained Label Bottle Conditions WIS Wine Stained Label Bottle Conditions WL Wrinkled Label Capsule Conditions CC Corroded Capsule Capsule Conditions CRC Chipped or Cracked Capsule Capsule Conditions CUC Cut Capsule Capsule Conditions NIC Nicked Capsule Capsule Conditions NOC No Capsule (missing) Capsule Conditions TC Torn Capsule Case Conditions OCB Original Cardboard Box Case Conditions OWC Original Wooden Case Cork Conditions DC Depressed Cork Cork Conditions PC Protruding Cork Cork Conditions SOS Signs Of Seepage Cork Conditions SDC Slightly Depressed Cork Wine Conditions BN Base Neck Wine Conditions TS Top Shoulder Wine Conditions VHS Very High Shoulder Wine Conditions HS High Shoulder Wine Conditions HTMS High To Mid Shoulder Wine Conditions LTMS Low To Mid Shoulder Wine Conditions MS Mid Shoulder Wine Conditions LS Low Shoulder
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