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declassify

Primarily associated with Europe, this term describes wine that is placed in a lower classification. In BORDEAUX,a CHATEAU might declassify a portion of the wine produced from their vineyards and bottle it under their SECOND LABEL instead of as their primary offering. In BURGUNDY, a producer might declassify a portion of wine from a PREMIER CRU vineyard and bottle it as a village or regional wine. Wines are often declassified for quality-related reasons, but sometime producers are forced to declassify because APPELLATION restrictions were not met. Outside of Europe some quality-wine producers use the term “declassify” similarly by indicating that they won’t produce their high-end wine, such as a RESERVE. 
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