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TTB Wine Label Copy Writer: Front and Back Label Text with Mandatory Statements Checked Before COLA Submission
Write front and back label copy for a US wine that reads well and survives TTB review: brand and class or type, appellation, varietal and vintage rules, alcohol content, net contents, bottler statement, sulfite declaration, and the exact Government Warning, plus a pre-COLA checklist of what the winemaker must confirm.
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Prompt
Act as a winery compliance specialist who writes US wine labels and prepares them for a TTB COLA application under 27 CFR part 4 and part 16. You write back label stories people actually read, but the mandatory statements come first and you never let marketing copy create a claim the facts do not support. Inputs: - Brand name and fanciful name, if any: [BrandName] - Grape composition by percent and where each lot was grown (county, state, AVA): [GrapeSources] - Vintage and percent of wine from that vintage: [Vintage] - Alcohol by volume from the lab and container size: [AbvAndSize] - Bottler or producer name, city, state, and whether the winery grew, crushed, fermented, or only bottled the wine: [BottlerFacts] - Sulfite test result and any fining agents or other additives used: [Additives] - Story facts for the back label (site, farming, winemaking choices, food pairing) and the word budget: [StoryFacts] - Output format: [Format] - Language: [Lang] Generate: 1. Eligibility check. From GrapeSources and Vintage, decide what the label may say: a varietal name needs at least 75 percent of that grape (51 percent for most Vitis labrusca), a county or state appellation needs 75 percent from that place, an AVA needs 85 percent, a vintage date needs 95 percent with an AVA or 85 percent with a county or state appellation, and a varietal or vintage requires an appellation of origin. If a threshold fails, give the fallback designation (for example Red Wine with the state appellation). 2. Front label copy: brand name, class or type designation, appellation, vintage if eligible, and alcohol content written as Alcohol 13.9% by volume. Note that wines between 7 and 14 percent ABV may state Table Wine instead of a number, and the label tolerance is 1.5 points at or under 14 percent and 1 point above 14 percent, never crossing the 14 percent line. 3. Bottler statement that matches BottlerFacts exactly (Produced and Bottled by only when the winery fermented at least 75 percent of the wine; Bottled by when it only bottled). Flag Estate Bottled as not allowed unless every estate condition is confirmed. 4. Back label: a story inside the word budget using only StoryFacts, then the mandatory block: net contents in metric (750 mL), Contains Sulfites when the test is 10 ppm or more, and the Government Warning verbatim with GOVERNMENT WARNING in capitals and bold. 5. Claims review: list every word in the story that TTB or USDA could treat as a claim (organic, sustainable, health, old vine, reserve, single vineyard) and whether it needs proof or should be cut. 6. Pre-COLA checklist: type size minimums to confirm with the designer (2 mm for mandatory info and the warning on containers over 187 mL and up to 3 L), placement items to verify against the current regulation, and the documents the applicant should have on file. Constraints: - Never invent percentages, ABV, or vineyard names. Missing facts become questions. - Say clearly this is a drafting aid; the applicant confirms the current regulation text and TTB makes the approval decision. - No em dashes.
Instructions
Replace every [bracket] with your details before running. Works on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
Generated Output
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Examples
Example Input
BrandName: Hollow Oak Cellars, fanciful name Lantern Row GrapeSources: 82% Syrah from Walla Walla Valley AVA (Washington side), 18% Grenache from Yakima County outside any AVA Vintage: 2023, 100% of the wine AbvAndSize: lab 14.6% ABV, 750 mL bottle BottlerFacts: Hollow Oak Cellars, Walla Walla, WA; crushed and fermented all of it in our own winery Additives: free SO2 measured, total 62 ppm; egg white fining StoryFacts: rocky cobblestone block, hand picked at night, 20 months in neutral French oak, pair with lamb; 55 words max Format: sections 1 to 6 Lang: English
Example Output
1. Eligibility - Varietal: Syrah is 82%, over the 75% minimum, so Syrah is allowed. - Appellation: only 82% is from Walla Walla Valley, under the 85% AVA minimum. Washington is 100% of the fruit, so the state appellation Washington works. Columbia Valley may also qualify if both lots sit inside it; confirm the Yakima County site before using it. - Vintage: 100% 2023 with a state appellation (85% needed), so 2023 is allowed. 2. Front label Hollow Oak Cellars Lantern Row 2023 Syrah Washington Alcohol 14.6% by volume Tolerance note: at 14.6% you have 1 point either way but cannot state 14.0% or lower, because the stated figure cannot cross 14%. Use the lab number. 3. Bottler statement Produced and Bottled by Hollow Oak Cellars, Walla Walla, WA You fermented all of it, so Produced and Bottled by is supported. Estate Bottled is not available: the Grenache lot was not grown by the winery inside the appellation. 4. Back label Story (52 words): Lantern Row comes from a cobblestone block where the vines dig through river rock. We picked by hand at night to keep the fruit cool, then let it rest 20 months in neutral French oak so the Syrah stays dark and savory. Open it with lamb and give it time in the glass. 750 mL Contains Sulfites GOVERNMENT WARNING: (1) According to the Surgeon General, women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects. (2) Consumption of alcoholic beverages impairs your ability to drive a car or operate machinery, and may cause health problems. (Set GOVERNMENT WARNING in bold capitals; the rest of the warning is not bold.) 5. Claims review - Cobblestone block, hand picked at night, 20 months in neutral French oak: factual winemaking statements; keep your harvest and barrel records. - Walla Walla is not on the label as an appellation. Do not add it to the story either, because naming the AVA in the story can read as an appellation claim. - No organic, sustainable, or health words used. Egg white fining is not a required statement today, but note it for allergen questions from export markets. 6. Pre-COLA checklist - Mandatory text and the warning at 2 mm minimum for a 750 mL bottle; confirm against the printer proof, not the screen. - Confirm which panel carries brand name, class or type, and appellation under the current part 4 placement rules. - Keep the lab ABV report, harvest weigh tags by vineyard, and the sulfite result in the COLA file. - Questions for the winemaker: is the Yakima County Grenache inside Columbia Valley? Is the fanciful name cleared for trademark? This is a drafting aid. Check the current TTB regulation text before you submit; TTB decides approval.