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Classifications

The tier systems behind the labels: growths and crus, Prädikat and must-weight scales, aging tiers, sweetness levels and appellation hierarchies.

46 ladders with 201 tiers across 15 countries. Every tier, criterion and figure is read from the article that defines the system, with the supporting sentence a tap away.

🇦🇷 Argentina

  1. Argentine Geographical Indication LevelsGeographic tiers4 tiers · Argentina

🇦🇺 Australia

  1. Australian Geographical Indication HierarchyGeographic tiers5 tiers · Australia
  2. Rutherglen Muscat ClassificationAging tiers4 tiers · Rutherglen

🇦🇹 Austria

  1. Austrian DAC Origin LevelsGeographic tiers3 tiers · Austria
  2. Austrian PrädikatRipeness scale8 tiers · Austria
  3. Austrian Wine Quality CategoriesGeographic tiers4 tiers · Austria
  4. Wachau Vinea Wachau CategoriesRipeness scale3 tiers · Wachau DAC

🇨🇦 Canada

  1. Canadian VQA AppellationsGeographic tiers3 tiers · Canada

🇫🇷 France

  1. Beaujolais HierarchyGeographic tiers3 tiers · Beaujolais AOC
  2. Bordeaux 1855 ClassificationRanked classification5 tiers · Bordeaux
  3. Burgundy AOC HierarchyGeographic tiers4 tiers · Burgundy
  4. Chablis HierarchyGeographic tiers4 tiers · Burgundy
  5. Côtes du Rhône HierarchyGeographic tiers4 tiers · Rhône Valley
  6. Cru Bourgeois du MédocRanked classification3 tiers · Médoc
  7. French Wine CategoriesGeographic tiers3 tiers · France
  8. Saint-Émilion ClassificationRanked classification3 tiers · Saint-Émilion
  9. Sauternes and Barsac 1855 ClassificationRanked classification3 tiers · Bordeaux
  10. Sparkling Wine Dosage Sweetness LevelsSweetness levels7 tiers · Champagne AOC

🇩🇪 Germany

  1. German PrädikatRipeness scale6 tiers · Germany
  2. German Sweetness DesignationsSweetness levels4 tiers · Germany
  3. German Wine Quality CategoriesGeographic tiers4 tiers · Germany
  4. VDP ClassificationGeographic tiers5 tiers · Germany

🇭🇺 Hungary

  1. Tokaji Aszú PuttonyosSweetness levels6 tiers · Tokaj PDO
  2. Villány DHCRanked classification3 tiers · Villány PDO

🇮🇹 Italy

  1. Chianti Classico TiersAging tiers3 tiers · Chianti Classico DOCG
  2. Italian Wine DenominationsGeographic tiers4 tiers · Italy
  3. Marsala Aging CategoriesAging tiers5 tiers · Sicily
  4. Prosecco HierarchyGeographic tiers5 tiers · Prosecco DOC

🇵🇹 Portugal

  1. Madeira Age CategoriesAging tiers9 tiers · Madeira
  2. Madeira Styles by Grape (Sweetness)Sweetness levels4 tiers · Madeira
  3. Port StylesAging tiers6 tiers · Douro Valley
  4. Portuguese Wine DenominationsGeographic tiers4 tiers · Portugal
  5. Tawny Port Age CategoriesAging tiers8 tiers · Port Wine

🇷🇴 Romania

  1. Romanian DOC Harvest-Stage SubcategoriesRipeness scale3 tiers · Romania

🇿🇦 South Africa

  1. South African Wine of Origin HierarchyGeographic tiers7 tiers · South Africa

🇪🇸 Spain

  1. Bierzo Village and Vineyard ClassificationGeographic tiers4 tiers · Bierzo DO
  2. Cava Aging TiersAging tiers4 tiers · Cava DO
  3. Priorat Els Noms de la TerraGeographic tiers5 tiers · Priorat DOQ
  4. Rioja Aging CategoriesAging tiers4 tiers · Rioja DOCa
  5. Rioja Geographic IndicationsGeographic tiers3 tiers · Rioja DOCa
  6. Sherry Certified Age CategoriesAging tiers4 tiers · Jerez-Xérès-Sherry DO
  7. Spanish Aging CategoriesAging tiers4 tiers · Spain
  8. Spanish Denomination HierarchyGeographic tiers4 tiers · Spain

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

  1. English Wine Quality TiersGeographic tiers3 tiers · United Kingdom

🇺🇸 United States

  1. United States Appellation of Origin HierarchyGeographic tiers4 tiers · United States

European Union and cross-border

  1. Bulgarian PDO and PGIGeographic tiers3 tiers

Ladders are read from each defining article's own text and the jurisdiction hub's classification section; no outside knowledge. Data: index feed. Generated 2026-10-05.